Paris France — Unchanged at 176th in the Index, Xi Jinping’s China is getting closer and closer to a contemporary version of totalitarianism. The Chinese model of state-controlled news and information is being copied in other Asian countries, especially Vietnam and Cambodia, says the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders watchdog in its latest World Press Freedom Index.

Canberra — Tibetans continued to endure under Chinese occupation in Tibet today, Niece of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche told the Human Rights Sub-Committee of the Australian parliament.

New Delhi — Over 150 Tibetans and Tibet supporters gathered at Jantar Mantar of New Delhi Friday to protest against China's illegal occupation of Tibet and highlight the fact that Tibet's Independence is India's Security.