France urged to support Games ceremony boycott as new head of European Council
Reporters Without Borders called today on France, as new president of the European Council, and its European partners to say they would boycott the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Beijing on 8
Fiat apologizes to China for TV ad
Italian car maker Fiat has apologized to China over its new television commercial featuring U.S. actor Richard Gere and a reference to Tibet after Chinese newspapers carried reports about it
Tibet capital under tight guard for Olympic torch
Tibet’s capital Lhasa was under tight security on Friday as it readied to host the Olympic Games torch in a concerted display of China’s hold over the restive region
Tensions are High as the Olympic Torch Arrives in Lhasa
The Olympic torch relay will travel to the heavily guarded Tibetan capital, Lhasa, on 21 June after the three-day tour that was initially planned was cut to one day. The Tibetan Centre for Human
Arrested Tibetan marchers on hunger strike for second day
41 Tibetans headed to the Indo-Tibet border on Shipkila pass to restart the March to Tibet were arrested by Indian police in four separate incidents. 10 Tibetans arrested in Rampur
Southport MP emphasises need to maintain pressure on China over Tibet after Olympic Games
Southport MP John Pugh meets Dalai Lama and emphasises need to continue pressure on Chinese government over Tibet after Olympic Games
U.S. group protests Nepal arrest of Tibetan leaders
Nepalese authorities arrested three Tibetan leaders and charged them with anti-China activities, leading to protest from a pro-Tibet group based in Washington
Olympic Torch Flown to Tibet for One-Day Relay Through Lhasa
The Beijing Olympic Games torch will be flown to Tibet today for a shortened relay tomorrow through Lhasa, the regional capital hit by anti-China protests in March
Protesters in Swiss call for China to cancel Tibet leg of Olympic torch relay and allow international media access to Tibet
More than 250 Tibetans and supporters gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in Zurich, Switzerland three days before the Olympic torch is scheduled to arrive in Lhasa, Tibet’s capital
Hundreds of Tibetan exiles arrested in Nepal
Nepalese authorities Thursday detained at least 650 Tibetan exiles protesting against China’s policies in the province ahead of this weekend’s Olympic torch relay in Tibet, security officials