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More than a dozen Tibetans, including the mother of Tibetan self-immolator Kunchok Sonam, his relatives, teacher, and monks of the Thangkor Sogtsang Monastery were arbitrarily detained by Chinese security forces following the young monk’s fiery protest on July 20.

Chinese troops made yet another attempt to violate the international border at Chumar area in Ladakh region of north India on July 20, taking the number of incursions well above a dozen since April. Chinese troops had climbed a small mountain when they were confronted

Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama is scheduled to take part in an interactive session with spiritual leader and head of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission, Rev. Dada JP Vaswani, hosted by popular Indian actor Aamir Khan on Sunday July 28 in Pune.

Internet control in China has become even more sophisticated and pervasive under the leadership of the country’s new Communist Party bosses headed by President Xi Jinping, a new report has found out. Freedom House made the revelations in a special report

Tibetans and supporters in Canada carried out a protest on Wednesday against the forced resettlement of nomads in Tibet and signed petitions urging the Chinese government to halt the “destructive policy.” The protest led by Students for a Free Tibet, Canada took place in front of City Hall in Calgary.

Chinese authorities in Gepasumdo region of eastern Tibet cancelled a major Buddhist ceremony last week and ordered thousands of disciples to return, days after several Tibetans were critically injured in police firing on an unarmed crowd of Tibetans gathered to offer prayers on the birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

A mass prayer service was held today in the exile Tibetan headquarters of Dharamshala in honour of Kunchok Sonam, a young Tibetan monk, who set himself ablaze in protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet on July 20 in Zoege region of eastern Tibet.

Young Tibetans from all over Europe will be coming together in Antwerp, Belgium for the Third Tibetan Youth Parliament to be held from August 30 to September 1, under the slogan, “We are United.” The Youth Parliament, a unique forum designed to actively engage young people

Tibetan lawmakers in exile have called on the apex human rights body of the United Nations to convene a special meeting in response to the deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet, heralded by the ongoing wave of self-immolations. The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile urged the 47 member states of the UN Human Rights Council

Men-Tsee-khang opened a new Tibetan traditional therapy centre aimed at alleviating diseases and promoting health through herbal medicine in McLeod Ganj town on Monday. The institute had earlier announced plans of commemorating 100 years of Lhasa Men-Tsee-khang