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Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama is scheduled to address a mass solidarity rally for Tibet in Vienna, Austria on May 26. According to organisers, over 10,000 people are expected to attend the Europe-wide rally.

In a strong show of defiance against Chinese authorities, around 200 Tibetan women in the Ngaba region of eastern Tibet marched towards the Chinese district office last week demanding the release of fellow Tibetans arrested in recent times.

The three members of the exiled Tibetan family on their March to Tibet have been detained by Nepali police upon entering the country today, according to sources. The three who have been marching for exactly two months today were reportedly detained upon entering Nepal from the border town of Sonauli.

In a strong show of unity and solidarity with the families of Tibetan self-immolators and political prisoners, Tibetans in Amdo Ngaba Adhue region of eastern Tibet have launched a farming boycott movement in protest against the Chinese government.


Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama is scheduled to receive the 2012 Templeton Prize, one of the world's biggest monetary awards, in a ceremony at Saint Paul's Cathedral in London on May 14, organisers said on Wednesday. The exiled Tibetan leader will receive the £1.1 million prize for his work in encouraging scientific research and harmony among religion

“This evil China has invaded Tibet, It is not possible to live under this evil rule,” reads two lines from a last statement written in the form of a poem by Nangdrol, a young Tibetan who set himself on fire earlier this year.

A video footage depicting the twin self-immolations of Sonam and Choephag Kyab, along with an audio recording of their last will was released by the Dharamshala based Central Tibetan Administration earlier today.

The Dharamshala based Tibetan People’s Movement for Middle Way in a release Tuesday came out in full support of the exile Tibetan family marching back to Tibet carrying a Chinese flag, calling their initiative “exemplary.” The release comes days after Tibetan Youth Congress objected the parading of Chinese flag

Al-Jazeera, the Qatar based news service, has been forced to close its English-language bureau in Beijing after its reporter was expelled. China decided not to renew the press credentials and visa for Melissa Chan al-Jazeera's China correspondent since 2007 while further refusing to allow a replacement.

In a revival of Cultural Revolution tactics, monks at the Karma Monastery in Chamdo, Tibet are being forced to disrobe by Chinese officials. The monastery itself has been placed under a heightened security clampdown