Dharamshala: The Social and Resource Development Fund of the Financial Department of the Central Tibetan Administration opened a two day long Symposium of Tibetan Women's Empowerment today in Dharamshala.

The largest settlement of Tibetans living in exile witnessed a major panel discussion on "The Significance of 2011 and The Status of Our Democracy” last Saturday afternoon.

Dharamshala: Tehor Association today celebrated the launch of its new book, Peaceful Protest: a Continuous Wave of Bravery.

Of course, all languages are changing all the time, but the Tibetan language particularly is at risk of going extinct. Since the 1950's, Tibet's invading cultures have forced the language to assimilate into some of the world's more popular languages: Chinese, English and Hindi. As a result, my beloved language is dying.

Radiohead’s lead singer, Thom Yorke, is reported to have recently composed three songs for the soundtrack of a documentary about the Free Tibet movement. The film, titled When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun, is directed by Dirk Simon and also features new music from artist Damien Rice and composer Philip Glass.

Dharamshala: The year 2009 marks the 50th year of the Chinese occupation of Tibet. The Tibetan community both inside Tibet and in exile, continues to protest oppressive policies in Tibet. While His Holiness the Dalai Lama has asked for human rights and autonomy for the Tibetan people under the constitution of the People's Republic of China, discussions with China in 2008 yielded no change in the Tibetan situation in 2009.