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The 2012 Lhakar Awards were given away to seven Tibetans, including three incarcerated political prisoners, over the weekend at a ceremony held in New York, US. Founded in 2012 by the Students for a Free Tibet, the Lhakar Awards recognise individuals who have displayed “outstanding courage, innovation

The famous Indian tourist destination of Goa welcomed the Tibetan ‘Flame of Truth’ with open arms as politicians, social activists, students, and an Indian freedom fighter raised the torch in support of Tibet. The south India leg of the torch relay was received by the Honourbale speaker of Goa Assembly

The global press freedom group, Reporters Without Borders, has called China’s complete isolation of Tibet from international media and outside reporters an “increasingly worrying” trend. In a release last week, RSF said China continues to deny independent reporters permission to enter Tibet following large-scale

A flash mob die in protest was held today in the German city of Munich to draw attention to Tibet’s critical situation, heralded by the ongoing wave of self-immolations. The flash mob took place at the Karlsplatz, a large square in central Munich, in front of a big Sunday morning crowd.

Goa, August 26: Speaker of Goa Assembly, former state minister, Freedom Fighter, Social activists, Journalists, Actress, Goan and students expressed solidarity with the issue of Tibet. South India leg of Flame of Truth relay, which was started on July 6 from Kochi, traveled to many

Amidst continuing crackdown at the Kirti Monastery in Ngaba, eastern Tibet, more monks of the Monastery have been arbitrarily detained for unknown reasons. Dharamshala based rights group Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in a release today said two more monks were arrested

The south India leg of the ‘Flame of Truth’ torch relay is currently campaigning in the popular Indian tourist destination of Goa. Addressing the press at the launch of the Goa leg of the relay, Karma Yeshi, a member of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, spoke on the critical situation inside Tibet

A special report by the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China notes that the Chinese government is unwilling to address the grievances of the Tibetan people and has refrained from admitting policy failure in Tibet.

Kalon Dicki Chhoyang, the Tibetan minister for Information and International Relations is currently in South Africa, meeting leaders and speaking on the critical situation inside Tibet. The minister also met with representatives of different political parties for consultations and briefings on the current human rights situation

Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written a letter to Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, expressing his concerns over the outbreak of communal violence in Burma.