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Two monks of Ngaba Kirti monastery in eastern Tibet have been sentenced to three years in prison on July 15 by a Chinese court, sources in exile confirm. Lobsang Khedup, 39 was arrested on May

Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama today returned to his exile home of Dharamshala, North India to a grand welcome by Tibetans, local residents and foreigners

Trouble resurfaced in the restive far-western region of Xinjiang Monday when Chinese police shot at civilians killing scores of people in the Uyghur populated city of Hotan

On his last day of this two-city current tour of the United States, on July 18, 2011 morning, His Holiness participated in a dialogue with interfaith leaders in a session entitled, Building Bridges: Religious Leaders In Conversation With The Dalai Lama.

A 59-member delegation of top Chinese leaders headed by vice-president Xi Jinping arrived in the Tibetan capital Lhasa July 17 to attend a series of celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the "liberation" of Tibet

The Tibetan Election Commission in a press conference today declared the preliminary list of ten candidates for the two vacant seats of the U-Tsang province in the 15th Tibetan Parliament.

Two Tibetan girls, both in their teens, are being described in serious condition after they were severely beaten and arrested by Chinese security personnel for carrying out anti-China protests in eastern Tibet. Talking to phayul.com, Lobsang Dhondup

The ten-day Kalachakra ‘Wheel of Time’ teachings wrapped up today in Washington DC with His Holiness the Dalai Lama dismantling the intricate sand mandala constructed by Tibetan monks from the India-based Namgyal monastery over a few days.

US President Barack Obama on Saturday defied warnings from China and welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House, urging respect for human rights and cultural traditions in Tibet. China immediately lodged a protest and accused Obama of undermining relations between the world's two largest economies

His Holiness the Dalai Lama met with U.S. President Barack Obama for nearly 45 minutes at the White House on Saturday. AFP quoted the Tibetan spiritual leader as saying that President Obama shared "genuine concerns" about human rights in Tibet.