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Tibetans Fired Upon in Protest in China

New York Times - 
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 ...

Self-immolation as protect tactic rises in Tibet, Middle East

Christian Science Monitor - 
And in Tibet, desperation has clearly been the case, motiving a string of self-immolations despite a Buddhist reverence for life.

Beware of the tiger on the mountaintop

The Asian Age - 
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.

China to again close Tibet during sensitive period

The Associated Press - 
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.

The Heart of the Matter! by Tenzin Nyinjey

Phayul - 
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 ...

Buddhist monk dies from police torture

AsiaNews.it - 
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 ...

Tibet: Dead Lama Urged Unity

Eurasia Review - 
His taped message, spoken in Tibet's Amdo dialect and running for about nine minutes, was found wrapped in his yellow robe.

Two Abbots of Karma Monastery Arrested

Tibetan Culture & News Online - 
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.

Police open fire on Tibetans in China, one dead: Free Tibet

Ahram Online - 
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.

Dalai Lama to visit SD universities in April

Daily Aztec - 
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 ...

China Forces Are Reported to Have Shot at Tibetans

New York Times - 
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 ...

China to again close Tibet during sensitive period

Newsday - 
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 ...

Richard Gere labels China 'the largest hypocrisy in the world'

The Guardian - 
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...

Chinese rail link to Tibetan town near India to be completed in three years

Times of India - 
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.

Tibet sees 11th company go public

China Daily - 
LHASA - A pharmaceutical company in southwest China's Tibetautonomous region went public Tuesday, the 11th in the underdeveloped plateau region.

Tibet: So near yet so far

India Today - 
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.

Tibet Goes KABOOM!

Wall Street Journal - 
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 ...

Today's Links: 3 billion train trips, a thousand tonnes of trash, Twitter and ...

Shanghaiist - 
Aaron Davies of TNT Magazine writes about his time travelling through Tibet. Contact the author of this article or email tips@shanghaiist.

Photo exhibition "Tibet: Road to Heaven" held in Bangkok

Xinhua - 
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 ...

CTA Condemns China's strict vigilance on returning pilgrims

Voice of America - 
“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 ...