A three-day Tibetan culture festival, 'Spirit of Tibet,' began in New Delhi to highlight the region's heritage and raise awareness about its contemporary issues, particularly concerns over China's new 'Ethnic Unity Law' aimed at assimilation.

China has censored footage of the floods in Nepal and Tibet. Beijing authorities removed footage of the moment people fled before a wall of mud swept through the Gyirong border cr

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Some of the most dramatic footage from the deadly flash flooding is hidden from public view in China.

Since the disaster on August 26, coverage of news from the region – highly sensitive for Chinese authorities – has been limited to information released by Beijing, which focuses on rescue operations.

Exiled Tibetans and advocacy groups have accused China of heavily underreporting the death toll from devastating flooding in border regions with Nepal, claims Beijing rejected as "malicious

NUWAKOT, Nepal — Two days after waves nearly 30-feet high gushed down a river between Tibet and Nepal, wiping away communities for miles downstream, the death toll Saturday had risen to more than 670 people, according to the Associated Press.

Rights groups accuse China of intensifying censorship in Tibet after devastating mudslide on Nepal border - Rights groups say China has withheld information that could reveal intensity of devastation