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TIN has produced a summary overview of the Tibetan population in the PRC, derived from the 2000 population census. The data available to TIN is aggregated at a provincial level only, which makes the analysis of eastern Tibet

The US government’s policy view on the Tibet issue has been broadened with a new definition of Tibetan territory. The US previously defined Tibet as the Tibet Autonomous Region, which did not take into account the Tibetan areas of Kham and Amdo

Efforts will be made to make McLeod Ganj the focus of cultural activities in the years to come, said Shri Vijai Singh Mankotia, the honourable minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation of the Himachal Pradesh government.

Jetsun Pema la is one of the three nominees for the prestigious "Kellogg's Child Development Award" under the banner of Hannah Neil world of Children Awards. Three nominees have been short-listed from among 146 candidates. The two other nominees are from Bolivia and Brazil.

In a sad incident, Nyima Drakpa, a former Tibetan political prisoner passed away Friday afternoon at his home in Tawu County, Karze TAP. According to reliable sources, Nyima was imprisoned in October 2000 on arbitrary charges of "hindering welfare of the country"

High Lama: Khen Rinpoche Lobsang Jamyang stands in front of a representation of the Buddha of Compassion in the exhibit hall of Geden Shoeling, which means Virtuous Dharma Land. (Cindy Yamanaka, The Register )

Westminster Swathed in soft gold and crimson robes, the 70-year-old shuffles over gleaming wooden floors in the prayer room of Orange County's first Tibetan Buddhist Center.

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Ms. Ngawang Sangdrol, a former Tibetan political prisoner had a hard time concluding the tale of tortures she suffered in the hands of Chinese police in Chinese prisons in Tibet for 11 years in only a couple of hours at the Tibet House, New York on September 27, 2003.

A congressional panel has launched a renewed attack on China's human rights record, and called on the United States government to put pressure on Beijing to improve conditions.