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Despite the recent incidents of harsh crackdowns by Chinese security personnel, Tibetans in Kardze, eastern Tibet, continue to carry out peaceful protests. According to information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) and confirmed by independent media sources

His Holiness the Dalai Lama began his first day of teachings this morning at Melbourne Convention and Entertainment Centre. Over 3000 people came to hear him speak on Bodhisattva's Way of Life by Shantideva

The Dalai Lama, after a lifetime of struggles against China's government, sees hopeful signs of change in the world's biggest dictatorship.

Monks from the resource rich region of Nyarong, Kham Province carried out a peaceful protest on May 8, 2010 against Beijing's rule in Tibet. Seen here are the monks, aged between 19 and 22, with the Tibetan words 'Tibet' and 'Sadness' written on their bare chests, posing in front of the 'banned in Tibet' picture of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and hand drawn Tibetan national flags. The whereabouts of the monks are not yet known.

A global coalition of Tibet groups has launched a new campaign for the release of jailed Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen.The International Tibet Network, a worldwide coalition of almost 200 Tibet groups

A new video of a group of Tibetan monks carrying out a peaceful protest in eastern Tibet has surfaced in exile.The Central Tibetan Administration released the video shot in May 2010 yesterday

A day after two Tibetans were severely beaten and detained in eastern Tibet for raising pro-independence slogans, another monk protested against Chinese rule June 7. Woeser Phuntsok, a 30-year old monk form Kardze Beri monastery led a solo demonstration in Kardze

Over 5000 people turned out for a memorial service with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Christchurch today for the victims of February earthquake which left 181 people dead. The Tibetan spiritual leader who was on his third visit to the city

Two Tibetan monks have been arrested for protesting against Chinese rule in eastern Tibet reported Voice of Tibet (VoT), today. The protest took place at around 11 am on June 6 in Kardze town

The largest pro-independence organisation in exile, the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), vowed to ‘respect and continue to recognise and retain the name of Tibetan Government-in-exile’ at a press conference, today