Support for Tibet grows in the US ahead of Xi’s visit
In growing international attention on the prevailing climate of violence and repression in Tibet, members of the United States Congress have issued statements urging President Obama to raise Tibet
Archbishop Tutu promises the Dalai Lama to meet again in a free Tibet
Speaking at a public felicitation ceremony held in his honour in the north Indian town of Dharamshala, the South African anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu promised his ‘good friend’ the Dalai Lama that he will see him again in a “free Tibet”.
Protests spread in Tibet: Hundreds rise up in Nagnchen
The ongoing protests in Tibet are now spilling onto other adjoining regions with peaceful demonstrations now being reported from the Nangchen region of eastern Tibet.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Dharamshala
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people shares a light moment with Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the courtyard of Tsug-la Khang during a public welcome ceremony held in honour of Archbishop Tutu’s first visit to the Tibetan exile headquarters of Dharamshala on February 10, 2012. (Phayul photo/Norbu Wangyal)
Tibet continues to burn: Another self-immolation reported – Updated
There are reports of yet another self-immolation that took place yesterday in the Keygudo (Ch: Yushu) region of eastern Tibet. Although initial reports are scare, the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile has identified the Tibetan as Sonam Rabyang, a monk in his late thirties from the La Monastery in Tridu, Keygudo.