Man sets himself alight in anti-China protest
A man doused himself with gasoline and set himself alight during a protest Friday by ethnic Uighurs outside the Chinese Embassy in Turkey
300 Tibetan protesters arrested in Nepal
Nepal police on Saturday said they detained at least 300 Tibetan protesters in the capital who were seeking to draw some of the spotlight away from the Beijing Olympics
Hundreds gather in Toronto to protest China’s treatment of Tibetans
About 200 people took to the streets of Toronto on Friday to protest what they say are ongoing human rights violations taking place in China. The group, which consisted mostly of Tibetan and
Arrested marchers released; Tenzin Tsundue reported to be in weak physical condition
The 56 Tibetans who were arrested some twenty kilometers from the Indo-Tibet border August 4 went on a hunger strike in police custody, denying themselves both food and water. They were released
Tibetan Government treats Nepal Maoists’ “brainwashing” allegation “baseless”
Tibetan Government-in-exile (TGIE) has rejected Nepal Maoists’ allegation accusing the exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama of brainwashing Nepalese Children as a “baseless” one
Tibetans Arrested for Civil Disobedience at NYC Chinese Consulate
On the day of the 2008 Beijing Olympic opening ceremonies 10 local Tibetans chained themselves to each other and to police barricades outside of the Chinese Consulate. Others sat down on the West
Tibetan filmmaker’s documentary lands him in Chinese prison
Amateur filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen, 37 and his helper Golog Jigme, a monk were detained for secretly interviewing and filming Tibetans in the eastern region of Amdo and across the Tibetan
SF Team Tibet protests on Golden Gate Bridge
Hours after the Beijing Olympic started in China, Tibetan groups in San Francisco under the banner of San Francisco Team Tibet protested peacefully by marching on the Golden Gate Bridge at noon
Hong Kong police eject Tibet activist from Olympic venue
A pro-Tibet activist in Hong Kong said Saturday she was forced to leave the Olympic equestrian venue as the Games got under way here on Saturday. The Hong Kong university student, who has
Pro-Tibet protest held at Chinese Consulate in Chicago
As China celebrated the opening day of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, more than 500 protesters marched through the streets of Chicago against the country’s 57-year occupation of Tibet