Daily protests continue in Kardze, eastern Tibet as the Chinese government plans to mark 60 years of rule over Tibet with a propaganda celebration in Lhasa. Join the Global Day of Action and help highlight the true reality of 60 years of failed Chinese policies in Tibet. (more…)

The 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima will turn 22 on April 25, 2011.

He was kidnapped by the Chinese government in 1995 within 2 months of being officially recognized as the reincarnation of the 10th Panchen Lama by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Beijing has yet to reveal the whereabouts or well-being of the once youngest political prisoner in the world and his family. This year marks the 16th year since he disappeared.

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Update: According to the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, Chinese security forces have cordoned off Ngaba Kirti monastery and additional troops have been called in following the protests in solidarity with the late Tibetan monk Phuntsok. Fear of mass starvation in the monastery is becoming a harsh reality as the restriction on the monastery has led to shortage of food supplies and as local Tibetan civilians have been warned against offering food to the monastery.

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Pictures of the ongoing tense situation in Ngaba : Photo credit: Free Tibet