Dharamshala, June 27: The first exiled Tibetan Conference for an independent Tibet held at the hall of Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamshala, India. The conference was coordinated by four Tibetans who are working in different field; Dorjee Tseten, director of Students For Free Tibet - India (SFT-India) and Tenzin Tsondue, president of regional Tibetan Youth Congress Dharamshala, Shigsa Rinpoche, editor of woekar; a Tibetan langauage website and Choenyi Woeser, assistant-Editor of The Tibet Express. The one-day meeting will conclude with a press statement this evening.

Dharamshala:  26^th of June marks the 15^th anniversary of the United Nations International Day in Support of the Victims of Torture. A commemorative was held yesterday at 6pm yesterday evening at Tibetan Day school. The chief guests were Sonam Choephel security of the Central Tibetan Administrations Department of Health and Dawa, a researcher from the Tibetan centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).

Dharamasala: The Joint Secretary Tenzin Norsang and Information Secretary Tenzin Yangzom of Tibetan Youth Congress, visited various Tibetan Settlements including Mungod, Hunsur, Bylakuppe, Kollegal, Bandhara, Mainpat and Orrisa and met with the general masses in all the settlements as well as addressed gathering in some of the major monasteries and schools in the settlements.

Dharamshala: Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay arrived in Melbourne yesterday to start his one week visit. This is his first official visit to Australia since being elected the head of the Central Tibetan Administration in August of last year.

Dharamshala: Tsetan Dorjee, A Tibetan activist was sentenced to 5 years in prison after he was found guilty of entering Nepal illegally. He was attempting a solidarity march into Tibet from Nepal.