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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.

The College for Higher Tibetan Studies at Sarah, near the Tibetan exile headquarters of Dharamshala, today commemorated its 14th anniversary. Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay was the chief guest at the function attended by the entire students and staff of the College.

Two senior US Congressmen have sent an open letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urging Washington to organise an international conference on Tibet as an effective means of expressing concern over the humanitarian crisis in the region.

Tibetan Youth Congress, the largest pro-independence group in exile, has resolved to launch an indefinite hunger strike campaign in solidarity with the ongoing wave of self-immolations inside Tibet and to amplify the demands of the self-immolators.

Choeyang, the first Tibetan to participate in the Olympic games made history with a podium finish in London, Saturday. Competing in the women’s 20 km race walking event, Choeyang finished third after a world record-breaking effort by lena Lashmanova

Choepa, the 24 –year-old Tibetan who set himself on fire on August 10 in an apparent protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet, has passed away. According to the exile base of Kirti Monastery in Dharamshala, Choepa breathed his last hours after his fiery protest in the Me’uruma region of Amdo Ngaba

A public discussion on reviewing Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay’s first year in office as the elected head of the Tibetan people was held yesterday in the Tibetan exile headquarters of Dharamshala.

Following Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay’s letter of progress, ministers of the Central Tibetan Administration have also released statements outlining “initiatives and developments” in their first year in office.

In confirmed reports coming out of Tibet, yet another Tibetan has set himself on fire today in an apparent protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet. The self-immolator is being identified as Choepa, a Tibetan man around 24 years of age.

Tibetans and supporters responded to the Kashag’s appeal for an international solidarity vigil on August 8, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay’s inauguration.