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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

The US, following a high-level state visit to Nepal, expressed concern over the growing number of stateless people, which includes Tibetan refugees, in the country

Hundreds of young Vietnamese, angered by what they called ‘Chinese invasion of Vietnam lands’ turned out for a rare protest in front of the Chinese embassy in Hanoi, June 5

Tibet is among the world’s most repressive societies in the world with its citizens suffering from systematic and pervasive human rights violations, says a new report released on June 3 at the ongoing 17th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

Influential Tibetan writer Tashi Rabten (penname - Theurang) has been sentenced to a 4-year prison term by a Chinese court in eastern Tibet