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More than 150 Tibetan teachers and administrators from all over India are currently meeting in the exile headquarters of Dharamshala for a first of its kind meeting organised by the Education Department of the Central Tibetan Administration.

The two-day meeting of the Tibetan Task Force on Negotiations ended yesterday here in the exile headquarters, chaired by Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, the elected head of the Tibetan people. CTA said the meeting reviewed the “deepening political crisis in Tibet, specifically the tragic spate of self-immolations.”

The month-long Solidarity with Tibet campaign has been formally launched in the south Indian state of Karnataka with the first in the series of planned meetings and lobbying campaigns with Indian dignitaries across the country. A Tibetan parliamentary delegation called upon Shri K.G. Bopaiah, the honorable Speaker of the Karnataka State Assembly

Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari, the former Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, said the stalled dialogue process with China failed to make much progress under the decade-long leadership of President Hu Jintao. He pointed out that prospects for negotiations in fact declined after Hu took over

A New York Times journalist has been forced to leave mainland China after his visa was not renewed, in an apparent act of retaliation for reporting about the family wealth of Chinese premier Wen Jiabao. Chris Buckley, a 45-year-old Australian who has worked as a correspondent in China since 2000

The Tibetan Task Force on Negotiations began its 25th meeting today in the exile headquarters of Dharamshala, the first following the resignation of the two envoys of the Dalai Lama and the recent leadership change in the Chinese Communist Party.

Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said the recent incident of a brutal gang rape of a young girl in New Delhi is “very, very sad” and expressed his concern over the degeneration of moral values in the society.

China has announced new regulations which will further tighten restrictions over the use of internet for its 500 million plus netizens. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China’s rubber stamp parliament

The Malho region of eastern Tibet, which has been at the heart of the recent spike in self-immolation protests, continues to suffer further governmental restrictions. According to the state-run, web-based Qinghai News, in fresh measures

Former Kalon Tripa Sonam Topgyal passed away early today at his residence in Dharamshala after a prolonged illness. He was 77. Sikyong Lobsang Sangay and his cabinet colleagues visited the deceased’s home to pay their last respects.