Tibet

DHARAMSALA, Feb 26: A Tibetan man was arrested by Chinese police on Feb 14, the sixth day of the Tibetan New Year for carrying a peaceful protest against the Chinese government in the traditional Tibetan province of Kham.

DHARAMSALA, Feb 12: Chinese authorities have arbitrarily detained two high-ranking Tibetan Buddhists monks of Chogri monastery in Drango county, Kardze Prefecture in the traditional Tibetan province of Kham, for their participation in a prayer ceremony held at their monastery for the good health and well-being of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama

he high-intensity earthquake which struck India’s northeastern region early this morning also jolted parts of Tibet with many residents waking

Depending on who you ask, anywhere from a few hundred thousand to upwards of seven million Han (ethnically Chinese) have immigrated into Tibet Autonomous Region since it was invaded by China in 1950—but according to an international team of researchers, these Han are having a hard time reproducing in the high altitudes there.

TONGREN, China — Two photographs grace the walls of the Tibetan farmer’s home. In the courtyard, affixed with silver tacks: Xi Jinping, smiling. Inside, by the light of a yak butter candle: the Dalai Lama in monk’s robes.

Reuters Staff | December 8, 2015

China’s Communist Party boss in Tibet has urged the Panchen Lama, the second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism, to reject the Himalayan region’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, state media said on Tuesday.

DHARAMSALA, Dec 3: Two Tibetan Buddhist monks of Kirti monastery have been arrested by Chinese police from their rooms at night in Ngaba county in traditional Amdo province.