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The Tibet Women’s Soccer team, represented by 14 Tibetan women arrived in Vancouver yesterday to take part in the Vancouver International Soccer Festiv

Twenty-six members from three political parties, including legislative councilors Leung Kwok-hung and Nathan Law and Demosisto Convenor and Umbrella Movement leader Joshua Wong were arrested on the eve of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first visit to Hong Kong today.

Following tight scrutiny on the organizers of the Vancouver International Soccer Festival (VISF) for inviting a Tibetan women’s team, they cut ties with British Columbia Soccer Association (BCSA).

During a reception to celebrate the 82nd birthday of the Dalai Lama, the US lawmakers Representative Jim Sensenbrenner and Representative Zoe Lofgren said that they are going to introduce Tibetan Refugee Act in the House tomorrow.

The organizing committee of the 34th Kalachakra today announced that the surplus funds of INR 3,09,48,435 from the religious events held last early this year would be used for welfare initiatives.

The Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has called on the Chinese authorities to release Gendun Dakpa and Lobsang Sherab who were ‘arbitrarily detained’ and sentenced earlier this month for alleged ‘inciting separatism’ and ‘sharing information with outsiders’.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee welcomed release of the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, who is out on medical parole to receive treatment for liver cancer.

With the situation inside Tibet deteriorating and the number of political prisoners increasing since Xi Jinping took over as China's president, the Gu Chu Sum Movement said it condemn China for its harsh policies while marking the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.

The Department of Health of the exile Tibetan administration in association with Kunphen Center and Dharamshala Tibetan Settlement Office organized an open marathon to raise awareness against growing number of drug abuse in the exile Tibetan community.

The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has appointed the new Ganden Tripa or the Holder of Ganden Throne, the highest spiritual leader of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism.