Chinese officials tried to defuse discontent following days of student protests in ethnically Tibetan areas, saying a plan to teach classes only in Mandarin Chinese was not aimed at wiping out Tibet's ...

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On the afternoon of February 27th, 2009, Pey, a Buddhist Monk from the Kirti Monastery in Sichuan Province, China, walked into the centre of town, doused himself with oil and, while shouting slogans ...

Demonstrations widened to Tibetan communities in Sichuan, Qinghai and Gansu provinces, forcing authorities to mobilize security forces across a broad expanse of western China. In Qinghai province, ...

Fewer Tibetans are seeking exile, as escaping Beijing-controlled Tibet has become more complicated and dangerous. The drop raises questions about preserving the future of Tibetan culture. For decades, ...

The Central Tibetan Administration has commemorated Tibetan monk Sonam Dhargyal on the anniversary of his self-immolation protest, highlighting ongoing concerns among Tibetans over religious freedom ...

Tibetan women-in-exile in the northern Indian hill town of Shimla held a peaceful protest on Wednesday to mark the 67th anniversary of Tibetan Women's National Uprising Day, raising their voices ...

Dozens of people gathered at Courthouse Square in downtown Dayton Monday night, in honor of those who have set themselves on fire in protest of the Chinese government’s occupation of Tibet. The names ...

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Harassment of Wang Qianyuan has gone off-line, and in fact precedes this post by several weeks. Also, a friend of Wang's at Duke University has written in directly: I am a friend of the girl's and I ...

In an open letter to Coca-Cola signed on behalf of a network of more than 150 groups, and published in full below, activists cite a statement made by Jampa Phuntsog, governor of the Tibetan Autonomous ...