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Vaclav Havel, the Czech Republic's first president after the Velvet Revolution against communist rule, has died at the age of 75. The former dissident playwright, who suffered from prolonged ill-health, died on Sunday morning, his secretary Sabina Tancecova said

It was an evening filled with the energy of free-spirited Tibetans who came from all over the country in solidarity to celebrate culture, discuss politics, elevate concerns, and shares their vision for the future of Tibet at Harvard University on Friday, December 2, 2011. It was an evening when the flame of passion for their nation was transferred from the hearts of Tibetans

It was an evening filled with the energy of free-spirited Tibetans who came from all over the country in solidarity to celebrate culture, discuss politics, elevate concerns, and shares their vision for the future of Tibet at Harvard University on Friday, December 2, 2011. It was an evening when the flame of passion for their nation was transferred from the hearts of Tibetans

In a ruling that will further stifle the use of social media and dramatically increase government censorship over Chinese microbloging sites, Beijing on Friday announced new rules that require users to register their real names for verification by government authorities.

The Consulate of the United States of America in Chengdu earlier this month announced the launch a new website for the Virtual Presence Post (VPP) Lhasa. With an “improved design” and added features, the new website can be viewed in Tibetan, English, and Mandarin.

China has once again featured amongst the top countries – along with Iran, Eriteria, and Syria – on an unimpressive list of the world’s worst jailors of journalists. The list drawn by the Committee to Protect Journalists

The first known Tibetan in Tibet to have self-immolated and was feared dead after Chinese security personnel fired shots at him is now believed to be detained in a Chinese army hospital, almost three years after the incidence.

Over 3000 Chinese students went on a rampage Wednesday night, beating Tibetan students and breaking into their dormitories and class rooms in a Chinese vocational institute in Chengdu.

An Oscar winning Hollywood star got a taste of China’s heavy-handed treatment Thursday when he tried to meet a Chinese human rights activist detained at his home in a village barely 80 kms from the nation’s capital.

Chinese police have beaten to death a young Tibetan man in Labrang in Amdo region of eastern Tibet.The incident occurred on December 9, when Chonjor, a Tibetan in his twenties was apprehended by Chinese police while he was riding a motor bike