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The Tibetan woman who self-immolated in Keygudo, eastern Tibet, last Wednesday has now been identified as Dickyi Choezom, a mother of two in her 40s. “Dickyi Choezom set herself on fire during a public protest against Chinese government policies

China is all set to carry out plans to increase its passenger train services from major cities in China to the ancient Tibetan capital city of Lhasa. Starting July 9, daily trains will start running between Guangzhou and Lhasa

The Indian envoy to China, S Jaishankar, is currently on a rare visit to Tibet, touring Mount Kailash and Manasarovar, two holy sites frequently visited by Indian pilgrims.

Tibet activists and supporters joined 400,000 people in the streets of Hong Kong yesterday in a protest rally against Hu Jintao, who was visiting the business hub to commemorate the 15th anniversary of its handover to China.

The Dharamshala Tibetan Settlement Office today organised a ‘Police Community Workshop’ and a civil society discussion in the exile Tibetan headquarters aimed at fostering friendly inter-community relations. Diljeet Kumar Thakur, Senior Superintendent of Police

China blocked access to Bloomberg's website in the mainland after the financial news agency carried a report revealing multimillion-dollar assets and business dealings of relatives of Chinese vice president Xi Jinping

Tens of thousands of pro-democracy marchers filled the streets of Hong Kong Sunday, as the former British colony marked 15 years since the return to Chinese rule. The protests rallied around the swearing-in ceremony of Leung Chun-ying

Internet security company Kaspersky Labs has intercepted a new variant of the Tibet malware for OS X, distributed as part of a seemingly politically motivated APT (advanced persistent threat) attack.

A Tibetan man was arrested by Chinese security forces for holding a public protest, carrying pictures of Tibetan self-immolators, in the beleaguered Ngaba region of Amdo, eastern Tibet.

A Tibetan girl in her teens is being described in “critical” condition after she was severely beaten and arrested for carrying out a lone protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet.