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Family members of three Tibetans who set themselves on fire in protest against China’s rule met with a top US official who expressed Washington’s grave concern over the critical situation in Tibet. The assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, Michael Posner

In reports just in, a Tibetan man today set himself on fire in Shagdom region on Ngaba, eastern Tibet in an apparent protest against China’s occupation of Tibet. The situation in the region is being described as 'very tense' with fears over eruption of major protests

France has called for the promotion of policy coordination in the European Union for “coherent actions” to support the Tibetan cause and advancing human rights and freedoms of Tibetans. The upper house of the French Parliament, Sénat, adopted a resolution

A court in South Africa on Thursday ruled that government officials "unreasonably delayed" a decision whether to grant His Holiness the Dalai Lama a visa last year, largely out of fears of angering the Chinese government.

In a strange turn of events which have raised serious concerns over the well being of Golog Jigme Gyatso, a Tibetan filmmaker, Chinese authorities in eastern Tibet have framed murder charges against the missing Tibetan monk.

In a last testament left by Kalsang Kyab, who self-immolated in front of a Chinese government building in eastern Tibet, the 24-year-old has said that he is setting himself on fire “for the sake of Tibet.”

A senior Tibetan religious leader, Kyabje Ling Rinpoche, who met with a car accident yesterday in south India, is reportedly out of danger. Speaking to Phayul, a Tibetan Member of Parliament, Atruk Tseten said Rinpoche is out of danger

In solidarity with the increasing number of self-immolations inside Tibet, around one thousand Tibetans held a prayer service yesterday at the Mindrolling Monastery in Clement Town, Uttarakhand coinciding with the auspicious full moon day of the 10th Lunar month of year of the Water Dragon.

In more alarming reports coming out of Tibet, another Tibetan set himself on fire calling for the Dalai Lama’s return in Tsoe region of eastern Tibet on Wednesday, November 28. Sources have identified the Tibetan man as Bendey Khar, 21 years of age.

In fresh reports coming out of Tibet, a Tibetan man set himself on fire today in Luchu region of eastern Tibet in an apparent protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet. Sources have identified the Tibetan as Tsering Namgyal, 31, a father of two, from Zamtsa Lotso Dewa region of Luchu.