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Dharamsala, India: Around one hundred Tibetans and foreigners, mostly young adults, gathered in the hall of the Tibetan Welfare Office on the evening of 14 October to participate in a dynamic discussion entitled, "Is Autonomy Really Possible Under PRC Rule?". The prominent speakers in this debate were Michael Davis, a professor at Hong Kong University and graduate of Yale Law School; and Lobsang Sangay, a Tibetan lawyer and researcher at Harvard Law School. Tenzin Tsondue, from "Talk Tibet," acted as moderator and host.

Its official homepage notes, "Lha is the Tibetan word for our innate nature of fundamental goodness." With a simple altruistic intention, the Lha Charitable Trust has been providing a host of social services to the Tibetan community-in-exile of McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala for the past twelve years. In this short period it has grown in leaps and bounds, from being a small-time nonprofit startup with two computers to the largest Tibetan social service NGO in Dharamsala - no small feat considering the dizzying number of charities here. In walking around and talking to folks- Tibetan or foreign - it is rare for the Lha Charitable Trust not to come up in conversation. The first thing one senses about Lha is its omnipresence in the community.

This article was sent to us by Nancy Hunter, an American English-teacher who volunteered in McLeod Ganj during summer 2009. She expresses her admiration for her young students and the strength of Tibetan people in keeping up their struggle and faith for a better future of their country.

Shock would be a natural response for anyone returning to Lhasa after two years. Approaching in late afternoon - when the sun would spread a gold blanket over the city as the wind picked up to sweep out the midday heat - the urban sprawl on the west side of town is staggering.

In this second installment, Wen, a Taiwanese-American traveller, reaches Karze County, eastern Tibet, having completed her research in Lithang County. She faces arrest and questioning for photographing a military base, and the Chinese authorities scrutinise her belongings, including her camera, for incriminating evidence.

Dharamshala: This article was sent to us by Wen, a Taiwanese-American tourist who visited Lithang County in Eastern Tibet, between the 2008 uprising and the Beijing Olympics. She details her fears as a traveller who had previously visited Dharamsala, and the oppression of the majority Tibetan population of Lithang.

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The Founding Assembly of the ‘Asia Democracy Network’ and the ‘3rd Seoul Democracy Forum’ were held in Seoul, Korea, from 21st to 24th October 2013. Photo: TPI

Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace laureate, advocated for human rights in China before his death. Photo: File

The European Parliament is a rubber-stamp parliament - Photo: file

Hong Kong: RSF representative detained and deported on attempt to monitor Jimmy Lai’s national security trial. Photo: RSF