After silencing the sites during the Tiananmen Square anniversary, China is again weaving a web of supervision over internet users. This time, it is all set install a ‘software’ to filter out malicious content. China is set to make...

The South African Government has admitted it barred the Dalai Lama from attending a peace conference in the country to avoid undermining relations with China.

China has detained 59 people in Tibet for spreading rumours and trying to stir up racial hatred and incite violence, state media reports.They are also accused of...

Tibetan spiritual leader, The Dalai Lama, has said that if China wants to be seen as a super power in the 21st century, it has to first acquire and improve its moral authority. Addressing the European Parliament here, the Dalai Lama said on...

Yaks, dzos, mules carrying pine logs struggle up the last pass before the trail descends to the border checkpost at Hilsa. Dozens of timber convoys can be seen every day along Humla’s dusty trails, all heading into Tibet carrying freshly sawn...

The roof of the world is back on the tourist itinerary with China reopening Tibet to foreign tourists three months after violent riots rocked this Himalayan region. A note on the tourism bureau’s web site announcing the lifting of the ban...

India’s ambivalent attitude towards Tibet stems from the Sino-Indian Treaty of 1954 where our former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru recognized Tibet as a part of China, but later gave asylum to Tibetans due to Chinese threats, in respect to...

China should respect Tibetans and their rights. Reuters quotes Anne Holmes, Acting Director of Free Tibet Campaign, as hollering this.She was referring to the case of a nun who was beaten on the chest by Chinese authorities for wearing a photo of...

The Tibet protests had initially unnerved the Chinese government. With the Beijing Olympics just a few months away, it could not throw in battalions of PLA soldiers with orders to crush the rebellion brutally. Instead, it is dealing with the...