Society and Culture

Bishop of London caught in Karmapa controversy

Manhae Grand Prize for Peace awarded to the Dalai Lama

Conference on Tibetan Buddhism held in Switzerland

40th anniversary of TAR people's congress

Potala Palace plaza renovation project finished

UN Special Rapporteur on torture to visit Lhasa

China marks 40 years of TAR

Report documents pressure on Tibetans in Nepal

USA plans to resettle Tibetan refugees from Nepal

Tibetan nomads set fire to Chinese slaughterhouse in Sichuan

Dalai Lama receives Key of NYC

Illiteracy and education levels worsen in the TAR despite development drive (TIB)  (CHI) 

Another Unopposed Miss Tibet

Four Tibetans arrested; Nepal stops issuing travel documents

14 Tibetans arrested leaving Tibet

Visitors banned from Potala Palace roof

Mixed reaction to Tibetan antelope mascot

Dalai Lama gives talk on science

Bush urges dialogue with Dalai Lama

UN investigates torture in China and Tibet

Torture “widespread” in China according to UN representative

Website on Dalai Lama launched

Maintenance of Ramoche temple completed

Freedom House claims Tibet territory has lowest level of freedom

20th anniversary of Shanghai’s Tibetan school

Dalai Lama rejects rosy view of Tibet

Tibetans secure 50 more years in Himachal Pradesh

Dalai Lama launches Kalachakra

Heinrich Harrer dies aged 93

Antique Tibetan passport bought by exiled Tibetans

Tibetan burial rituals to receive ‘state protection’

US ambassador and UNHCR Chief Lays foundation of Tibetan Reception Centre

Tibet's first train accident kills one, injures eight

Nepal police detain 41 Tibetans

Tibetans to renovate Kathmandu stupa

Wildlife trader held

Five Tibetans jailed for Olympics protest in May 2005

Tibetan Youths Detained Over Anti-Fur Campaign

New Chinese website on Tibetan culture

Religion in China still restricted, HRW says

Dalai Lama urges China to respond

Phuntsog Nyidrol allowed to leave China

“Alarming” maternal death rates in TAR, Xinjiang and Qinghai

US pledges $1.4m for refugees in Nepal

Three jailed in Tibet for poaching Tibetan antelope

New paramilitary force in Tibet

Fur burning incidents in Gansu

Tibetan monk imprisoned after talk on Tibetan culture

Chinese-selected Panchen Lama at Buddhist forum

Ganden monastery reopens after Shugden clash

Pushing the boundaries - Independent Tibetan websites in the PRC

Tibetan broadcasters ordered to wear fur

Timetable set for new railway

Phuntsog Nyidron finally receives Reebok Award for Human Rights

Seoul cautious about Dalai Lama’s visa application

Tibetans hear first live political debate

Amnesty says arbitrary arrests and unfair trials continue in Tibet

Nepalese to resume issuing travel documents

Academic says Dalai Lama's demands are obstacle to talks

Tibetans warned for Saga Dawa

"3/14", the new TAR party secretary, a "last ditch-struggle" and "the heads of monks and nuns".

Tutu urges China to give Tibet "rightful autonomy"

Dalai Lama refused entry to Nobel Laureate summit in South Korea

"We need something for the next generation" - Calligrapher Tsering Phuntsok

Nepal resumes issuing exit permits for Tibetans

Scheduled Kalachakra ceremony in Tibet stopped

TAR Party Secretary calls for tighter control of monasteries

‘Tibet permit’ to disappear

Rumour of Dalai Lama visit to Kumbum spreads

Nepal-Tibet highway closed after woman’s death

Woeser blog shut down

Dalai Lama comments on successor

Violence at Lithang horse festival

US congressmen confirms resettlement of Tibetans in the US

10th Panchen Lama’s daughter allegedly censored

Kalachakra held in Amdo

Dalai Lama given honorary citizenship in Canada

Bill passed giving Congressional Medal to Dalai Lama

Public burning of fur not permitted during Kalachakra in Amdo

President Bush passes Dalai Lama medal bill

Study on trauma of fresh arrivals to Nepal

Two Tibetans dead after college shooting in Gansu

Forum convenes to discuss Tibet

Forum on Tibetan cultural preservation upholds Party development policy

Rare public protest in Lhasa

Dalai Lama cut from AIDS documentary for Chinese public

TAR takes measures to limit spread of AIDS/HIV

Dalai Lama awarded Kalmykian honour

"Those with lower birth rates to get rich fast" (TIB)  (CHI) 

