Nepal police have arrested 22 Tibet activists in Kathmandu in lieu of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit. Police have arrested 22 free-Tibet movement campaigners and human rights activists from Kathmandu over the past three days.

Nepal police arrest 22 Tibet activists during Xi's visit

In a strong message to China, Tibetan government-in-exile has passed a resolution reaffirming that the successor of Dalai Lama will be chosen by the spiritual leader himself and no nation has locus standi on the issue.

Tibetan government passes resolution on 'reincarnation of Dalai Lama'

After a week of riding over the most inclement terrain they've ever encountered, Meraj and Johan reach Lo Manthang, the Capital city of the erstwhile Kingdom of Lo. In this magical walled city that lies just short of the Tibetan Plateau, they attend the Tiji Festival and witness a demon exorcism ceremony that hasn't changed in over 500 years.

WION Traveller S3 Episode 9—The Forbidden Kingdom of Lo

Highlighting the role of Tibet in Indo-China friendship, Sun Xiaobo, Deputy Director-General of Foreign Affairs Office in Tibet Autonomous Region, has said that the 'roof of the world' can play an important role in boosting bilateral relations.

'Tibet can play an important role in promoting India-China ties'

India, in its attempt to strike a rapport with China, should not renege on her time-honoured stand on Dalai Lama. Earlier, the NDA government had issued a note to senior officials, asking them not to attend events organised by the Tibetan government-in-exile.

India has to stand up to China on Dalai Lama’s succession

The Tibetan community in Nepal called off plans to mark the birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama after their request for a public celebration was rejected over security concerns, a government official said on Sunday.

Nepal denies Tibetans' request to hold Dalai Lama birthday celebration

The exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, Dalai Lama came under fire on Sunday as he said, his successor in case of woman needs to "more attractive" otherwise people would not "prefer" seeing her face.

Woman successor should be 'more attractive' or people would not prefer seeing her face: Dalai Lama

US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad was scheduled to visit Tibet this week, a US embassy spokeswoman said, the first visit to the region by a US ambassador since 2015, amid escalating trade tension between the two countries.

US Ambassador to China visiting Tibet this week

Lhasa: 60th anniversary of Tibet democratic reform

The US has accused China of "systematically" impeding access to Tibet by imposing restrictions that have barred diplomats and foreign journalists from visiting the remote Himalayan region, drawing a strong reaction from Beijing which warned that Washington's interference in its internal affairs would harm bilateral ties.

Chinese government systematically impeding travel to Tibet: US State Department report

It may have been six decades since the Dalai Lama fled into exile, but in the isolated mountain hamlet where he was born, he remains very much on the minds of devotees and Chinese authorities alike.

After 60 years in exile, Dalai Lama's still remembered in his homeland

The Chinese government in Tibet said it will boost numbers and cut waiting times for foreign tourists visiting the highly restricted region, amid renewed pressure from the United States for greater access for US officials and journalists.

Amid US pressure, China to cut  waiting time for foreign tourists visiting Tibet

More than 2,100 people were evacuated on Monday after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted China's Tibet Autonomous Region. No casualty has been reported so far in the quake which hit the Xaitongmoin County in the city of Xigaze at 3:32 am (local time).

Thousands evacuated after 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits Tibet

As China's foreign minister Wang Yi arrived in India on a four-day visit in the early morning hours on Friday, Tibetan activists put massive banner on the flyover outside the T3 international airport in New Delhi asking China to leave Tibet.

Video: Tibetan activists protest as Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi arrives in India

China denounced the United States on Thursday for passing a new law on restive Tibet, saying it was "resolutely opposed" to the US legislation on what China considers an internal affair, and it risked causing "serious harm" to their relations.

Resolutely oppose US legislation on Tibet: China

The US Congress has voted to demand access for US diplomats, journalists and tourists to Tibet, threatening to bar the Chinese officials responsible for the policy from the United States if the region remained walled off to foreigners.

US demands access for US diplomats, journalists to Tibet, threatening to bar Chinese officials

Just as China has changed the status quo in the South China Sea through an island-building strategy, it is working to re-engineer cross-border flows of international rivers that originate in Tibet, which Beijing annexed in 1951.

Dragon's water weapon against India

As many as 6,000 people were evacuated in Tibet after a landslide in China blocked the flow one of the major rivers, Yarlung Tsangpo, creating a lake that could pose threat to the inhabitants of the downstream areas, including those living in Arunachal Pradesh.

Arunachal Pradesh on flash-flood alert after landslide in China creates artificial lake

The Tibet Military Area Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) sent an army aviation unit and an engineering corps to deal with the emergencies when a landslide caused a barrier lake in the Yarlung Tsangpo River valley in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Wednesday morning.

China sends helicopters to rescue villagers trapped in Tibet's barrier lake

Amid reports of China ramping up its air defence infrastructure in Tibet, Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa Wednesday said the Indian Air Force is monitoring the situation and has plans to counter any threat.

Only 50 aircraft in Tibet a threat? The answer is no: IAF Chief Dhanoa

A team of 30 people has cleared about 5.2 tonnes of household waste, 2.3 tonnes of human faeces, and one tonne of mountaineering trash in the cleanup by Tibetan mountaineering officials, the state-run Global Times said

In 2 months, China cleans up 8.5 tonnes of garbage from Everest: Report

The US State Department while unveiling the annual report on international religious liberty said China's treatment of Tibetan Buddhists had deteriorated.

China remains very troubling country on religious freedom: US

The Gandhi's pilgrimage announcement comes days after a mid-air scare while flying to poll-bound Karnataka.

Rahul Gandhi to visit Kailash Mansarovar after Karnataka polls

'We also stand by the rights of Tibetan Buddhists, not just in Tibet but around the world, who should be able to determine their own religious leadership in accordance with their inalienable right to religious freedom' Senator Patrick Leahy said

US asks China to respect human rights, religious freedom of Tibetan people

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