Wangchen Dolma passes away, Self-immolation death toll rises to 102
Wangchen Dolma, the Tibetan nun who set herself on fire in protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet on June 11 in Tawu region of Kham, eastern Tibet has succumbed to her injuries. Family members of the deceased’s are being kept under house arrest by local Chinese authorities
Sikyong Sangay concludes maiden visit to Lithuania
Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, the de facto Tibetan prime minister, recently concluded his maiden visit to Lithuania as the democratically elected head of the Tibetan people. He was accompanied by Thubten Samdup, the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Northern Europe.