Tibetans, Chinese Security Forces Clash in Qinghai

Thousands of Tibetans in China’s Qinghai Province have clashed violently with security forces in a protest over alleged graft by officials in remote Yushu Prefecture, sources have told Radio Free Asia’s Tibetan service.

Richard Gere urges EU pressure on China over Tibet

Actor Richard Gere, campaigning for a free Tibet, has demanded Europe match the United States in appointing a special envoy for Tibet to increase pressure on China to end its occupation of the Buddhist region.

Passing through Lhasa

But for the old Tibetan quarters, almost all modern buildings, shops and cars here are owned or occupied by the newly settled Chinese – Vijay Kranti