Tibet

Two young Tibetan men set fire to themselves outside one of Tibet's holiest shrines, the Jokhang Temple, in the first self-immolation in Lhasa.

Annette Lantos, wife of the late Congressman Tom Lantos, has written a letter to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) defending Voice of America China broadcasts in Tibetan and Cantonese.

Hollywood star John Savage of the film 'The Deer Hunter' launches here yet another powerful performance concerning social justice- this time, in South Africa with his new film titled 'A Small Town Called Descent.'

In March 1959, the revolt against the Chinese presence in Tibet that had begun in eastern Tibet and reached to Lhasa, Tibet's capital, erupted in a popular uprising.

What is the UN doing? In 2008, Louise Harbour, UN High Commissioner for Human rights voiced concerns about tensions in Tibet but what is happening now? Can we not do anything to protect a population against torture, repression and violence?

Tibetan student killed, several injured, after police open fire in Ngaba; news of two more prayer vigils for New Year

Tibetans before trade: Harper must convey Canada's deep concern over escalating violence

There has been an escalation of tensions in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba) today after the violent actions of police towards a Tibetan who set himself on fire led to armed police shooting into a crowd.

In a separate incident not linked to events in Achok over the past few days, a Tibetan man called Chonjor from Achok was beaten to death by police after he was stopped for driving a motorbike in Labrang.

Tibetans held a vigil in a Tibetan area of Qinghai province following the self-immolation of a Tibetan, Sonam Wangyal, believed to be a reincarnate lama, yesterday, according to the Tibetan sources in exile.

According to one source, the treatment of the Tibetan, who has been named as Chonjor, was particularly severe because police suspected him of being someone else, although further details are not known.

Tibet is virtually an island in the sky, so vast that it impacts global wind circulation, draws the Asian monsoons deep inland, and is even affecting storm tracks of the north Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

Reports are reaching ICT from exile Tibetans in India about the self-immolation of a former monk in his forties in Chamdo (Chinese: Changdu or Qamdo) prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region today (December 1).

A Tibetan nun called Palden Choetso set fire to herself yesterday (November 3) in Kardze (Chinese: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan, the Tibetan area of Kham.

Heavy security measures have been reported in and around the area of the Tibetan Buddhist Kirti monastery, which houses some 2,500 monks, and other monasteries in Aba county,

The United States also urged the Chinese leaders to address counterproductive policies in Tibetan areas that have created tensions; and to protect Tibet's unique religious, cultural, and linguistic identity.

The Chinese state media reported the self-immolation in a Xinhua report on October 8, saying that two Tibetans were 'slightly injured' after a 'self-immolation attempt' in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan (th

A 17-year old monk from Kirti monastery immolated himself in Ngaba county town at approximately 2:00 pm local time today, according to Tibetans in exile in contact with Tibetans in the area.

Two more Tibetan monks from Kirti monastery set themselves on fire calling for religious freedom

The 23 Tibetan refugees had been detained by Nepalese immigration authorities in Kathmandu since September 11-13 after they were arrested by police in border areas.