Anti-nuclear activist denied medical treatment

Tibetans banned from Buddhist festival

Tibetans say no to wildlife products

Desmond Tutu wins Gandhi prize; calls for Tibetan freedom

Nawang Khechog injured, Pema Chodon dead after road accident

Protests at Tibet exhibition

Cuts made in Tibet broadcast funding

Tibet wasn't ours, says Chinese scholar

"If I have to die on the way, then so be it". Crossing the border. (TIB)  (CHI) 

US Human Rights report slams China

“Hawks blocking Dalai Lama’s return”

TAR chairman reiterates Beijing’s standard stances on Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama marks 48th anniversary of Lhasa Uprising

Lodi Gyari and Richard Gere appeal to US Congress for Tibet

Dharamsala alarmed at number of Chinese going to Tibet

Allegiance to the Dalai Lama and those who "become rich by opposing splittism" (TIB)  (CHI) 

Chinese statistics say TAR's population exceeds 2.8 million

Voice of Tibet Foundation launches campaign against radio jamming

Panchen Lama reaches 18

IOC says it will not press Beijing on Darfur, Tibet

Parents issued warning over Saga Dawa

Tibetans' aspirations find expression in rumour (TIB)  (CHI) 

China says state owns Tibetan religious relics

PAP destroy statue at Samye Monastery

Three reported dead as HIV/AIDS cases rise in TAR

Wutai Shan threatened by mining

Karmapa’s 22nd birthday

Dalai Lama’s 72nd birthday celebrated

UNESCO critical of treatment of Potala Palace World Heritage Site

Festival performers ordered to wear fur or face fines

Reincarnations must be state approved

Tibetans clash with Muslims in Qinghai

Tibetan monks in thangka protest

Dharamsala responds to Beijing reincarnation rules

US House allows Capitol to host medal ceremony for Dalai Lama

Radicalisation in Lithang (TIB)  (CHI) 

China tightens Everest Access

CTA issues statement on Shugden followers from Tibet

Statues of Guru Rinpoche destroyed

Tenzin Dolma is Miss Tibet 2007

Dalai Lama receives Congressional Gold Medal

Clashes as Tibetans celebrate Dalai Lama’s award

Tibet celebrates the Dalai Lama's award (TIB)  (CHI) 

Popular monastery reportedly closed

Piercing one's shield with one's own spear. Aboddhas in Tibetan Buddut the 'Management Measures for the Reincarnation of Living Buhism' (CHI) 

Piercing one's shield with one's own spear.(1) About the 'Management Measures for the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism'

Dalai Lama may name successor before death

Miss Tibet withdraws from Malaysia pageant after pressures

Wildlife to sandalwood (TIB)  (CHI) 

China Tibetan Culture Forum held in Nepal

Chinese authorities close discussion forum

New Chinese internet restrictions

Religious statues missing from monastery

Senior Tashilhunpo monks found hanging

RWB condemn Beijing for failing Olympic promises

CTA mourns death of Minling Trichen Rinpoche

Thousands pay tribute to late Panchen Lama

Spielberg pulls out of Olympics; British athletes’ gag reconsidered

Tibetans clash with police at Amdo festival

Outrage about fake photograph of antelopes, Tibet railway

2008 Tibetan Olympic Torch in Taipei

Death of sole Tibetan Long March veteran

Bjork’s support for Tibetan independence

Kashag appeal to shun violence during torch relay

“Stability and harmony” in TAR stressed by Hu

Tibetans observe 19th anniversary of martial law in Tibet

Raids in Jyekundo

Access to Everest in Tibet closed to climbers

Dalai Lama's 10 March speech

Accusations against the "masterminds" of China’s ethnic policy

Olympic torchbearer withdraws in protest

Olympic torch lit despite protest

Some European leaders will not attend opening of Beijing Olympics

Exile Tibet radio claims China steps up jamming of broadcasts

Olympics ban "not best way" on Tibet: White House

London Olympic torch relay disrupted

China insists torch will go through Tibet

Paris Olympic torch relay cut short

CTA takes position on Olympic torch protests

Gordon Brown won't attend Olympics opening

China media slam Pelosi over Tibet

Journalists group appeals to China for unrestricted coverage around Olympics

China upgrades Everest road ahead of Olympic torch

Jamyang Kyi arrested

Tibetans in India hold protests over Olympic torch relay

Dalai Lama honorary citizen of Paris

Tibetans demand release of Panchen Lama

'Free Tibet' flags made in China

Nepal deports US Everest climber for Tibet banner

Chinese editor fired over Tibet commentaries

Lobsang P Lhalungpa dies

Olympic torch on Everest

Dalai Lama calls for international media presence in Tibet

Tibet official: Dalai Lama would consider attending Olympics if invited

Monks pray for quake victims

Tibetan Olympics launched

Sowing dissent and undermining the Dalai Lama (TIB)  (CHI) 

