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A 25 year old Tibetan refugee living in India, set himself on fire, in front of the Chinese Embassy in the Indian capital New Delhi today. Indian policemen on security at the Chinese Embassy tried to extinguish the fire that was quickly spreading to his entire bod

On a day when the topics of discussion at the Koyasan University auditorium ranged from the genetic information of cells to the complex Buddhist ideas of Dharmakaya, His Holiness the Dalai Lama methodically shared his ideas in drawing closer the two poles of human intellectual excellence.

Coinciding the two day G20 Summit in Cannes, France, Tibetans under the aegis of Global Day of Action for Tibet protest stormed Chinese Embassies and Consulates in 60 cities of more than 25 countries across the world.

Phayul is receiving confirmed reports of yet another self-immolation by a Tibetan nun in Tibet. Peldon Choetso (also known as Choesang), 35, a Tibetan nun from the Gaden Choeling (also called Dharkar Choeling) near Nyitso monastery in Kham Tawo region of eastern Tibet

Sonam Choedon, a Tibetan woman in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal doused herself in kerosene and attempted self immolation after Nepali police repeatedly curbed what was a largely peaceful demonstration by Tibetan refugees on Wednesday.

On the eve of the G20 summit in Cannes, France, Tibetans stormed the Chinese embassy in the national capital, demanding China to immediately cease its repressive policies in Tibet. Since March this year, ten Tibetans have set themselves on fire in Tibet,

On the eve of the G20 Summit, Dharamshala, the nerve centre of Tibetan freedom movement in exile joined the ongoing global campaign, making an urgent call to world leaders to exert multilateral pressure on Chinese President Hu Jintao to ease tensions in Tibet.

One could hear a pin drop in the Koyasan University auditorium packed with over a thousand Japanese disciples this afternoon. His Holiness the Dalai Lama, while bestowing the Vajra Dhatu (Tib: Dorying) empowerment, had told the audience to meditate on nurturing Bodhichitta

After a spate of self-immolations inside Tibet, more than 200 Chinese intellectuals and independent writers from outside China as well as some from inside China have launched a signature campaign, condemning the Chinese repressive policies in Tibet.

61 Tibetan refugees including the President of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RTYC) Kathmandu, Tsewang Dolma, General Secretary Yeshi Dolma and executive members of RTYC Pokhara were arrested from Machhindra Park in Lalitpur and detained at the local police station