India joins calls for Tibet dialogue, more protests
India joined a chorus of calls for dialogue on Sunday after pro-independence protests in Tibet spilled over into street violence, while Japan urged Beijing to consider the implications on the Olympic Games.
Fresh Protest broke out in Rebkong
According to the confirmed information just received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), on 16 March 2008, a fresh protest broke out in Rong Gonchen Monastery
Dalai Lama says he is committed to non-violence
The Dalai Lama says he is completely committed to non-violence and denies that he was behind the violence in Tibet. Tibet’s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama offered prayers for peace and security
At least seven shot dead in demonstration in Ngaba County
According to the latest confirmed information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), at least seven people were known to have been shot dead including monks
Dalai Lama condemns ‘Cultural Genocide’, calls for International probe
The Dalai Lama has called for an international probe into the current unrest and violence in Tibet. At a press conference in India, the exiled spiritual leader condemned what he described as
Independent UN investigation needed: Amnesty International
“The Chinese authorities should allow an independent UN investigation into the events of the last week in Tibet, particularly in the light of the sealing off of the region in recent days
News Just in-Fresh protest by Amdo Ngaba Kirti monks
Shortly after the end of morning prayer session, thousands of monks erupted into spontaneous protest by raising slogans calling for “Tibet independence”,
Whatever China does, Tibet will still demand its freedom
Beijing can be benevolent or brutal, but it will find that national identity lies at the heart of Tibetan demands for self-determination
China Alert, Monasteries Sealed
Hundreds of People’s Armed Police have surrounded 2 monasteries in Tibet to avoid further spread of the protests in Lhasa and other areas. Bumying Monastery in the eastern edge of Sershul town
US asks China for restraint in Tibet
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on China to exercise restraint in dealing with protests in Tibet as the