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On the occasion of international observance of World Tibet Day, Friends of Tibet will screen Martin Scorscese's highly acclaimed film 'Kundun' on Monday, July 6, 2009 at the Max Mueller Bhavan, Kala Ghoda, Next to

So, what’s more appropriate than to launch a new online community website to honor the Dalai Lama's 74th birthday?

Internet users have not been able to go online in Urumqi, the northwestern Chinese city hit by ethnic violence that killed at least 140 people, residents said Monday

In this image provided un-named local citizen on Sunday July 5, 2009, riot police run in Urumqi, in China's western Xinjiang region Sunday July 5, 2009. A protest that began peacefully turned violent Sunday as police fired shots in the air and used batons to disperse the crowd that swelled to nearly a thousand, according to a protester and an overseas rights activist. (AP Photo)

Violence in the capital of China's volatile Xinjiang region killed 140 people and injured 828, an official said Monday, following rioting by members of a Muslim ethnic group and a police crackdown on their demonstrations

Several Indian leaders, including former president of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Chief Ministers of Himalayan states, are expected to attend a special celebration event on Monday to mark His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 74th birthday

The Nepal government on Sunday reportedly issued orders prohibiting all kinds of demonstrations targeted against Chinese rule in Tibet

Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota (TAFM) on Friday organized a “Service Day” in honor of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 74th birthday

A representative of the Tibetan government in exile, Sonam Tenzing, has called on the international media to investigate the situation in Tibet. He says conditions have not changed since the clampdown began in 2008

A month-long special exhibition on the culture, religion, life and political system of Tibetans living in exile was inaugurated in Taipei yesterday. The exhibition commemorates the 50th anniversary of the flight of the Dalai Lama and tens of thousands of