Dharamshala: Several Tibetans are known to be injured and several others in a critical condition after the Chinese armed police fired at a crowd of Tibetans gathered to celebrate the 78th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 6 July in Tawu County in Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province.

Dharamshala: On July 6, 2013, the morning of the 78th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, hundreds of Tibetans from Tawu joined monks from Nyitso Monastery and nuns from the Geden Choeling nunnery to offer prayers on a hill in the County. Within minutes of the assembly, People's Armed Police (PAP) surrounded the area interrupting the event.

Dharamshala: - Emerging reports coming out Tibet say, Tibetans in Dege and Tsolho- two counties in separate regions in eastern Tibet (Chinese: Sichuan and Qinghai) were ordered by local Chinese authorities to stop displaying the portraits of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet.

Dharamshala: - The US embassy in China has released some interesting photos of Ambassador Gary Locke's recent visit to Tibet, including capital Lhasa, a region tightly controlled and repressed by the Chinese government.

Dharamshala — On July 1, 2013, Lobsang Gedun, a 20 year-old monk from Dzongsar Monastery was arrested in Tsawa Pashoe County, Kham Province of Eastern Tibet at around 10:00 am (Tibetan local time).

Dharamshala: - The Chinese government has strongly denied recent reports that it is moving toward easing the decades long hard-line policy of banning portraits of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at some areas in Tibet.