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After reaching a peak of approximately 800 Tibetan political prisoners by 1996, there was a rapid decline in their number from 1997 to 2001. The decline was due to a large number of releases as Tibetans completed sentences, as well as fewer new detentions.

The Red Army will perform at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo for the first time, it was announced today. A 50-strong Chinese military band will accompany a dance troupe from Beijing at the event this August.

An Oregon State University philosopher is translating into English one of the most important texts in the Buddhist canon for a commemorative publication that will be given to 5,000 people attending the public teachings of the Dalai Lama this April in Los Angeles.

Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) which stands for the complete independence of Tibet will undertake a ‘Freedom March’ commencing from February 11 to highlight the ever growing violation of the fundamental human rights and

Tibetan music genre has expanded a great deal over the past few years with the production of many new musical albums by individuals and organisations like the Tibetan institute of performing arts.

That's what he's called. Dawa Gyalsten, a middle-aged schoolteacher from Dharamsala, Himachal, is the Tibet community's most famous outcast. He doesn't have the right to vote because he's charged with contempt of court

After repeated requests the Chinese Foreign Ministry responded to an official EU demarche by informing the German Foreign Ministry of the prison location of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche

Hundreds of Tibetans and their supporters are expected to march and demonstrate in Berkeley and San Francisco on behalf of political prisoner Tenzin Delek Rinpoche on the anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day on Wednesday, March 10, 2004.

A unique travelling exhibition detailing contemporary Tibetan history and prospects for the future will be shown for the first time in the Norwegian capital Oslo at Kulturkirken Jacob from February 7 to 11, 2004.

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) officially unveiled its Annual Report 2003: Human Rights Situation in Tibet during the World Social Forum in Mumbai.