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Thousands of people including dissidents are locked up against their will in China’s psychiatric institutions, often as a form of punishment or political purposes, a rights group said Wednesday.

In another report of forced displacement of Tibetans by the Chinese government, around 400 families in Gonjo area of Kham, eastern Tibet have been forced to sign up for resettlement. Local Chinese authorities have been forcing residents

In a shocking revelation, a Canadian journalist has accused China’s official news agency, Xinhua of instigating him to spy on the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Freelance journalist and author Mark Bourrie said he quit his job after Xinhua wanted him to spy on the Dalai Lama

The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile today announced that the second leg of the Flame of Truth Relay will begin from September 2, coinciding with the Tibetan Democracy Day. The torch will take its campaign to more than 30 countries

In an increasing onslaught on Tibetan intellectuals and artists, another well-known Tibetan singer was arrested earlier this month for singing songs in praise of the Dalai Lama and Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay.

A Chinese court in eastern Tibet has sentenced two Tibetan students to three years in prison for their role in a major students' protest earlier this year against government policies of favouring Chinese over Tibetan language

A senior Tibetan monk has been sentenced to seven years in prison by a Chinese court in eastern Tibet on alleged crimes of sharing sensitive information on the ongoing self-immolation protests inside Tibet.

Tibet’s elected leader Dr Lobsang Sangay expressed disappointment at the global response to the unfolding crisis inside Tibet, even as the number of self-immolations touched 50 this month.

Tibetan schools in India are participating in the premiere inter-Tibetan school basketball tournament for secondary and senior-secondary boys organised by the Dharamshala based Tibetan National Sports Association.

Chinese authorities issued a notice barring Tibetans from setting themselves on fire and deployed hundreds of armed forces during a recently concluded horse racing festival in eastern Tibet.