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Former Kalon Tripa (Prime Minister) and Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile Juchen Thupten Namgyal passed away yesterday evening in Delhi, India. He was 82.

In a move that can jeopardize the security of over a billion people, the Chinese government is contemplating changes to its criminal code legalising secret detention up to six months without formal charges.

A day after a Chinese court in eastern Tibet sentenced a Tibetan monk to 11-years in prison, two more monks were given lengthy jail terms Tuesday in connection with the self-immolation of 20-year old monk Phuntsog in March this year.

Months after the World Gold Council (WGC) invited suggestions to exclude conflict gold from markets, China announced Saturday that the Dachang gold mine in Yulshul, eastern Tibet will likely become one of Asia’s largest goldmines.

Over 5000 people including Chinese from mainland China are attending His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s three-day teachings at Tsug-la Khag, the main temple in the exile seat of Dharamshala, north India.

While the hugely popular anti-corruption movement led by Indian social worker Anna Hazare forced the parliament to graft stricter anti-corruption laws, the Chinese government Sunday banned 6,600 sites following growing numbers of netizens in China discussing a possible movement in China against corruption.

A Chinese court in eastern Tibet today sentenced a Tibetan monk to 11 years in jail on charges of “intentional homicide” for “hiding” a fellow monk, Phuntsog, who set himself ablaze in an anti-China protest in March earlier this year.

A Chinese court in eastern Tibet today sentenced a Tibetan monk to 11 years in jail on charges of “intentional homicide” for “hiding” a fellow monk, Phuntsog, who set himself ablaze in an anti-China protest in March earlier this year.

A first of its kind initiative by a Tibetan to give free film courses to interested Tibetans is underway in Dharamshala, north India. Kalsang Rinchen, former editor of Tibet.net and Phayul is currently holding free film classes under the banner of his production house "Blind Dog

In its latest white paper on sixty years of the so-called ‘peaceful liberation of Tibet’, China lauded the Tibetan people for creating “miracles.” But the communist party’s failure to find a Tibetan to head Tibet, again, is no miracle.