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In one of the rare voices from behind the veil of China’s military lockdown in Tibet, a Tibetan woman has told an undercover international news reporter that Tibetans have no rights and are beaten to death for speaking the truth.

The situation in Tsoe region of Kanlho, eastern Tibet is being described as tense following the self-immolation protest of Sangay Gyatso on October 6. Exile sources with contacts in the region have told Phayul that the entire region is

In what is being termed as a “historic change” to the age old Geluk Gyuktoe Chenmo (Gelukpa University Examination), science studies have been introduced in the highest examinations conducted by the Gelukpa University. Monks studying in the final four years of the regular monastic study programme and the first two years of the Geshe Lharampa

Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama is currently on a fortnight’s visit to the United States, during which he is scheduled to travel across six states, interacting with the public, giving public talks and teachings.

Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay has said the issue of Tibet should be “on the table” during talks between India and China. “I believe Tibet should be on the table as a foreign issue,” Dr Sangay said. His statement comes days after the Indian Defence Minister AK Antony

In continued crackdown at the Nyatso Zilkar Monastery in Zatoe region of eastern Tibet, another Zilkar monk has been arbitrarily detained by Chinese security officials for unknown reasons. Tenzin Sherab, 28, from Dharmar nomadic village

Tibetans and supporters in the Tibetan exile headquarters of Dharamshala held special prayers and led a candle light protest Friday in solidarity with Tibetan self-immolators. The Central Tibetan Administration held a prayer service

In confirmed reports and photos coming out of Tibet, another Tibetan set himself on fire today in an apparent protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet. Exile sources say that a Tibetan man, Sangay Gyatso, 27, set himself on fire in Tsoe region of Kanlho

China has refused to grant permission to an official Australian delegation from visiting Tibet, aimed at examining the reasons for the ongoing wave of self-immolations. China’s abject dismissal of Australia’s concerns over

Dhondup Lhadar, vice-president of Tibetan Youth Congress, who recently sat on a hunger strike in the Indian capital New Delhi, underwent surgery last evening. Doctors have said the surgery to remove stone build-up has been successful