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Monasteries under lockdown after three days of protest: fears of severe reprisals in Lhasa

Conditions are said to be increasingly tense within the three major monasteries in Lhasa, which are under lockdown and surrounded by troops following peaceful demonstrations over the last three days by hundreds of monks from Drepung

Tibetan Monks in Critical Condition After Attempted Suicide, as Protests Mount

Two Tibetan Buddhist monks are in critical condition after stabbing their wrists and chests amid mounting anti-Chinese protests in the Tibetan capital,

Monks in Tibet go on hunger strike as protests spread

Tibetan monks have gone on hunger strike to demand the release of protesters detained during the region's biggest demonstrations in almost 20 years, support groups said today

Delisting China from worst human rights violators upsets rights defender

Reporters Without Borders denounced the U.S. State Department’s decision to drop China from its list of the world’s worst human rights violators. “The situation in China is not, of

Photo Exhibit at UN Features the Dalai Lama

The portrait of the Dalai Lama features prominently in a photo-exhibition at the United Nations here which opened yesterday called, “Figures of Peace” along with

Military, Police at Tibetan Monasteries

Soldiers and police have been deployed around two Buddhist monasteries in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa where monks launched protests against Chinese rule earlier this week, witnesses and

Bjork’s Tibet outburst an isolated case, China says

Icelandic singer Bjork's politically charged outburst at a recent Shanghai concert was an isolated case and would not affect foreign artists coming to China, a senior official said on Thursday

China Says Lhasa Stable After Monks Hold Rallies

China said Thursday the situation in the Tibetan capital Lhasa was stable after what rights groups described as the biggest protests there against Chinese rule in nearly 20 years.

Arrested Tibetan marchers stage hunger strike in police custody

Arrested Tibetan marchers stage hunger strike as state-run BSNL phone and internet service in McLeod remains badly disrupted. 100 Tibetan marchers, who have been stopped and forcibly

Tibetan protests ripple across mountain region

The biggest protests by Tibetan monks in almost two decades have spilled over into Chinese provinces populated by Tibetans as the government's tough response drew condemnation

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