Tibetan Parliament condemns China over continuing self-immolations
Following the self-immolation of Tenzin Phuntsok in Chamdo region of Tibet, the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile once again blamed China’s “repressive policies” for pushing Tibetans to the extreme of setting their bodies on fire.
The Dalai Lama receives Dayawati Modi Award
His Holiness the Dalai Lama received the Dayawati Modi Award for Art, Culture and Education 2011 in the Indian capital New Delhi, Friday for his “contribution towards universal peace, tolerance and social justice”. At a special ceremony held in honour of the Tibetan leader
Tibetans arrested over clashes with Chinese slaughterhouse owners
Local police officials in Minyak, eastern Tibet arrested ten Tibetans on Wednesday following a clash between Tibetan herders and a Chinese owned slaughterhouse. The clash occurred after local Tibetan herders found out that their stolen yaks were being butchered at the slaughterhouse.