China deports Tibet activists for hanging sign in Beijing
A Canadian-Australian activist from Vancouver was deported from Beijing after being detained by police for unfurling a giant “Free Tibet” banner in front of China Central Television’s Beijing
TYC resumes hunger strike with a fresh group; observes India’s Independence Day
The Tibetan Youth Congress has today launched the third batch of hunger strikers with renewed vengeance. After the second volume of six men were forced to the hospital August 14, TYC
Tibetan women celebrate Raksha Bandhan to cherish “brotherhood with India”
Members of the regional Tibetan Women’s Association (RTWA) of Dharamsala on Saturday organized a symbolic celebration of ‘Raksha Bandhan’, a Hindu festival of tying ‘rakhi‘ (a piece of holy thread)
YouTube stands up to IOC over Free Tibet video
The International Olympic Committee has withdrawn a DCMA takedown notice that targeted a two-minute long YouTube video of a Students for a Free Tibet protest at the Chinese consulate in New York
Ethnic unity in China, with the Han on top
Beijing’s China Ethnic Culture Park features what it calls “precise re-creations” of life for all China’s 56 ethnic groups, but one thing seems in short supply: actual ethnic minorities
Pro-Tibet protester returns home after arrest in Beijing
The 24-year-old Montreal man arrested one week ago during a pro-Tibet demonstration at the Beijing Olympic Games returned home last night
Don’t mention the carcinogenic water: media guidelines leaked
Beijing’s propaganda mandarins have issued a 21-point edict on Olympic coverage for domestic media that goes some way to explaining the different perception of the games within and
High Profile Tibet “Flash Mob” in NYC’s Grand Central
Around 250 Tibetans and supporters gathered in NYC’s famous Grand Central Terminal today for a high profile “flash mob”. At around 6:00pm groups of students, monks, children, businessmen