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The Dharamshala based Central Tibetan Administration in a release Sunday confirmed earlier reports of a self-immolation protest by a young Tibetan, Gonpo Tsering, 19. He set himself on fire around 2 pm (local time) in Lushoe village in Tsoe region of eastern Tibet on Saturday, November 10.

A teenaged Tibetan man passed away in his self-immolation protest in eastern Tibet on Saturday, AFP said citing China’s state news agency Xinhua. The 18-year-old became the seventh Tibetan to set himself on fire in the last four days, making this the deadliest week since the wave of self-immolation protests began in 2009.

Husband of Tibetan self-immolator Dolkar Tso has been secretly detained after he rejected a bribe offer from Chinese authorities, who wanted him to state that his wife self-immolated owing to family disputes and not in protest against China’s rule.

Thousands of Tibetan school students in the Rebkong region of eastern Tibet are carrying out a major street protest at the time of filing this report. Sources have told Phayul that 5000 to 6000 students began protesting in the streets

The exile Tibetan administration has condemned China’s allegations that the Tibetan leadership is behind the ongoing wave of self-immolation protests in Tibet. “The blame and solution for the present tragedy in Tibet lies entirely with Beijing,” Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay said. "We welcome representatives of the Chinese government to investigate these allegations

With six Tibetans setting themselves on fire in two days in Tibet, protesting China’s occupation, hundreds of Tibetans in the exile headquarters of Dharamshala today offered prayers and took part in a protest rally.

In fresh reports coming in, 6000 to 10,000 Tibetans are gathered at the Dolma Sqaure in front of the Rongwo Monastery in Rebkong, eastern Tibet, raising slogans for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet. The situation there is “very tense"

A mass prayer service was held in the exile Tibetan headquarters of Dharamshala yesterday in honour of Dorjee Lhundup, who set himself ablaze in protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet on November 4.

In more heartbreaking news coming out of Tibet, yet another Tibetan set himself on fire today in an apparent protest against China’s occupation of Tibet. Jinpa Gyatso, a Tibetan male passed away in his self-immolation protest, taking the toll to six self-immolations in two days.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama congratulated Barack Obama on his re-election to the presidency of the United States of America. The Dalai Lama, who is currently in Japan, called President Obama’s re-election a recognition of his “earnest efforts”