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A national political party in Taiwan has demanded President Ma Ying-jeou to suspend all religious exchanges with China until Beijing stops its “oppression” on Tibetan monks and nuns.

Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama left for New Delhi today from his exile home of Dharamshala and is scheduled to address students and faculty of the Delhi University and give public talks in the Indian capital.

A three-day meeting, aimed at training Tibet activists “to do better and smarter campaign planning” concluded Sunday in the American capital city of Washington DC. The meeting was the fourth in the series of America regional meetings

Lobsang Tsultrim, the 20-year-old monk, who self-immolated on March 16, marking a year of fiery protests, passed away in a Chinese hospital yesterday. Local Chinese authorities denied Lobsang Tsultrim’s family the right to perform his last rites

Dorjee Gyalpo, the eldest of the three Tibetans on hunger strike in front of the United Nations headquarters was forcibly removed from the fast venue and hospitalised against his will by New York Police on the 27th day

Dozens of unarmed Tibetans were injured after Chinese security forces fired tear gas and used explosives to disperse a crowd of peaceful protesters. The incidence occurred near the local judicial complex in Ba county, eastern Tibet,

The exile family of Tsetan Dorjee has now journeyed over 250 kms on their march back to Tibet and reached the north Indian city of Chandigarh. Speaking to Phayul over phone, Dorjee, 35, said: “We are safe. We are fine.”

Support for the three Tibetan hunger strikers in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York, who are now into their 27th day without food, is growing from all corners of the society. The Tibetan parliament, which is currently in session, raised concerns for the health of the three hunger strikers

Australia’s Ambassador to China will be seeking Beijing’s permission to visit Tibet to “examine the reasons” for the ongoing wave of fiery self-immolations in Tibet.

In reports coming out of Tibet, thousands of Tibetans carried out a massive protest in Malho, eastern Tibet, calling for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile and freedom in Tibet.