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A two-day peace march by a group of Tibetan school students to the exile headquarters of Dharamshala concluded Friday followed by a candle light vigil in front of the Tibetan Martyrs Pillar at Tsug-la Khang, the main temple.

Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, the elected head of the Tibetan people, today presided over the opening of an international conference on the implications of the leadership transition in China here in the Tibetan exile headquarters of Dharamshala. The conference organised by the Tibet Policy Institute

A Tibetan school student in south India has attempted to set himself on fire in solidarity with the wave of self-immolations inside Tibet and in protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet. On November 24, Lungrig Dorjee, a ninth grade student at the Tibetan Children’s Village School, Bylakuppe

In continuing crackdown on family members and relatives of Tibetan self-immolators, the father and grandfather of Tibetan self-immolator Gonpo Tsering have been arrested by Chinese authorities. Gonpo Tsering, 24, set himself on fire in front of the main prayer hall of the Ala Deu-go Monastery in Luchu

Tibetan self-immolator Sungdue Kyab, who set himself on fire in Bora region of Sangchu in eastern Tibet earlier this month, is reportedly battling for his life in a Chinese hospital in Lanzhou city, capital of Gansu Province. Doctors have told Sungdue Kyab’s family members that both his legs need to be amputated in order to save his life.

China has intensified its propaganda blitzkrieg over the self-immolation protests in Tibet, this time with the release of a documentary which claims to “disclose the truth” about the protests. According to Xinhua, the state news agency, the documentary titled ‘Facts About Self-Immolation in Tibetan Areas

The exile Tibetan administration congratulated “long-time supporter of Tibetans” Virbhadra Singh on his swearing-in as Himachal Pradesh’s Chief Minister for a record sixth term. Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay wished the septuagenarian a successful tenure and said Tibetans are “eternally grateful” to India and in particular the Himachali people

A group of Tibetan school students in north India will be carrying out a peace march to the exile headquarters of Dharamshala in solidarity with the critical situation inside Tibet. Students of the Tibetan Children’s Village School in Suja will embark on the three-day march beginning tomorrow.

The exile Tibetan administration welcomed the nomination of Senator John Kerry as the next United States Secretary of State, calling him a “long term friend” of Tibet. Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay in a congratulatory note said Senator Kerry has a deep understanding of the Tibet issue and wished him much success

Coinciding with the visit of Russian President Vladmir Putin to India, a group of Russian Buddhists who are currently in New Delhi, attending teachings of the Dalai Lama, plan to send him an open letter appealing for the Tibetan spiritual leader’s visit to their country. President Putin arrived in India Monday