Torch bearer pulls out of Canberra relay
One of the high-profile torch bearers has pulled out of the Olympic torch relay which will run through Canberra on Thursday
Nepal: 139 Tibetans arrested after protest at UN House
Over 200 Tibetan volunteers staged a peaceful demonstration at the UN House in Pulchowk, Kathmandu this afternoon to request UN’s intervention in alleviating the alleged mal-treatment
Barroso to ‘confront’ China over Tibet on official visit
The head of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, is set to challenge China’s leaders over their handling of the Tibet crisis when he leads a mission to Beijing on Thursday. Barroso “intends
Thailand and Malaysian leg of the torch
Around 100 pro-Tibet supporters showed up as the Olympic torch was carried from Bangkok’s Chinatown where it embarked upon a 10 kilometer long relay guarded by over 2,000 Thai police cautioning
Vilified Chinese student defends Tibet protest role
A Chinese student studying in the United States has defended her role in a protest over Tibet at a U.S. university campus, which has made her and her family the target of a hate campaign
China launches education drive in Lhasa
China’s Communist Party has launched a political education drive in Tibet’s restive capital, Lhasa, vowing a long campaign to attack pro-independence sentiment and support for the Dalai Lama
Minister alarmed by ‘hooligan’ fears
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says he is concerned that the Olympic torch relay through Canberra will be swept up in violence akin to football hooliganism
Largest Tibetan Vigil in Kathmandu
The Nepal Tibetan Solidarity Forum organized the largest Tibetan candlelight vigil in Kathmandu April 20 which saw participation from over 2000 Tibetans