Breaking: Tibet self-immolation toll reaches 90, Fears over major protests in Barkham
In reports just in, a Tibetan man today set himself on fire in Shagdom region on Ngaba, eastern Tibet in an apparent protest against China’s occupation of Tibet. The situation in the region is being described as ‘very tense’ with fears over eruption of major protests
France calls for EU ‘policy coordination’ on Tibet
France has called for the promotion of policy coordination in the European Union for “coherent actions” to support the Tibetan cause and advancing human rights and freedoms of Tibetans. The upper house of the French Parliament, Sénat, adopted a resolution
Court says SA govt ‘unreasonably delayed’ visa to the Dalai Lama
A court in South Africa on Thursday ruled that government officials “unreasonably delayed” a decision whether to grant His Holiness the Dalai Lama a visa last year, largely out of fears of angering the Chinese government.
Concern over Tibetan filmmaker’s well being following murder charges
In a strange turn of events which have raised serious concerns over the well being of Golog Jigme Gyatso, a Tibetan filmmaker, Chinese authorities in eastern Tibet have framed murder charges against the missing Tibetan monk.