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The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama wished his fellow Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu a “very happy birthday” in a 6 minute video message. "Very, very dear elder spiritual brother and Nobel Laureate Archbishop Tutu," began the Dalai Lama with folded hands.

Reacting to reports of two more self immolations by teenaged Tibetans in eastern Tibet earlier today, a group of visiting UK Member of Parliaments said that they felt and shared the “terrible pain” of the Tibetans in taking the decision to self immolate.

Reports coming out of Tibet confirm that two more Tibetans set themselves on fire today in an apparent anti-China protest. One is feared dead while the other is being described in serious condition.

Coinciding with the gathering of over a million devotees in the largest central Indian city of Nagpur, Indian friends and supporters of Tibet took out a bike rally yesterday under the banner, “Free Tibet; Save India.”

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will address the inaugural Desmond Tutu Peace Lecture on October 8 to wrap up the events to celebrate one of South Africa's best-loved personalities

The India Army Chief has become the latest among high ranking officials in the Indian security establishment to express concern over the growing Chinese military build-up across the Indian borders.

Weeks after a Canadian daily reported that China routinely places state security agents in Xinhua news bureaus around the world, a top US lawmaker told a house hearing that China's economic espionage has reached an 'intolerable level.'

The Dalai Lama’s decision to cancel his much anticipated visit to South Africa due to delays in visa has sparked outrage in South Africa with citizens and leaders blasting their government for buckling under China’s pressure.

Amidst reports of at least a hundred intrusions onto Indian soil by the Chinese army this year alone, the world’s fourth largest country grew by over a thousand square kilometres to its Tajikistan border this September.

On Sunday October 2nd, 2011 the Tibetan Association of Boston (TAB) participated in the 6th annual Honk Festival parade from Davis Square to Harvard Square in collaboration with Amnesty International.