Dharamshala: - A total of 121 Tibetans who've self-immolated in Tibet are not drunk or overwhelmed by family problems and they believe in non-violence, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said at the 13th Nobel Peace Laureates' Summit that was held in Warsaw, the capital and largest city of Poland.

Dharamshala: - The UN human rights council Tuesday criticised China of arresting activists, curbing Internet use and suppressing ethnic minorities, as the UN formally reviewed its rights record for the first time since Xi Jinping became head of the communist regime.

Geneva - As UN member states arrived this morning for China's Universal Periodic Review, Tibet activists from three countries abseiled down the side of the United Nation's Palais de Nations and unfurled a 9x15 meter banner reading "China Fails Human Rights, UN: Stand Up for Tibet."

Mexico City, Mexico 14 October 2013 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama began a final busy day in Mexico City by giving an interview to Adela Micha of Televisa.

Paris, 16 October 2013: - The Chinese authorities have stepped up their persecution of independent Tibetan news providers in recent weeks, arresting three writers who are frequent information sources for external observers on the pretext that they carried out "political activities aimed at destroying social stability and dividing the Chinese homeland."

Dharamshala: - The spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, on October 14 sent a letter of condolence to the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the great loss of lives and devastation of property as a result of Cyclone Phailin.