Monks in Tibet go on hunger strike as protests spread
Tibetan monks have gone on hunger strike to demand the release of protesters detained during the region’s biggest demonstrations in almost 20 years, support groups said today
Delisting China from worst human rights violators upsets rights defender
Reporters Without Borders denounced the U.S. State Department’s decision to drop China from its list of the world’s worst human rights violators. “The situation in China is not, of
Photo Exhibit at UN Features the Dalai Lama
The portrait of the Dalai Lama features prominently in a photo-exhibition at the United Nations here which opened yesterday called, “Figures of Peace” along with
Military, Police at Tibetan Monasteries
Soldiers and police have been deployed around two Buddhist monasteries in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa where monks launched protests against Chinese rule earlier this week, witnesses and
Bjork’s Tibet outburst an isolated case, China says
Icelandic singer Bjork’s politically charged outburst at a recent Shanghai concert was an isolated case and would not affect foreign artists coming to China, a senior official said on Thursday
China Says Lhasa Stable After Monks Hold Rallies
China said Thursday the situation in the Tibetan capital Lhasa was stable after what rights groups described as the biggest protests there against Chinese rule in nearly 20 years.
Arrested Tibetan marchers stage hunger strike in police custody
Arrested Tibetan marchers stage hunger strike as state-run BSNL phone and internet service in McLeod remains badly disrupted. 100 Tibetan marchers, who have been stopped and forcibly
Tibetan protests ripple across mountain region
The biggest protests by Tibetan monks in almost two decades have spilled over into Chinese provinces populated by Tibetans as the government’s tough response drew condemnation
Indian police arrest Tibetan marchers
Tibetans stage Gandhian style sit-in before being forcibly taken away by police. On orders from the Central Government, at around 6:30am, Indian police blocked the March to Tibet and forcibly removed all