After the Mongol Prince Köden took control of the Kokonor region in 1239, he sent his general Doorda Darqan on a reconnaissance mission into Tibet in 1240. During this expedition the Kadampa monasteries of … See more

Tibetan exiles generally say that the number that have died in the Great Leap Forward, violence, or other unnatural causes since 1950 is approximately 1.2 million. However, this … See more

The Tibetan independence movement became cause-célèbre in the US and Europe as the words "Free Tibet" and the Tibetan flag gained worldwide fame in the press and public … See more

Agents of Western governments had infiltrated Tibet by the mid-1950s, a few years after Tibet had been annexed by the People's Republic of China. Beginning in the 1950s the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) trained Tibetans as paramilitaries. British See more

The status of Tibet before 1950, especially in the period between 1912 and 1950, is largely in dispute between supporters and opponents of Tibetan independence.
According to … See more

Organisations which support the Tibetan independence movement include:
• Tibetan Youth Congress – Located at Dharamsala, the seat of the Government of Tibet in Exile See more

Listed chronologically;
• Tibet: The Road Ahead by Dawa Norbu, 1997 HarperCollins Publishers India, ISBN 978-0-712-670630 See more