Dharamsala: A monk named Tamchoe Sangpo of Bongthak Monastery from Sanga village had self immolated on 17th February 2012. Sangpo was a teacher at the monastic school and a member of the Democratic Management Committee of the Monastery, Themchen county, Amdho, north-eastern Tibet.

Dharamsala: The former president of Gu Chu Suum (an organization of ex political prisoners), Ngawang Weobor received information from Tibet of an unidentified Tibetan who was earlier living in Lhasa and was sent back to the Qinghai province. This is the case of many Tibetans following the two self immolations that took place in Lhasa at the end of May 2012 as the crackdown in Lhasa continues.

Dharamshala: The Brooklyn film festival was held between the 1st and the 10th of June 2012.  From over 100 films from 30 countries all over the world, a Tibetan film called Old Dog, directed by Pema Tseden won The Best Narrative Feature Award and a cash prize of 57,000 dollars.

Dharamshala: Over the past few weeks, a huge amount of weapons were seen to be used by the Tibetan nomads in the region of Amdo, Tibet's north eastern region. Many of the nomads were seen to have concealed their weapons under their traditional Tibetan costume.

Dharamsala: On 6th June, Chinese travel agencies announced that foreign travelers are no longer allowed to visit Tibet. This ban is Beijing's response to the recent self immolations in the region. Major travel agencies said they were told by Tibetan tourism authorities in late May that travellers from other countries would not be allowed into the region and said they had no idea how long the ban would last.

Dharamsala: - On May 27, two men from Ngaba county - Tseten Dorjee and Dhargye - self-immolated in Lhasa.  While Tseten Dorjee succumbed to his injuries, Dhargye's whereabouts are unknown, even though the state media has reported that he is in hospital recuperating. Now fruther information has surfaced regarding Dhargye, the aftermath of the self-immolations and the brutal crackdown in Lhasa.