Breaking: Two Tibetans self-immolate calling for Tibet’s independence
In reports coming out of Tibet, two young Tibetans set themselves on fire today in Zatoe town of Keygudo, Kham, eastern Tibet calling for Tibet’s independence and long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Meeting of global icons: The Dalai Lama meets Suu Kyi on her birthday
Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama met Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday in London on the latter’s 67th birthday. This was the first time that the two Nobel Peace Laureates were meeting.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Icons of Peace: Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama greets Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in London, England, on June 19, 2012. (Photo/Jeremy Russell/OHHDL)
Tibetan tortured to death for pro-independence posters
A Tibetan monk has been tortured to death by the Chinese police in Nyagrong, Kardze eastern Tibet. Karwang, 36, a monk at the Nyagrong Monastery, was detained on charges of putting up pro-independence posters on the walls of a Chinese government building in the region.