Dharamsala: 17 February - Dharamsala: Another Tibetan self-immolated in protest of oppressive Chinese policies inside of Tibet. Dhamchoe Sangpo self immolated at around 6.00 AM Tibetan time in protest of recent restrictions imposed on the Bongthak Ewam Tare Shedrup Dhargey Ling Monastery in the Tsongon region of Amdo, eastern Tibet. He passed away shortly thereafter.

Dharamshala: - The Chinese clamp-down on the Tibetan intellectual diaspora continues to gather momentum. Chinese authorities in Central Tibet (Ch: Tibet Autonomous Region) have sentenced a Tibetan author to a two-year jail term on charges of writing a book about the 2008 mass protests in Tibet, according to a report received on February 14th.