No time scale for talks with Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama speaks about possible future developments in Tibet

Tibet leg of torch relay cut short

Sharon Stone's regrets 'karma' remarks

Dalai Lama gives advice concerning Shugden

Reporters NGO welcomes openness in Sichuan; critical of controls in Tibet

Police alert for unrest at Lhasa festival

China confirms one-day torch relay in Tibet

Olympic torch in Lhasa

Everest treks to be limited by China

Food shortages in northern Nepal

IOC rebukes Beijing over Tibet remarks

Beijing denies "politicising" Olympics

Tibetan monk alleges police stole money

Lhasa is No 1 priority for new US consulates in China

US tells Nepal to release Tibetans

March to Tibet brought to an end

Beijing opposes linking Tibet to Olympics

Police stop Tibetan protesters near Chinese border

Dalai Lama's envoys return after talks with Beijing

Tibetan infrastructure development concerns Indian Army

Bush to attend Olympic ceremony

Monks removed from Lhasa’s monasteries

Sarkozy to attend Olympics

LMU: No apologies for honorary doctorate to the Dalai Lama

Monks killed in monastery blast

Woeser sues the Chinese government

Karmapa denied access to Indian border areas

We can't force China to change: IOC

China seeks "absolute security" in Tibet for Olympics

Dalai Lama offers prayers and good wishes for Beijing Olympics

Olympians write to Hu

Tibet Sun launched

"Hybrid Tibetan-Peking opera" set for last days of Olympics

Tibetan monks confined during Games

47 Tibet activists arrested during Games

Wife of arrested Tibetan filmmaker appeals to IOC's Rogge

"You must judge things from your own point of view".
Interview with Tibetan singer and social writer Jamyang Kyi (TIB) 

Obituary - Thubten Jigme Norbu (TIB) 

Beijing white paper praises rule over Tibet

Tibetan journalist arrested

Contaminated milk affects Tibetan children

Plague Kills two in TAR

Sonam Choedon is Miss Tibet 2008

Tibetan filmmaker temporarily released from prison

China to launch propaganda drive on Tibet

12,000 pastoralists to be settled in Yunnan

300,000 Tibetan farmers rehoused

IOC "surprised" by Tibet unrest

Authorities want to enforce 'democratic reforms' celebrations

TAR sets date for 'Serfs Emancipation Day'

Dalai Lama: situation as "very tense"

Dalai Lama’s Losar message

Tibetans ignore New Year

Dalai Lama reincarnation must have China approval

Fear of more HIV infections

Tibetan writer arrested

The Wuhou District (武侯区), a Tibetan enclave in Chengdu

China block footage of Tibet violence on YouTube

Tibetan writer-photographer arrested in Gansu Province

Dalai Lama's envoy calls on Tibetans "to record their suffering"

China arrests Tibetan writer in Ngaba

Dalai Lama offers donation to religion department at US university

Tibet complaint against Radio 4 upheld

Shugden in Kham

Promotion of Mandarin in TAR

Restriction on religious activities during Saga Dawa

Miss Tibet crowned

Paris honours Dalai Lama

Wang Lixiong in Dharamsala

Chinese writers in Dharamsala

Tibetan TV dishes pulled

Gyatsho Tshering passes away

New provincial-level party journal launched in TAR

Seven killed over cordyceps in Nepal

Beijing lawyers barred from defending Tibetans

Shaky common ground

CTA calls on UN to help release of arrested Tibetan filmmaker

More Tibetan writers jailed

Quarantine lifted from Tsegorthang town

Tasmanian university cancels Dalai Lama award

Dalai Lama leads prayers Taiwan stadium

Tibetan blogs back online

Dalai Lama receives US civil rights award

Lhasa under tight security on China's National Day

Dalai Lama honoured in Washington with Human Rights Award

People's Daily: Tibetan radical exposes "democracy myth"

Tibetan writer sentenced to five years

Tibetan cultural website founder sentenced to 15 years

Singer Tashi Dondrup arrested

China bans annual religious event in Barkham County

Six years for Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen

China withdraws films in protest over Dalai Lama documentary

Tibetan jailed for subversive songs

US president proposes $7m to preserve Tibetan culture

Chinese Panchen Lama made Vice President of Buddhist Association

University removed from list of accredited institutions over Dalai Lama visit

Cash incentives to celebrate Losar for propaganda purposes

China prevents Nepal from attending celebrations at Tibetan monastery

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