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Tibetan demonstrators take heart from other uprisings

Seventeen demonstrators stood in the pouring rain at 10th and Race Streets last Thursday, ignoring drenched clothes and soggy shoes to publicly renew demands for Tibetan freedom

Tibetan monastery sealed off after self-immolation

A Tibetan Buddhist monastery in southwestern China remained sealed off by police on Thursday, local residents said, after a young monk set himself on fire and died, triggering protests there

Ngaba monk immolates self to mark 3 years since bloody crackdown

A Tibetan monk of Kirti monastery in Amdo Ngaba is feared dead after he set himself ablaze at a market near his monastery, according to a reliable source with contacts in the re

China needs to learn from India’s democracy: Dalai Lama

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has said that China needs to learn from India about democracy which brings in harmony among people of different languages and ethnic backgrounds

Tibetan Parliament hesitant on Dalai Lama’s proposals

Even as the Dalai Lama informed Tibet’s parliament in exile of his firm decision to formally devolve his political authority, the parliament on Tuesday found itself not in a position to come to a final conclusion

Hu killed Panchen: Chinese dissident

A prominent Chinese dissident has accused Chinese president Hu Jintao of masterminding the death of the 10th Panchen Lama who passed away in January 1989 at the age of

The Dalai Lama Will Retire

Misunderstandings regarding the Dalai Lama’s wish to retire are widespread among the Tibetans and also in the media, some of which reported that the Dalai Lama is “retiring from being th

Spanish High Court allows appeal for dropped cases against Chinese repression

The Spanish High Court has issued a court ruling allowing the Comité de Apoyo al Tíbet (CAT) and the Fundación Casa del Tíbet to appeal the Audiencia Nacionals’ decis

Chinese premier calls for political reform

The premier did not spell out exactly what reforms are necessary - and said they would have to be introduced gradually. But his comments appear to put him out of step with more conservative colleagu

Tibet jails are like Guantanamo, says ex-political prisoner

Lukar Jam was only 20 when he was forcibly jailed in Tibet by the Chinese police for raising his voice against rights violations. The memories of the extreme torture he suffered prompts him to say that there is no difference between

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