A copy of an email sent from the Chinese Embassy (below) to City Manager Gary O’Connell notes the “grave concerns” of the People’s Republic of China over City Council’s decision to fly the Tibetan flag over City Hall March
Chinese authorities in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) have given protesting monks until March 8 to return to Jesho Baikar monastery or face “serious consequences,” Tibetan sources say
On Monday 10th March Tibetans and their supporters will mark the anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan Uprising with colourful public events in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Brisbane
China's top official in Tibet on Friday accused the Himalayan region's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, of seeking to sabotage the Beijing Olympics
After months of painstaking preparations, series of grassroot level meetings and non-violent direct action trainings, exiled Tibetans are all set to take their “return march to Tibet”
Stability in the occasionally restive region of Tibet, where many remain loyal to the exiled Dalai Lama, has a bearing on the stability of China as a whole, newspapers on Friday
Vancouver-based activist Tenzin Lhalungpa believes 2008 is especially significant for Tibetans, who continue to oppose the policies of the Chinese government in their homeland
Pop singer Björk performs a solo concert Sunday in Shanghai. The Icelandic singer has upset China after she declared "Tibet! Tibet!" to end a passionate performance of her song "Declare Independence" during a concert in China. The outburst, at the finale of Björk's Sunday night concert in Shanghai, made audience members uneasy because it publicly touched on Tibetan resistance to Chinese rule, and set off complaints online. She kept chanting "Tibet! Tibet!" throughout the closing of the song. (AP photo)
Over 100 political figures and human rights activists from 12 countries, including Tibet took part in the forum to deliberate on how to motivate global powers to boycott the Beijing Olympics
