Rights Groups Urged to Press China to End Tibet Repression
The Tibetan Solidarity Committee has urged countries and particularly the human rights organizations around the world to press the Chinese government to immediately halt all
Pokhara Tibetans pay tribute to Rongyal Adak
Rongyal Adak of Lithang risked his own safety when he protested against the Chinese at an annual horse racing function on August 1, 2007 in Tibet. To observe his act of bravery and fearlessness
Behind the Scenes: Amanpour ‘transfixed’ by Dalai Lama
I never knew much about Buddhism, and was not expecting much, spiritually, from covering the Dalai Lama. But what happened just goes to show how the unlikeliest events can affect you
Hunger Strikers battle it out on Day 6
Six days without food and water is no small feat. The hunger strikers at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar are now entering a critical stage. Though extremely weak they rely on their mental strength to fight
‘Save Tibet ‘ – Namgyal Lhamo’s sensational music video
If you thought that Tibetan music was just about ethereal loops that blended with spiritual chanting or if it was just a hash of contemporary sound and ethnic pop and if you believe that music
SFT to launch 24 hour online TV channel
The SFT has announced that it will launch Free Tibet 2008 Television (FT08.TV), a 24 hour online television channel broadcasting on the internet to go live from August 8 through
Nine German Olympians protest Chinese politics
Nine German Olympians have posed with pictures of Chinese dissidents held up in front of their faces to protest the country’s politics. The nine responded to a Suddeutsche Zeitung magazine request
Nepalese police arrest 150 Tibetan exiles at anti-China protest
Nepalese police Friday broke up an anti-China protest in the capital Kathmandu and arrested over 150 Tibetan exiles. The Tibetans, including Buddhist monks and nuns,
Guilty of Being Tibetan: Scenes from a Lhasa Prison
“Before, this was the best place, but now it’s like a prison. When I watch TV, everything is lies. So I walk in the streets where the soldiers ask for my identity papers. If there’s the
Restrictions on Net Access in China Seem Relaxed
The Chinese authorities appear to have lifted some of the restrictions that blocked Web sites for journalists working at the Olympic Village although other politically sensitive sites