Fearing Chinese torture, Tibetan youth stabs self to death
After being man hunted by Chinese security personnel for months, a Tibetan youth who had participated in an anti-China protest in Drango, eastern Tibet, stabbed himself to death on March 29. Gonpo Rigzin, 25, had taken part in the January 23 mass protests in Drango
The Dalai Lama to address mass solidarity rally for Tibet
Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama is scheduled to address a mass solidarity rally for Tibet in Vienna, Austria on May 26. According to organisers, over 10,000 people are expected to attend the Europe-wide rally.
Can China be Trusted to Keep a Bargain?
The bargain that the Obama administration thought it had made with China, regarding the fate of blind human rights legal advocate Chen Guangcheng, has now fallen apart. The New York Times reports that American officials admit to “bungling” the case.
200 women in Amdo march demanding release of fellow Tibetans
In a strong show of defiance against Chinese authorities, around 200 Tibetan women in the Ngaba region of eastern Tibet marched towards the Chinese district office last week demanding the release of fellow Tibetans arrested in recent times.