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This small town is in dire need of modernization. Like many others in Tibet after more than 50 years of Chinese rule, it still lacks paved roads, piped water and proper sanitation.

"Religious distortion," or religious teachings and activities differing from the mainstream, affect every aspect of Chinese religious life, Forum 18 News Service notes.

For the 1,40,000-strong Tibetan community in exile, TB isn't just a disease—it's a fact of life, six times more common than among Indians.

On the occasion of the 'International Day for the elimination of violence against women,' hundreds of Tibetan women from Bylakuppe and Gurupura took out a rally in the city this morning, to protest against the alleged atrocities by the Chinese Government on the Tibetan population

As news spread from the TYC candle light vigil at Delhi on the 24th November, of the assurance given to the former defence minister of India, Mr. George Fernandes by the Chinese Embassy in India, of not executing Tulku Tenzin Delek

The final day of the five-day hunger strike begun with a brief prayer invocation. The day witnessed the participation of more than 400 participants, including members of RTYC Delhi, RTYC Dickyiling

As the sowing season approached this year, a small number of farmers in the Tibetan settlements of South India turned their backs on chemical fertilizers and hybrid seeds in favor of organic farming and indigenous seeds.

In the corner of the 42nd Street and 1st Avenue, Gyatso la, former Vice President of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress of Gangtok and one of the three TYC Resort's Hunger Striker '04

The International Campaign for Tibet Germany today handed over more than 7200 signed postcards to Kerstin Müller, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office.

TIN Testimonies, launched 10 November 2003, provides first-hand accounts to complement our reports and illustrate more fully the impact upon individuals in Tibet of policies and social change in the area.