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Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama is scheduled to speak on the first day of the prestigious DSC Jaipur Literature Festival beginning tomorrow. The festival, which is the largest literary festival in Asia-Pacific

A new branch office of the Dharamshala Tibetan Settlement Office was inaugurated today in the Norbulingka, Sidhpur region of the exile Tibetan headquarters, to cater to the needs of the growing population of Tibetans living in the region.

The situation in the entire Bora region of Labrang, eastern Tibet has become extremely tense after local Tibetans warned Chinese authorities of a major sit in prayer service if they don’t allow the funeral rites of Tibetan self-immolator Kunchok Kyab to take place.

A Tibetan parliamentary delegation currently on a lobbying campaign in south India for international intervention in the ongoing crisis in Tibet wrapped up its efforts in Pondicherry after meeting prominent local leaders and scholars. The south zone Tibetan Parliamentary delegation met with the Honourable Speaker of Pondicherry

Four young Tibetan monks have been handed down harsh sentences on unknown reasons as part of China’s growing crackdown in Tibet amid the ongoing wave of self-immolations. The four monks of the Gyalrong Tsodun Kirti Monastery in Ngaba region

In confirmed reports coming out of Tibet, another Tibet set himself on fire today in Bora region of Labrang, eastern Tibet in an apparent protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet. Kunchok Kyab, 23, self-immolated near the Bora Monastery

After suffering harsh treatment and months of solitary confinement at the Xichuan labour camp in Siling, eastern Tibet, Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen has been shifted to a women’s prison. Calling it “an unusual move,” the Switzerland based group Filming for Tibet

A Tibetan parliamentary delegation currently on a lobbying tour for international intervention in the ongoing crisis in Tibet, concluded a four-day campaign in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh yesterday after meeting the state Governor, Chief Minister

A major Chinese mining project in central Tibet has forced the eviction of hundreds of Tibetans from their ancestral lands and caused severe damage to the environment, leading to livestock deaths and decline in farm yield.

“My son died for the justice and freedom of the Tibetan people. I don’t have an iota of regret,” Kyogpo, father of Tibetan self-immolator Drubchog reportedly told a group of visitors who had come to offer their condolences.