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A senior European Union official has urged China’s new leaders to resume the stalled dialogue process with Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama upon returning from a visit to China. Barbara Lochbihler, chair of the Human Rights

Five monks from the Drango Monastery in the Kardze region of eastern Tibet have been sentenced to varying prison terms of six to seven years for their alleged involvement in a major anti-China protest that erupted in the area earlier this year.

Activists in the Tibetan exile headquarters of Dharamshala today released balloons attached with pictures of Tibetan self-immolators, coinciding with the Tibetan Buddhist holy day of Lha Bab Düchen. The day marks Buddha's descent from the heavenly realm

With Tibet witnessing an alarming escalation in self-immolation protests, Chinese authorities have imposed a near-total information blockade and restrictions on sale of inflammable liquids in many parts of Tibet.

Tibetan monk Golog Jigme Gyatso, who assisted film maker Dhondup Wangchen in secretly shooting his documentary film “Leaving Fear Behind,” has been rearrested by Chinese authorities. Fears over his arrest were expressed last September when he disappeared

In details emerging out of Tibet, the Tibetan man who passed away in his self-immolation protest earlier today has been identified as Dorjee Lhundup. Hours after his fiery protest, he was given a grand funeral, attended by thousands of Tibetans.

A Tibetan monk from the Nyatso Zilkar Monastery has been sentenced to a year in prison by a Chinese court for unknown charges a month after his arrest. Tenzin Sherab, 28, was detained on October 1 at Zatoe in Tridu region of Kyigudo

In photos and confirmed reports coming out of Tibet, another Tibetan set himself on fire this morning in an apparent protest against China occupation of Tibet. This latest incident of self-immolation protest, the 63rd in Tibet since 2009

The exile Tibetan administration has made an open appeal to the United Nations Human Rights Council to convene a Special Session on Tibet in light of the deteriorating human rights situation inside Tibet, heralded by the ongoing wave of self-immolations

Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said China’s repressive policies and the unbearable situation in Tibet are forcing Tibetans to set themselves of fire in Tibet. "The unbearable situation in Tibet is the cause