Monthly Archives: March, 2008

Chinese state news agency has confirmed the death of 7 people, reports the Associated Press

Chinese military vehicles patrolled the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, early Saturday after spreading anti-Chinese protests turned violent

Dozens of Tibetans, young and old, held a noisy protest against Chinese rule outside the United Nations today while

Chinese armed police have killed around 100 Tibetans and injured many others for taking part in peaceful demonstrations, according to unconfirmed sources

Police scuffled Friday with about 1,000 protesters, including dozens of Buddhist monks, during a rally in Katmandu in

Around 80 Tibetans have been arrested by police this evening. The Tibetans were protesting at the Chinese Embassy in the Indian capital against the massive crackdown

Hundreds and thousands of Tibetans and several foreign supporters held candle light vigil in Dharamsala on Friday, March 14, 2008, to express their solidarity as fellow Tibetans steered strings of protest demonstrations across Tibet against China’s occupation of Tibet. The exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama on Friday called on the Chinese leadership to "stop using force and address the long-simmering resentment of the Tibetan people through dialogue with the Tibetan people," amidst reports of Tibetans killed in the protests. (Photo by Tenzin Dasel / Phayul.com)

Human Rights Watch Friday asked India, Nepal and China to release Tibetans detained for trying to observe their 1959 uprising day against Chinese rule

Chinese police fired on rioting Tibetan protesters in Lhasa on Friday, killing at least two people, as Tibetans torched cars and shops and anti-Chinese demonstrators surged

At least two people have reportedly been shot dead by Chinese police in the protests that erupted in Lhasa, Tibet's capital