New York Times - 2 hours ago Free Tibet, a group based in London, said tensions remained high into the evening after the shootings in Luhuo, which is known in Tibetan as Draggo and located in westernmost Sichuan Province, near the border with Tibet. It was the second reported ... |
Christian Science Monitor - 7 hours ago And in Tibet, desperation has clearly been the case, motiving a string of self-immolations despite a Buddhist reverence for life. |
The Asian Age - 7 hours ago The People's Republic of China has once again hammered home to India its inflexible hardline on the status of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, considered by China to be their “lost territory” of Xhang Nan or Southern Tibet. |
The Associated Press - Jan 19, 2012 BEIJING (AP) - For a fifth straight year, China plans to closeTibet to foreign travelers during a sensitive period starting in mid-February, travel agents said Thursday. |
Phayul - 18 hours ago They back up this argument by citing what they observe as some sort of chasm that exists between Tibetans within and outside Tibet. Most of the Tibetans in exile are understandably annoyed when they hear such comments. But if we take care to think it ... |
AsiaNews.it - 16 hours ago Chinese repression in Tibet continues unabated. Dharamsala (AsiaNews/RFA) - Geshi Tsultrim Gyatso, a Buddhist monk respected for his religious activities and commitment to Tibetan culture, died from the effects of torture by Chinese police during six ... |
Eurasia Review - Jan 20, 2012 His taped message, spoken in Tibet's Amdo dialect and running for about nine minutes, was found wrapped in his yellow robe. |
Tibetan Culture & News Online - 4 hours ago Two abbots along with seven monks of Karma Monastery (Ch: Gama) at Chamdo County in Chamdo Prefecture (Tibet Autonomous Region) were arrested around 29 October 2011, according to information received by TCHRD. |
Ahram Online - 14 hours ago Police opened fire on Tibetan protesters in China on Monday, killing at least one person and injuring scores of others, a rights group and the Tibetan government-in-exile said. |
Daily Aztec - 19 hours ago By Ana Ceballos, Executives from San Diego State, University of California San Diego and University of San Diego joined to announce the inaugural public visit of the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama, to San Diego on April 18 ... |
New York Times - Jan 14, 2012 It appeared that at least two people had been hit by gunfire, and one of those might have been killed, said Kate Saunders, a spokeswoman for International Campaign for Tibet, which is based in Washington. Ms. Saunders said the group had spoken to at ... |
Newsday - Jan 20, 2012 Click here China to again close Tibet during sensitive period Published: January 19, 2012 11:31 AM By The Associated Press CHRISTOPHER BODEEN (Associated Press) (AP) -- For a fifth straight year, China plans to close Tibet to foreign travelers during a ... |
The Guardian - Jan 11, 2012 The actor Richard Gere has labelled China the world's "largest hypocrisy" and condemned the communist nation's continuing occupation of Tibet during a television interview at a religious event in India. Gere, a Buddhist who is a devotee of the Dalai... |
Times of India - Jan 17, 2012 The extension of a landmark railway line from Tibet's capital Lhasa to its second-largest city Xigaze, located close to Indian border, is in full swing and will be completed by 2015. |
China Daily - Jan 17, 2012 LHASA - A pharmaceutical company in southwest China's Tibetautonomous region went public Tuesday, the 11th in the underdeveloped plateau region. |
India Today - Jan 1, 2012 Though we share thousands of kilometers of our border withTibet, our knowledge of that country woeful. One reason for it the forbidding presence the Himalayas that limits intercourse. |
Wall Street Journal - Jan 3, 2012 By LEE LAWRENCE Is there any comic-book character who hasn't been to Tibet? Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Tintin, superheroes like Spy Smasher and the Green Lama—even hand-drawn US sailors have battled in landlocked Tibet, lobbing grenades into Japanese ... |
Shanghaiist - 8 hours ago Aaron Davies of TNT Magazine writes about his time travelling through Tibet. Contact the author of this article or email tips@shanghaiist. |
Xinhua - Jan 20, 2012 Chinese ambassador to Thailand Guan Mu (2nd R, front) cuts the ribbon for the opening ceremony of the photo exhibition entitled "Tibet: Road to Heaven" in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, Jan. 20, 2012. The 16-day event, held at Siam Paragon department in ... |
Voice of America - Jan 20, 2012 “Some twelve heavy security checkpoints have been placed between the Nepal-Tibet border (Chi:Zhangmu) and Lhasa. Extra units of personnel from the Public Security Bureau were posted to stop and search Tibetan devotees returning to Tibet” said Thubten ... |