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Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said on Saturday that his country can benefit economically from remaining a part of China. "Tibet is a backwater and China can help us because we need much material development,"

Last year South Africans were blessed to witness the building of the uniquely beautiful and intricate Sand Mandala by four Tibetan monks.

Four monks receive lengthy imprisonment terms TCHRD received confirmed information through reliable sources that four monks from Khangmar Monastery in Sangkar Township, Marthang County, Ngaba Tibet

The main sanctuary hall of Giac Hoang Temple in Northwest Washington, which will exhibit Buddhist relics as part of the worldwide tour. (Michael Robinson-chavez -- The Washington Post)

Washingtonians will have the rare opportunity next week to view remains of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, founder 2,500 years ago of one of the world's great religions. Those who do might be in for a surprise.

Four Tibetan youngsters handed over to the Chinese authorities by Nepal after crossing the border illegally have remained in a detention center in the Tibetan town of Shigatse since their arrival in August, RFA's Tibetan service reports.

A Tibetan soldier lost his life while defending Indian borders on October 11. Kelsang Dorjee, 24, a Tibetan soldier of Vikas III, was stationed with 14 Corps at Battalic Sector, near the Line of Control.

ELIZABETH JACKSON: A group of Victorian MPs are vowing to push ahead with a pro-Tibet advertising campaign, during the visit next week to Australia of the Chinese President, Hu Jintao, despite what they describe as "intimidating" behaviour of a senior Chinese official based in Victoria.

"Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion" doesn't pretend to be objective. It's less a documentary than a cry of outrage -- a series of exotic images that slowly turn horrifying. The focus is the Chinese occupation of Tibet

The attempts of the Dharamsala based Tibetan administration headed by His Holiness the Dalai lama to create a conducive atmosphere for dialogue with Beijing is threatened by a man who gave false information to the People’s Republic of China about plans of violent activities of the Tibetan administration.