Lhasa under heavy lockdown, Hundreds arrested
In reports coming out of Tibet, Lhasa is currently reeling under a heavy security lockdown following Sunday’s twin self-immolations. Hundreds of Tibetans are believed to have been detained, including many who had witnessed the self-immolations
Thousands attend Rikyo’s funeral
Rikyo, the mother of three, who set herself ablaze yesterday in Zamthang, eastern Tibet was given a grand funeral ceremony by local Tibetans at around 11 pm (local time) later that day.
School students shave heads, Sit on fast for Tibet
As the human rights crisis in Tibet shows no sign of improvement, 160 Tibetan school students today began a 12-hour hunger strike in the Tibetan exile headquarters of Dharamshala.