Chinese Activists Say Protesters Detained

China’s government is detaining people who were protesting problems ranging from poor health care to property seizures as the country’s ceremonial parliament prepares to open its annual session, activists and human rights groups said Friday.

Large crowd at Leeds Tibetan Nuns talk

On March 2nd 2006, the Free Tibet Soc at Leeds University and Amnesty International at Leeds Uni held a talk by two of the Drapchi 14, Namdrol Lhamo and Gyaltsen Drolkar. Students for a Free Tibet UK arranged the talk.

Warmest winter ever in Tibet

Weather watchers in Qinghai Province and the Tibet Autonomous Region in northwest China have reported the highest winter temperatures ever recorded.