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In a show of solidarity and support with Tibetans inside Tibet, college students in the western Indian city of Baroda sat on a day-long fast Saturday. The fasting college students said the ongoing crisis and violent military crackdown in Tibet were affecting their studies

Amidst the ongoing military crackdown in Tibet, the City Council in the American city of Berkeley this week passed a resolution urging the Obama administration to insist that China ends its excessive security measures in Tibet.

In reports coming out of Tibet, three Tibetans have self-immolated on February 3 in the undersieged town of Serthar in eastern Tibet. A Tibetan in exile with contacts in the region told Phayul that two Tibetans survived the self-immolation but one is feared dead.

More disturbing images of Chinese brutality in Tibet have reached exile. The photos are from the January 24 protests that engulfed Serthar in eastern Tibet where a large crowd of Tibetans gathered in the central town and started raising slogans calling for Tibet’s independence.

The first graphic images of the January 23 protests in Drango, received by Phayul, shows in gory details, bullet injuries suffered by Tibetan protesters following the violent crackdown by Chinese security forces.

Chinese authorities have arrested a hundred Tibetans from Drango, eastern Tibet on suspicion of their participation in the January 23 mass protests in the region. Hundreds of Tibetans had come out on the streets calling for Tibet’s freedom and the return of the Dalai Lama

Speaking at a candle light vigil yesterday in Dharamshala, a member of the Tibetan parliament called for massive protests in the exile community in solidarity with the ongoing critical situation inside Tibet.

A top US intelligence official has said that the Indian Army is preparing itself for a “limited conflict” with China despite their efforts at holding boundary talks and soaring economic relations. "We judge that India is increasingly concerned about China's posture along their disputed border

In a ‘Resolution Expressing Support for the People of Tibet,’ US Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Monday expressed “deep concern” about the current situation in Tibet and “steadfast support” for the Tibetan people

The organising committee of the 32nd Kalachakra formally released the financial statement of the ten-day teachings at a press conference held earlier today. The organisers said that a total income of Rs 32,93,33,249.00 was received through donations