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Monthly Archives: March, 2008

49th Anniversary of Tibetan Women’s Uprising

The Tibetan Women's Uprising was a direct impetus to the March 10th Uprising of 1959. In the aftermath of the Uprising, an estimated 3,000 women met publicly at Drebu Lingka, the ground

China closes Everest on Tibet side to climbing expeditions

The Chinese authorities have announced that the north side of Mt Chomolungma (Everest), which is in Tibet, will be closed to expeditions, and according to another reliable source

Protesters mark 49th anniversary of Tibet uprising to end Chinese rule

More than 100 people marched down Michigan Avenue on Monday as part of a national effort to mark the 49th anniversary of a massive and historic protest against China's rule of Tibet

A reminder to China that the world has not forgotten Tibet

It has been decades since calls for greater independence in Tibet have been so vocal. Now acts of defiance against Chinese rule in the region are springing up all over the world

Chinese Police Fire Tear-Gas at Protesting Tibetan Monks

Armed Chinese police fired tear-gas Tuesday to disperse a crowd of several hundred protesting Tibetan Buddhist monks near the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports.

Tibetans protest Olympic torch in San Francisco

Tibetan immigrants protesting Chinese control of their homeland vowed to make San Francisco, the only U.S. city to host the Olympic torch relay, the focal

Tibetans arrested in Tibet under fear of torture and inhuman treatment: TCHRD

Tibetans arrested from Barkhor in Lhasa are under fear of torture and inhuman treatment, a Tibetan rights body said on Tuesday. The group also said it received the names of four of the

March to Tibet: 2008

Exiled Tibetans, accompanied by supporters, walk along the hilly road on the outskirts of Dharamsala, the seat of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile in India, on the second day of their return march to Tibet. The “100 Core Marchers” on Tuesday morning braved Indian police order, served late Monday night, restraining them from leaving the local district to continue with their march. The marchers are determined to cover 20kms each day. The marchers were Tuesday still 40kms from the district border and were uncertain when the police would stop them. (Photo by Tenzin Dasel / Phayul.com)

Crowd rallies for a free Tibet

Protesters gathered Monday in Union Square for the 49th Tibetan National Uprising Day. Organizers stood on a stage and led an audience of hundreds, many waving Tibetan flags

300 demonstrators in Marseille to support Return March to Tibet

Around 300 people gathered in Marseille (France) to commemorate the Tibetan Uprising Day. This year, the demonstration has a specific angle: to publicly contest the Beijing Olympics and support

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