The Dalai Lama has said the Olympics were an opportunity for the world to remind China of its human rights record, but insisted he supported Beijing's hosting of the games.
Over 500 Tibetans took part in a candle light vigil led by Nepal Tibet Solidarity Committee (NTSC), which was formed on 22 March, in Kathmandu’s Boudha compound on Wednesday
China warned Europe on Thursday not to interfere with the situation in Tibet ahead of a two-day meeting of foreign ministers from the 27-member European Union.
A Tibetan Buddhist monk, centre, cries as he and fellow monks disrupted an official news briefing at the Jokhang Temple, one of Tibet's holiest shrines in capital Lhasa Thursday, March 27, 2008. About 30 Buddhist monks ambushed the government-managed tour, screaming that there was no religious freedom and that the Dalai Lama was not to blame for Lhasa's recent violence. The group protested against Chinese rule, as AP reporter at the scene described one young monk who yelled “Tibet is not free! Tibet is not free” and then burst into tears. (phayul.com / AP Photo)
They were the 15 youthful Tibetan monks – three still in their teens – who sparked a rebellion by daring to speak out against China's repression of their homeland
A group of monks disrupted a government-managed tour by foreign reporters to Tibet's capital on Thursday, screaming there was no religious freedom and that the Dalai Lama was not to blame
A group of Tibetan monks disrupted an official news briefing at a key temple in Lhasa on Thursday, accusing Chinese authorities of lying after more than two weeks of unrest
