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Representatives of some of the world’s most powerful countries have assured Tibetans that they will continue to engage the Chinese government to try and visit Tibet. Diplomats at various embassies in New Delhi told a delegation of the Tibetan Youth Congress that their Ambassadors in Beijing will continue

Tibetans all over the world today marked the 23rd anniversary of the conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the 64th anniversary of the International Human Rights Day under the heavy shadow of the ongoing wave of self-immolations inside Tibet.

Chinese authorities in eastern Tibet have arrested three Tibetan monks for their reported role in sending out information on the recent mass students’ protest in the Chabcha region of Tsolho.

The ongoing crisis inside Tibet found resonance in the Indian parliament today with a senior Indian leader urging the legislative body to “speak up” for Tibet. BJP leader and former External Affairs Minister, Yashwant Sinha

Tibet groups all over the world have appealed to the European Union, the recipient of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, to address the crisis in Tibet and establish a Contact Group on Tibet.

A new report on the rights of children in Tibet has revealed that Tibetan children are “victims of arbitrary arrest, imprisonment, and torture for their political and religious beliefs, and face punishment because of the activities or beliefs of their family members.”

More than 350,000 signatures collected from over 90 countries will be submitted tomorrow at various United Nations offices appealing for the global body’s intervention in the ongoing crisis inside Tibet. The signatures, collected as part of the worldwide ‘Flame of Truth’

A teenaged Tibetan schoolgirl set herself on fire today in eastern Tibet protesting China’s continued occupation of Tibet and calling for the long life of Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Bhenchen Kyi, 17, set herself on fire in Dokarmo region of Tsekhog, Rebkong

In no respite to the wave of fiery protests inside Tibet, a second Tibetan today set himself on fire protesting China’s continued occupation of Tibet. Pema Dorjee, 23, set himself on fire in the Luchu region of eastern Tibet

The alarming escalation in self-immolation protests continues in Tibet with another Tibetan setting himself on fire protesting China’s continued occupation of Tibet. In fresh reports coming out of Tibet, Kunchok Phelgye, a 24-year-old-monk