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The stalemate over the election of the Tibetan Parliament's chairperson continues today as Deputy Karma Choephel withdrew from the election.

The second day of His Holiness' Belgium programme started with a formal reception organised by the Mayor of Huy, Mrs Anne-Marie Lizin, in honour of His Holiness' fourth visit to Belgium.

An unusual stalemate of sorts has gripped the Assembly of the Tibetan People's Deputies as the 43 Tibetan legislators met to elect the Chairperson of the Tibetan

The Tibetan community lost one of the most prominent intellectuals yesterday. Professor Dawa Norbu yesterday breathed his last after a prolonged illness. Sources

The Chinese government is to woo foreign companies such as BP and Shell to explore for oil in Tibet. The controversial move follows a failure by the partly state-owned PetroChina to realise Beijing's

The International Campaign for Tibet is bringing together two of the world's leading men of peace, the Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, for the organisation's annual Light

His Holiness the Dalai Lama was received at the National Airport Zaventem, Brussels, by Mrs. Anne Marie Lizin, President of Senate and Mr. K. J. Francis, Head of the Chancery of the Indian Embassy

The Dalai Lama will represent Buddhism at an interfaith discussion in Brussels tomorrow. Representatives from various faiths will meet in Brussels to participate

The UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has asked China to provide "detailed sex-disaggregated information on women from ethnic minorities, particularly the Uyghur and Tibetan people", according to a document of

The Dalai Lama will arrive in Belgium on Monday for an eight-day visit. While in Belgium, the Dalai Lama will primarily give readings about Buddhism, a religion that is increasingly popular in Belgium.