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Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, the elected head of the Tibetan people, today presided over the Second Special International Tibet Support Groups Meeting in Dharamshala. Around two hundred members of Tibetan Support Groups from 43 countries are attending the meeting

A British national Tibetan Buddhist monk has self-immolated within his monastery premises in France, Thursday afternoon. Speaking to Phayul, an official of the Nalanda Monastery in southern France, identified the monk as Tonden, 38.

Tibetan school students shunted usual revelry and celebrations on November 14, marked as Children’s Day in India, and instead held a candle light vigil in solidarity with Tibetans inside Tibet. Students of the Tibetan Children’s Village School, Gopalpur,

Adding to the alarming escalation in self-immolation protests inside Tibet, a second Tibetan set herself on fire today in an apparent protest against China’s occupation of Tibet. Tangzin Dolma, 23, set herself ablaze at around 12 pm

In confirmed reports, another Tibetan set himself on fire today in the Rebkong region of eastern Tibet in an apparent protest against China’s occupation of Tibet. Khabum Gyal, 18, self-immolated near Rongwo town at around 11 am. He passed away in his fiery protest.

The elected head of the Tibetan people, Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay today called for a Global Solidarity Day to be observed on December 10 in solidarity with the ongoing wave of self-immolations and protests inside Tibet.

In one of the strongest statements yet on the spate of self-immolation in Tibet by a political leader, senior Japanese leader Shinzo Abe promised to “do everything to change the situation in Tibet.” Abe, former prime minister of Japan

A Tibetan self-immolator, who passed away in his fiery protest, called for “freedom and independence for Tibet,” in a last message he wrote before setting himself on fire. Nyingkar Tashi went on to call for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Tibetans and Tibet supporters from all over the world will gather this week in the Tibetan exile headquarters of Dharamshala to “explore ways to press the Chinese government to end its repressive policies” in Tibet.

A group of Tibetans in Tsolho region of Ba, eastern Tibet, took out a protest march, for over 40kms, calling for freedom and His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s long life on November 11. The protest march follows the alarming escalation in self-immolations