Dharamshala: Lobsang Gyaltsen, a Tibetan official from Dragyab County in Eastern Tibet well known for his support for the crackdown on the March 2008 Tibetan mass demonstrations, was this week appointed Vice-Governor of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR).

Dharamshala: Dokru Tsultrim, a Tibetan writer from Ngaba County, Eastern Tibet, was arrested by Chinese authorities on Monday 24th May for the second time in just over a year, according to a close family member. This follows the arrest of his friend Kalsang Tsultrim, a monk from the same monastery, last week.

Dharamshala: Lhasa Intermediate People's Court sentenced a Tibetan, Sonam Tsering, to death with two years reprieve and five other Tibetans to lengthy imprisonment terms between 3 to 7 years in prison for secretly hiding him from the law enforcement agencies.

Dharamsala:The Chinese government recently sent official authorities to Machu County, Eastern Tibet - the site of a recent student protest - to ensure the teaching and advancement of its political propaganda reports Dolkar Kyab, a Tibetan researcher at Norbulinka Institute.

Dharamshala:The daughter of the 10th panchen lama, Ms Rigzin Wangmo said on the 22nd of April in an emotional address to the people of the earth quake affected regions of Kyigudo in the eastern area of Tibet that "she would forever keep the people of Tibet in her heart, and would never forget that in spirit and in blood that she was Tibetan.

Dharamshala: Four monks of the Wara Monastery in Thangpu Township, Jomda County (Ch: Jiangda xian) in Chamdo Prefecture, "Tibet Autonomous Region" (‘TAR') were arrested last Saturday (15th May) under suspicion of leading and instigating a protest at the county headquarters in Spring 2008. Two other official monks of the same monastery were arrested on Sunday, according to a report by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).