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“Control over religious practice and the day-to-day management of monasteries and other religious institutions continued to be extraordinarily tight” says a new report on religious freedom in Tibet adding that "several monks also reportedly committed suicide as a result of the harsh conditions and religious restrictions."

The South Africa Foreigner Minister Nkoana Mashabane told reporters Tuesday that his government was considering a visa request from the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay will table the motion for the election of new Kalons (Cabinet members) on the first day of the monsoon session of the 15th Tibetan Parliament-in-exile which begins September 16.

A leaked US embassy cable from New Delhi has nicknamed the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje as 'Obama Lama' and calls the 26-year old Tibetan monk an "inspiring fresh face on the Tibetan scene” who knows Tibetan, English, and Chinese.

Dawa Phunkyi with 9783 votes and Jigme Jugney with 8075 votes won the elections that were held on September 4 to fill the two vacant seats of U-Tsang province in the 15th Tibetan Parliament

Barely weeks after Kathmandu assured Beijing of sustained crackdown on anti-China activities on its soil, the Nepali government arrested 20 Tibetan teenagers for entering the country

In an audacious violation of UN sanctions, Chinese state-controlled arms manufacturers struck deals with the embattled Gadhafi regime to sell weapons and ammunition worth at least $200-million late July.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama and actor Richard Gere, a long time friend and supporter of the Tibetan cause opened an exhibition, "Tibet: Memories of a lost nation" in Mexico City

His Holiness the Dalai Lama and actor Richard Gere, a long time friend and supporter of the Tibetan cause opened an exhibition, "Tibet: Memories of a lost nation" in Mexico City

The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama today joined people all over the world in remembering the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In a message published on his website, the Dalai Lama remembered the innocent lives lost