Ngaba falls into deeper turmoil; Another self-immolation and shootouts reported
In reports coming out of Tibet, a self-immolation by a Tibetan layman earlier today in Ngaba, eastern Tibet, has triggered a mass demonstration resulting in the death of one woman due to bullet wounds.
The self-immolation, the 16th since March last year, occurred at around 1.30 pm Tibet time in the distraught Ngaba region
Nepal arrests hundreds of Tibetans ahead of Wen’s five-hour visit
In the single biggest arrest of Tibetans on Nepali soil, police on Thursday night arrested hundreds of Tibetans for “illegally entering” the country. The Tibetans were arrested on the outskirts of the capital Kathmandu near Thankot in four separate buses coming from India
The Dalai Lama returns to his exile home
Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama today returned to his exile home of Dharamshala, northern India after successfully concluding his 32nd Kalachakra teachings. Over 200,000 devotees attended the Kalachakra teachings held from January 1-10, in Bodh Gaya from 63 countries