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Yeshi Dorje, a resident in the neighborhood of Lhasa’s central market, who had witnessed the March 10 burning of endangered animal skins in the Amdo province, said that the regular shops which sold tiger and leopard skins in Lhasa no

A former chairperson of the Tibetan parliament was manhandled by an angry mob in Bhandara Tibetan settlement in what is seen as a rare phenomenon in the Tibetan democracy which is usually referred to as a blessing

China's official Internet industry association is calling on its members to help the government suppress material deemed subversive or immoral.

Minneapolis Nima Lhamo feels a sense of peace when she kneels on the dusty throw rugs inside the Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery, but she longs for something more.

United Nations, Geneva, 13 April – China claimed to a UN rights expert that Gedhun Choekyi is not the “Panchen Lama” but merely an ordinary Tibetan child. This official communication from Beijing is seen in the latest report

The Dalai Lama has accepted an invitation to visit Gwangju for a summit of Nobel Peace Prize laureates scheduled for June and hosted by the city government.

China today allowed the teenage boy it has chosen as the Panchen Lama to make his first public speech, delivering a carefully calibrated message about patriotism and harmony.

Buddhists from more than 30 countries are in China for the World Buddhist Forum - communist China's first ever international religious gathering.

China's atheist communist rulers used the opportunity of the World Buddhist Forum to introduce the 11th Panchen Lama to the world stage today, but fellow delegates shunned him.

The drama that unfolded in the largest Tibetan non-governmental organisation following the President's resignation and then reclaiming the post is now feared to cause a split and weaken the strength of