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In continuing crackdown and arbitrary detentions in Tibet, Chinese security personnel have arrested five Tibetans in Wonpo region of Dzachukha, eastern Tibet. Chinese security forces entered the region in large numbers and blocked the exits

Chinese authorities have arrested four monks of the Dokar Monastery in Tsoe, eastern Tibet in connection with the self-immolation protest of Sangay Gyatso. The four monks were arrested for taking care of Sangay Gyatso’s body

The exile Tibetan administration has welcomed US Ambassador to China, Gary Locke’s recent visit to the beleaguered Ngaba region of eastern Tibet. Speaking to Phayul, Tashi, the Information Secretary of the Central Tibetan Administration

Ahead of China’s once in a decade leadership change next month, Chinese authorities in eastern Tibet have issued fresh notices reinforcing the ban on pictures of the Dalai Lama and materials advocating Tibetan independence.

A mass prayer service was held today in the exile Tibetan headquarters of Dharamshala in honour of Tamdin Dorjee, who set himself ablaze in protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet on October 13. Hundreds of Tibetans and supporters

The Tibetan 'Flame of Truth' torch relay, initiated by Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile to express solidarity with the "courageous and selfless acts of Tibetans inside Tibet" is continuing its campaign in the Indian capital city of New Delhi and the western state of Gujarat.

The State Department has revealed that the US Ambassador to China last month visited the beleaguered Ngaba region of eastern Tibet, which remains the epicenter of the ongoing wave of self-immolations in Tibet.

A group of Indian supporters and Tibetans carried Tibetan national flags to the Indo-Tibetan border pass of Bumla in the Tawang region of Arunachal Pradesh calling for an end to the ongoing crisis in Tibet.

The 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje reminded exile film enthusiasts of the situation in Tibet and the Tibetans who have risked everything in communicating Tibet’s desperate situation to the outside world through visuals.

In continuing crackdown on Tibetans suspected of taking part in peaceful protests, two monks of the Nyitso Zilkar Monastery in Tridu region of eastern Tibet have been sentenced to two years in prison. Sonam Sherab, 45, and Sonam Yignyen, 44