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Chinese officials asked to prepare for 'war' in Tibet: Report

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Describing the situation in Tibet as 'grave', China has ordered authorities there to prepare themselves for 'a war against secessionist sabotage' by the Dalai Lama amid reports that security forces

Tibet exiles say repression in China at new heights

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A continuing spate of self-immolations by Tibetans in China are a desperate response to ‘new levels’ of Chinese persecution, the Tibet government-in-exile said on Monday.

In a statement from its seat

Deadly unrest spreads in Tibetan areas of China

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Police in China shot dead more protesters in Tibetan-inhabited areas as unrest spread, official media and an advocacy group said Wednesday, amid signs of a physical and virtual lockdown on the region.

65 Tibetans detained in Nepal

Nepalese authorities on Monday detained some 65 Tibetans, including 32 women, who were travelling from India to the capital, police said.

The Buddhist monks and nuns, who were travelling in a bus, w

Tibetans stage protests against visiting Chinese delegation

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Tibetans on Tuesday staged protests, including one in front of Hyderabad House, in the capital against the visit of a Chinese delegation led by State Councillor Dai Bingguo for border talks.

Over a

Tibetan attempts self-immolation in China: rights groups

A Tibetan set themselves on fire near the restive Kirti monastery in southwest China Saturday, rights groups said, the 16th self-immolation attempt to hit Tibetan areas in less than a year.

The incid

Dalai creating a cult group with monks' suicides: Chinese media

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As China grappled to deal with recurring suicides of Tibetan Buddhist monks calling for return of The Dalai Lama, its official media accused the spiritual leader of trying to build a cult similar to t

India owns copyright to Buddhism: Karmapa Lama

Asserting that the noble land of India owned the copyright to Buddhism, the 17th Karmapa Lama, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, flagged off a grand three-day service in the capital on Friday on the occasion of th

Video purports to show Tibetan nun self-immolating

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Dramatic video footage that purportedly captures the moment a Tibetan Buddhist nun burned herself to death in southwest China has emerged after it was smuggled out and given to a campaign group.

The

Cops confiscate Tibetan flag at theatre showing 'Rockstar'

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Even as the censorship of the ‘Free Tibet’ flag in the controversial Ranbir-Kapoor starrer Rockstar has triggered debate about freedom of expression and India’s political stance vis-a-vis China, Tibe

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