French Foreign Minister will meet the Dalai Lama: French media
Day after the announcement by former presidential candidate Segolene Royal’s decision to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama, French media reports that foreign minister Bernard Kouchner, will also
Tibetan exiles, supporters worldwide to observe 12-hour fasting on August 30
Tibetan Solidarity Committee today announced Tibetans exiles and supporters of Tibet’s cause around the world were to sit for a 12-hour fasting on August 30 in their effort to resolve the current crisis
Medical Care Forced on Second Batch of Fasting Tibetans
After a much anticipated wait the police finally came down on TYC and took the hunger strikers in the afternoon today. A medical team came calling and deemed four of the six men critical. They
1,000 Tibetan protesters arrested in Nepal: police
Stick-wielding police in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu arrested at least 1,000 Tibetan exiles as they protested outside a Chinese embassy building, police and witnesses said Thursday
French rights minister hopes to meet Dalai Lama
France’s human rights minister, Rama Yade, said Thursday she hopes to see the Dalai Lama while he visits France, although the exiled Tibetan spiritual guide dropped plans to meet President
IOC: China should not prevent media from reporting
The International Olympic Committee said Thursday it frowned on the actions of Chinese security officials who allegedly manhandled a British journalist as he tried to report on a pro-Tibet
Cyclist Cadel Evans speaks out on Tibet as he leaves Beijing
Australian cyclist Cadel Evans has flown out of the Beijing Olympics today, voicing his opinion on the situation in Tibet. Evans, who finished fifth in the men’s road cycling individual time trial
Arrested in Tibet: A Young American’s Journey of Fear
Wen-Yan King listens to Devendra Banhart, The Temptations and The Beatles. She likes hash browns. She drinks too much coffee. The Lion King is her all time favorite feel-good movie. Her
China deports pro-Tibet activists
Eight pro-Tibet activists who staged a protest near Beijing’s main Olympic venues have been deported, a spokeswoman for the group Students for a Free Tibet says