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In confirmed reports coming out of Tibet, a young Tibetan man set himself on fire today in the Amchok region of eastern Tibet in continued protest against China’s occupation of Tibet. Tsering Tashi (Tsebhe), 22 years of age, succumbed to his injuries at his protest site.

Tibetan parliamentarians on a lobbying campaign in south India wrapped up the second leg of their campaigning in the state of Andhra Pradesh with a press conference and a public event during which local Indians called for a review of India's China policy.

The Dharamshala based exile Tibetan administration today welcomed the Indian government’s decision to transfer Tibetan schools currently under the Central Tibetan Schools Administration to the Department of Education of the Central Tibetan Administration.

The Amherst Regional Tibetan Association, located in North Hampton in the state of Massachusetts with a population of around 100 Tibetans, has officially become the 30th Tibetan Association in North America.

Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama concluded four days of teachings on Shantideva's A Guide to the Boddhisattva's Way of Life (Chodjug) in the sacred Indian town of Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh, Thursday.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama waves to devotees at the conclusion of the third day teachings in Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, on January 9, 2013. The Tibetan spiritual leader concludes his four-day teachings on Shantideva's A Guide to the Boddhisattva's Way of Life (Tib: Chodjug) on January 10, 2013. (Photo/OHHDL/Tenzin Choejor)

Chinese authorities in the eastern Tibetan region of Malho are leading a massive drive to confiscate satellite dishes used by Tibetans after banning orders on “illegal satellite equipment” were issued last month.

In a major announcement today, the Indian Union Cabinet approved the transfer of schools run by the Central Tibetan Schools Administration to the Department of Education of the Dharamshala based Central Tibetan Administration.

A group of Tibetan parliamentarians on a month long lobbying effort in north east India for international intervention in the ongoing crisis in Tibet began their campaign in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay paid a courtesy visit to Shri Virbhadra Singh at the circuit house in Dharamshala, the first since the veteran Congress leader’s victory for a record sixth term in the state.