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China's central government has ordered the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) to sack its foreign-educated Tibetan tourist guides and replace them with Chinese graduates, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. The order affects hundreds of Tibetans educated in India or Nepal.

The recent release of a Tibetan activist is welcome, but Chinese authorities should stop secret trials of other Tibetans, Human Rights Watch said today. Tserang Dondrup was released on July 11 after a year in custody, but little is

With the thaw in the otherwise strained Sino-Indian relations following the visit of PM A.B. Vajpayee to Beijing last month, the Tibetan government-in-exile at Dharamsala has desired that the process of establishing direct contact with the Chinese authorities be pursued further.

Sitting at the receiving end of two 12-foot-long horns, 5-year-old twins James and Jesse Thibault covered their ears in anticipation of the sound that was about to emerge. But their fear soon turned to fascination, as the boys were

It was an unforgettable day, when Beijing being awarded the 2008 Olympic Games in Moscow 2001. We, the Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) protest against the anniversary. Two-year has been passed since the IOC’s decision and the commitments made

Mr. Thubten Samphel (R),Secretary of Department of Information and International Relations and Ms. Tsering Yangkyi (L), Section Head of the Environment and Development Desk addressing the press this morning on 'Tibet 2003: State of the Environment".

In his foreword Kalon Tripa, Professor Samdhong Rinpoche, calls the Report a "positive roadmap" which "could serve as a solid basis for greater collaborative work in other vital areas". The Report on the state of Tibet's environment was

Environmental experts in China say they were pressured into backing plans for a new hydroelectric dam in an historically Tibetan area that they believe will cause grave harm to the environment, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports.

The exhibit is called “The Female Buddha: Women of Enlightenment in Tibetan Mysticism.” Buddhas are those who have reached full spiritual enlightenment, or awakening. And in Tibetan Buddhism, with its roots in the shamanistic and unseen world of gods

Rescuers clear the site of a landslide on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway in Linzhi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Friday, July 11, 2003. Nineteen people were buried in a landslide Wednesday caused by two-week-long rainfalls. Six bodies have so far been found. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Tu Deng)