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CTA holds prayer service for Tibetan self-immolators

A mass prayer service was held today in the exile Tibetan headquarters of Dharamshala for the men and women of Tibet who have sacrificed their lives for the freedom of Tibet. Special prayers were offered for Choepa, Lungtok, and Tashi, the three self-immolators who recently passed away

Tibetan sentenced for parading photo of the Dalai Lama, Another for sheltering him

Two more Tibetans have been recently sentenced to varying jail terms by a Chinese court in eastern Tibet in connection with the major protests that engulfed the region in January earlier this year.

Tibetan shot dead in anti-mining protest in Markham

Chinese security personnel have shot dead a Tibetan man for taking part in an anti-mining protest in the Markham region of southeast Tibet. The reports come after a tense couple of weeks in Tibet which witnessed five self-immolations

Tibetans celebrates India’s 66th Independence Day

Tibetans led by Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay today observed India’s 66th Independence Day in the exile Tibetan headquarters of Dharamshala. At a brief ceremony held at the Kashag Secretariat earlier in the day, Dr Sangay unfurled the Indian national tricolour

Tashi passes away, Self-immolation death toll reaches 40

The death toll in the ongoing wave of Tibetan self-immolations has now risen to 40 with the passing away of Tashi, a former Kirti Monastery monk, on August 14, a day after his fiery protest. Tashi, 21, set himself ablaze along with his former classmate Lungtok, a Kirti Monastery monk

‘Don’t misuse pictures to provoke tension,’ CTA appeals

The exile Tibetan administration has expressed concerns over the misuse of photographs showing Tibetans to provoke conflict between the Buddhist and Muslim communities. The recent ethnic clashes in the Indian northeastern state of Assam have raised further tensions.

Fresh protests in Rebkong

After yesterday’s self-immolations and protests in Ngaba, fresh public demonstrations are being reported from Rebkong in the tradition Tibetan province of Amdo, north- eastern Tibet.

Self-immolator Lungtok passes away, Situation in Ngaba tense after protests

Latest reports coming out from the beleaguered Ngaba region of eastern Tibet confirm that Lungtok, the Tibetan monk who self-immolated yesterday, has succumbed to his burn injuries.

Breaking: Two Tibetans torch themselves in Ngaba, One protestor beaten to death

In alarming reports coming out of Tibet, two more Tibetans set themselves on fire in protest against China’s rule over Tibet, Monday. There are also unconfirmed reports of a third self-immolation that took place later in the evening.

China preventing world leaders from meeting the Dalai Lama says US report

China has been accused of “strenuously” lobbying world leaders to prevent meetings with the exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The findings were spelt out in a report titled “U.S.-China Relations: Policy Issues” released earlier this month by the Congressional Research Service.

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