Historically, the "Tibetan Government in Exile" was a direct assertion of Tibet's sovereignty. When the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959, following China's occupation of Tibet, the government ...

My dissertation research examines how Chinese extra-territorial sovereignty in Nepal produces new modes of Tibetan refugee subjectivities. Despite attempts by Nepal and China to restrict Tibetan ...

and U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., were present to proclaim their support for the continuing struggle for Tibetan sovereignty. Also present were representatives from Madison’s Tibetan population.