Dharamshala: - Tibetan writer Driru Gudup set himself on fire and died Thursday morning around 10.00  am in Nagchu County, approximately 40 kilometers away from the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. He called for China to end its repressive policies in Tibet.

Dharamshala: -  To maintain its hardline policies toward Tibetans in Tibet, particularly the Tibetan intellectuals and spiritual leaders, the authorities of Chinese totalitarian regime detained a famous Tibetan actor-singer for his films and songs.

Dharamshala: On February 17, 2012, a monk named Damchoe Sangpo of Bongthak Monastery self-immolated in Sanga Village of Amdho Region in Eastern Tibet. As a response to the incident, Chinese police and army came to Bongthak Monastery and arrested numerous monks who may be related to Sangpo.