What was supposed to be just a birthday party for Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu as he turns 80 next week has now turned into a political issue after the former Anglican archbishop invited fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate and dear friend the Dalai Lama to the birthday celebration and be at the center of the Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture on the 8th...

A second self-immolation this year carried out by a Tibetan Buddhist monk has been confirmed to have occurred in the province of Sichuan of south western China. This self-immolation represents the lack of significant loosening in the relations between the Chinese government and the Tibetan people as both sides claim their rights. Moreover the self-immolations show deep...