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Tibetan self-immolator Namlha Tsering, who set himself on fire in Labrang region of eastern Tibet yesterday, protesting China’s occupation, has reportedly passed away. The Dharamshala based Central Tibetan Administration today said the father of four, succumbed to his injuries.

With the number of Tibetan self-immolations crossing the tragic milestone of 100 this month, a group of British Members of Parliament condemned China's crackdown in Tibet and called on the Chinese government to examine their policies in Tibet

Tibetans and supporters in over 30 cities around the world organised major events on February 13, 2013 to mark 100 years since the 13th Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people restored Tibet as a sovereign nation and proclaimed Tibetan Independence

In reports just in, another Tibetan set himself on fire today in the Labrang region of eastern Tibet protesting China’s continued occupation of Tibet. The unidentified Tibetan male carried out his fiery protest at around 5:40 pm (local time) in Sangchu region of Labrang. His current condition is not known although sources say chances of his survival are minimal.

The body of the Tibetan monk who set himself on fire in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu on February 13 has still not been handed over to Tibetan representatives. Our sources in the city say that Nepalese authorities, acting under the influence of China, have been creating unnecessary obstacles in the process

A Tibetan father of three set himself on fire in Amchok region of eastern Tibet on February 13, a day observed by Tibetans as the centenary celebrations of His Holiness the 13th Dalai Lama’s Proclamation of Tibetan Independence. Drugpa Khar, 26, set himself on fire in Amchok town in Sangchu region of Kanlho

With the number of known cases of self-immolations by Tibetans living under China’s rule reaching 100 earlier this month, the exile Tibetan administration today called on China to stop the deteriorating situation in Tibet.

The Tibetan monk who self-immolated in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu yesterday has reportedly passed away. Sources have told Phayul that the monk, who is still not clearly identified, breathed his last at the Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital at around 10:30 pm

In confirmed reports, a Tibetan monk set himself on fire on February 3 in the Ngaba region of eastern Tibet protesting China’s continued occupation of Tibet. Lobsang Namgyal, 37, a monk of the Kirti Monastery has become the 100th known Tibetan to self-immolate under China’s rule since the wave began in 2009.

A Tibetan monk today set himself on fire today near the holy stupa of Boudhanath in the heart of Nepalese capital city Kathmandu. In a photo received by Phayul, the monk could be seen engulfed in towering flames. No further information is available on the identity of the monk or his condition, although our sources in the region fear for the worst.