Chinese goons attack Tibetan villagers over border dispute, Three critically injured
A long-running border dispute between local Tibetans and Chinese in eastern Tibet turned ugly when around a hundred hired Chinese goons attacked a Tibetan village security post and wounded 17 Tibetans, including three who are in critical condition.
China sentences three Tibetans for up to 10 years for rescuing self-immolator
In yet another case of harsh sentencing of Tibetans in connection with the ongoing wave of self-immolation protests inside Tibet, a Chinese court in eastern Tibet has sentenced three Tibetans for up to ten years in prison for their crimes of trying to rescue a Tibetan self-immolator from falling into the hands of Chinese authorities.
China celebrates 60 years of Kanlho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture without Tibetans
In a move that spoke significantly of China’s rule or lack thereof, over Tibet, local Tibetans were recently barred from attending an official celebration commemorating the “60th founding anniversary of the Kanlho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture” held by the provincial government of China’s Gansu province.
Dharamshala holds candle vigil for latest self-immolator Kunchok Sonam
Around a hundred Tibetans and supporters gathered on Sunday evening at McLeod Ganj square in the exile Tibetan headquarters of Dharamshala for a candle light vigil in solidarity with Kunchok Sonam, the latest Tibetan self-immolator. Kunchok Sonam, an 18-year-old monk of the Thangkor Sogtsang Monastery in Zoege region