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In solidarity and support with the ongoing wave of self-immolations inside Tibet, hundreds of Tibetans in the exile Tibetan seat of Dharamshala led a first of its kind torch vigil yesterday evening. Large torches, symbolic of the 42 Tibetans

Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said that there was “not much” to discuss with China, unless Beijing adopts a realistic stance on Tibet.

Lhasa, the ancient capital city of Tibet is reeling under a “drastic” security drive with Tibetans being expelled from the city, a global rights group has said. Human Rights Watch noted that China’s “extreme measures” could “deepen” tensions

Following their Tuesday meeting in London, Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his wish to meet the Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi again in the future.

In reports coming out of Tibet, two young Tibetans set themselves on fire today in Zatoe town of Keygudo, Kham, eastern Tibet calling for Tibet’s independence and long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama met Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday in London on the latter’s 67th birthday. This was the first time that the two Nobel Peace Laureates were meeting.

Icons of Peace: Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama greets Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in London, England, on June 19, 2012. (Photo/Jeremy Russell/OHHDL)

A Tibetan monk has been tortured to death by the Chinese police in Nyagrong, Kardze eastern Tibet. Karwang, 36, a monk at the Nyagrong Monastery, was detained on charges of putting up pro-independence posters on the walls of a Chinese government building in the region.

New members of the Tibetan National Men's Football Team pose for a picture with officials of the Tibetan National Football Association in Dharamshala, June 19, 2012. The players were selected after a ten-day camp from 47 probables who played in the last three editions of the Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup. (Phayul photo/Norbu Wangyal)

In his last words before setting himself on fire, Tamding Thar called for Tibet to be ruled by Tibetans. In a quatrain written in Tibetan, Tamding Thar, also called for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet