Protest in Lhasa, China tightens security
A Tibetan man was arrested for shouting free Tibet slogans and distributing leaflets at Barkhor Square, the heart of the Tibetan capital city Lhasa, Wednesday. Namkha Gyaltsen, 25, was arrested shortly after
US to raise Tibet killings with Xi Jinping
The US government has said that it will raise the recent killings of Tibetans by security forces with Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping during his state visit next month.
The Dalai Lama to return to Dharamshala at month’s end
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will return back to his exile home of Dharamshala in north India at the end of this month. The 76-year old Tibetan leader is currently in New Delhi, recuperating from a minor eye surgery.
Another Tibetan killed in fresh protests
In reports coming out of Tibet, another Tibetan was killed and several others seriously injured in police firings in eastern Tibet earlier today. This is the third bloody incident this week when unarmed Tibetan demonstrators have been fired upon by Chinese security personnel.