Prayers and protests mark Losar
Tibetans inside and outside Tibet observed the Tibetan new year, Losar, with prayers and protests as a mark of respect and solidarity with the ongoing critical situation in Tibet. The Tibetan lunar new year, which this year fell on February 11, saw muted celebrations for the fifth year in a row, following China’s brutal crackdown
China sentences Tibetan for spreading ‘Tibetan independence opinions’
In continuing crackdown on Tibetans in connection with the wave of self-immolation protests in Tibet, a 60-year-old Tibetan has been sentenced to four years in prison for spreading opinions related to Tibetan independence. A Chinese court in the Malho region of eastern Tibet convicted the Tibetan herdsman