China to punish families, entire villages of self-immolators
Chinese authorities in Malho (Chinese: Huangnan) region of eastern Tibet have announced a series of strict measures targeting the ongoing wave of self-immolations with further restrictions, punishments, and threats.
Showdown in Chennai, More than 100 Tibetan students mass arrest
More than one hundred Tibetan students in the south Indian metropolitan city of Chennai staged a mass protest yesterday, demanding international intervention in the alarming escalation in self-immolation protests inside Tibet
Press Freedom Award boosts global call for Tibetan filmmaker’s release
The global campaign for the release of jailed Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen received a major boost with the awarding of the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2012 International Press Freedom Award. The self-taught Tibetan documentary filmmaker
Understanding the Tragedy of Tibet
A nation that has stood tall for more than two thousand years with a thriving civilization and significant cultural and political influence over large parts of Asia has suddenly come under an assault, which from all counts is tragic. When countries around the world, especially in Asia at the end of the Second World War were gaining independence as a result of the process of
Sikyong steers clear of allegations
Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, the elected head of the Tibetan people, today dismissed allegations of his interference in the internal matters related to the Tibetan Service of the US based Radio Free Asia, calling them “completely baseless.” Sikyong Sangay said it is “unfortunate” that the CTA and his name have been “dragged into internal matters