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Tibetans and supporters in the Tibetan exile headquarters of Dharamshala carried out a candle light vigil yesterday evening in solidarity with the Tibetans who self-immolated over the past days in Tibet.

In alarming news coming out of Tibet, another Tibetan died today after setting himself on fire protesting China’s occupation of Tibet. This is the third self-immolation in as many days.

A teenaged Tibetan school girl torched her body in an apparent protest against the Chinese occupation of Tibet in a busy market in eastern Tibet on March 3. Tsering Kyi, 19, studying at a local middle school set herself on fire

Rigzin Dorje, 19, who set his body on fire raising slogans against the Chinese government on February 8 in Ngaba town, passed away in a Chinese military hospital on February 12. Eyewitnesses had said he was “on the verge of death” following his self-immolation

In confirmed reports coming out of Tibet, a Tibetan mother of four passed away after setting her body on fire demanding the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and freedom in Tibet.

More than a month after Chinese security personnel opened indiscriminate fire at a crowd of unarmed Tibetans in Drango, eastern Tibet, mass arrests of Tibetans in the region are being reported.

There has been a major secretary level reshuffle in the Dharamshala based Central Tibetan Administration. This is the first major restructuring at the highest administrative level since Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay took oath of office

Lending support to the demands of the three Tibetans who have been on an indefinite fast since February 22 in New York, Tibetans and supporters in Dharamshala took out a candle light protest

Tibet support groups in India have announced plans to intensify Tibet awareness campaigns in the northeastern states of India with an aim to “unite the people of the region to form a strong pressure group against the Chinese 'domination' of Tibet”.

Member countries at the ongoing 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva have raised the current situation in Tibet. Maria Otero, US Under Secretary of State today expressed the US Government’s "grave concern" at the current situation in Tibet.