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US Senators urge the release of Tibetan protestors

U.S. Senators Gordon Smith (R-OR), John Kerry (D-MA), and Russell Feingold (D-WI) have written to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stating their concern over the confinement

Committee to Protect Journalists cautions of risks to media during the Olympics

The New York based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has warned international media of placing Chinese aides and informants at risk while reporting on sensitive issues

Taktser Rinpoche Receives Tibetan Freedom Torch

On June 4, Taktser Rinpoche’s three children presented Him with the Tibetan Freedom Torch at the conclusion of the two-day Freedom Torch bicycle ride from Indianapolis to Bloomington

Big Tibetan Protest return to Kathmandu

Protest against China by Tibetans in Nepal resurfaced in Kathmandu today. Over 250 Tibetan volunteers protested in front of the Chinese Consulate in Hattisar, Kathmandu

Protesters outside IOC meeting in Greece want Tibet torch relay cancelled

A small group of pro-Tibetan activists have staged a peaceful protest outside an Athens hotel hosting a meeting of top IOC officials. The seven protesters shouted slogans urging

Symbol of Tibetan resistance addresses Council

Tibet's longest serving political prisoner and a symbol of resistance to Chinese rule addressed the 8th session of the Human Rights Council Wednesday (June 4). Despite spending

Norway trying to broker peace between China and Tibet

Norway reportedly has been conducting top-secret diplomacy to resolve the lengthy and bitter conflict between Chinese authorities and the exiled Tibetan government and its spiritual

Police alert for unrest in Tibet festival

Police in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa were on alert for potential unrest yesterday as Buddhist pilgrims flocked to the city for a traditional religious festival, a local official said.

China says arrests 16 for bombings in Tibet

Chinese authorities arrested 16 people, most of them Tibetan Buddhist monks, last month for carrying out three bombings in the restive Himalayan region, the online edition of Xinhua

China quake relief may delay talks

The next round of talks between envoys of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama and China, scheduled for June 11, might be postponed because of Beijing's preoccupation with relief

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