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Amidst the ongoing fiery episode of self-immolations in Tibet by Tibetans studying in monastic institutions, China on Thursday inaugurated its first ever official Buddhist college aimed at producing “anti-splittist monks”.

Phayul is receiving confirmed information from Tibet that another Tibetan monk self-immolated in an apparent protest against China’s occupation today. According to sources in exile, Dawa Tsering a 38 year-old monk from Kardze Monastery

In a televised interview on one of India’s leading news channels, Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay said that the spirit of Tibet is stronger than the Chinese soldiers.

Tibetan college students studying in the north Indian city of Chandigarh began a cycle rally to New Delhi last Friday in a bid to draw attention to the deteriorating situation in Ngaba, eastern Tibet.

The Indian capital city of New Delhi continued to remain a hectic scene of Tibet campaigns for the seventh consecutive day. Earlier today, a group of Tibetan college students stormed the Chinese embassy

Over 400 Tibetans and supporters gathered in Nathan Phillips Square at Toronto City Hall yesterday evening between 6-8pm, in a global solidarity prayer and candle light vigil for Tibetans

His Holiness the Dalai Lama began a three-day teaching on Je Tsongkhapa's “The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment” (Lamrim Chenpo) at the request of Korean devotees

His Holiness the Dalai Lama greets devotees as he arrives at Tsug-la-khang, the main temple on the first day of the three-day teaching, here in Dharamshala, India, August 30, 2011. The teachings on "Shantideva’s A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life", requested by a group of Southeast Asians, will end on September 1. (Phayul photo/Norbu Wangyal)

His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives in Mcleod Ganj, his exile home for the past 51 years in India, Aug 25, 2011. The Tibetan spiritual leader returns after a five-nation European tour including France, Switzerland, Estonia, Finland and Germany. (Phayul photo/Norbu Wangyal)

Tibetans and supporters in Dharamshala carried a candle-light vigil to express solidarity with Lobsang Kalsang and Lobsang Kunchok from Kirti Monastery in Tibet who set themselves ablaze protesting China's rule over Tibet . The vigil was jointly organised by Regional Tibetan Youth Congress and Regional Tibetan Women's Association. September, 26 2011. (Phayul photo/Norbu Wangyal)