Elderly Tibetan woman brutally beaten for refusing to denounce Dalai Lama
Following the protests by monks in Drango (Ch: Luhuo) County on 24 March, leading to the death of an 18-year-old monk and the subsequent solidarity protest on 25 March
Polish PM to boycott Beijing Olympics opening ceremony
Polish prime minister Donald Tusk has said he would boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. What measures should be taken by Polish politicians and athletes
Sheffield shop vandalised for supporting Tibet
What price freedom of expression? In an extraordinary echo of the repressive stance taken by the Chinese authorities in Tibet, The Natural Bed Company in Sheffield had its window smashed
Tibetan exile parliament seek UN’s top rights body to investigate unrest in Tibet
The speaker of the Tibetan parliament-in-exile says the U.N.’s top rights body should conduct an independent inquiry into the recent unrest in Tibet.
International Tibet Scholars Call on China to End Harsh Repressions in Tibet, Should Stop Tactic of Blaming the Dalai Lama
An international group of Tibet scholars have asked President Hu Jintao and China to take steps to end the harsh repression in Tibet saying “that silence is no longer an option for a group whose
Hundreds protest over Tibet
Several hundred protestors gathered outside the Chinese Embassy in Budapest last Thursday to register their anger over China’s brutal crackdown on demonstrations in Tibet
Beijing protest dampens plan for 2012 torch relay
The Olympic torch relay could be scaled down for the London Olympics amid concerns that it has become a magnet for protesters. Members of the International Olympic Committee are expected
Exiled Tibetan Government says full freedom must be given to visiting foreign journalists
While welcoming Chinese authorities’ decision allowing a select group of foreign journalists into Tibet’s capital Lhasa, Tibetan Government-in-Exile today urged China to give full freedom
Dalai Lama says Olympics a chance to tell China of rights
The Dalai Lama has said the Olympics were an opportunity for the world to remind China of its human rights record, but insisted he supported Beijing’s hosting of the games.
Tibetan Solidarity Committee leads first Vigil Protest in Nepal
Over 500 Tibetans took part in a candle light vigil led by Nepal Tibet Solidarity Committee (NTSC), which was formed on 22 March, in Kathmandu’s Boudha compound on Wednesday