Tibetan nomad in Machu arrested for 2008 protests
A Tibetan nomad was arrested in Machu, Kanlho, eastern Tibet for “spear-heading” protests in the Machu region during the 2008 pan-Tibet peaceful uprisings. Shonu Palden, 34, was arrested on June 18 from a local restaurant in Belpen Township
Italian city buckles under China, Withdraws plans to honor the Dalai Lama
The Italian city of Milan has withdrawn plans to bestow an honourary citizenship on Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama, reportedly under pressure from the Italian Foreign Ministry and the Chinese Embassy in Rome.
Tibetans take out torch vigil in Dharamshala
In solidarity and support with the ongoing wave of self-immolations inside Tibet, hundreds of Tibetans in the exile Tibetan seat of Dharamshala led a first of its kind torch vigil yesterday evening. Large torches, symbolic of the 42 Tibetans