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Monthly Archives: June, 2008

Olympic Torch Flown to Tibet for One-Day Relay Through Lhasa

The Beijing Olympic Games torch will be flown to Tibet today for a shortened relay tomorrow through Lhasa, the regional capital hit by anti-China protests in March

Protesters in Swiss call for China to cancel Tibet leg of Olympic torch relay and allow international media access to Tibet

More than 250 Tibetans and supporters gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in Zurich, Switzerland three days before the Olympic torch is scheduled to arrive in Lhasa, Tibet's capital

Hundreds of Tibetan exiles arrested in Nepal

Nepalese authorities Thursday detained at least 650 Tibetan exiles protesting against China's policies in the province ahead of this weekend's Olympic torch relay in Tibet, security officials

Exile Tibetans protest at Indo-Tibet border on eve of torch relay

Two exile Tibetans were detained by Indian border forces at approximately 10:30am today as they attempted to cross the Indian border into Tibet near Shipkila Pass in Himachal Pradesh. With Tibet

Becoming a Bald Tibetan Lay Woman

Sitting on a cold steel chair, I gazed at the faces of people gathered and felt a wave of sadness in my heart. One by one, those of us who had volunteered to shave our heads in solidarity

Tibetan leaders in Nepal arrested from their homes

Three Tibetan leaders, Kelsang Chung, Director of the Tibetan Reception Center, Ngawang Sangmo and Tashi Dolma, President and Vice President of the Regional Tibetan Women's Association were arrested

Q & A: The Olympic Torch in Xinjiang and Tibet

Today under heavy security, the Olympic torch relay proceeded through the largely Muslim western province of Xinjiang. Yesterday Olympic organizers announced that the relay’s Tibetan leg, originally

Aussie PM under fire over planned Beijing visit

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has ended months of speculation by confirming that he will attend the opening ceremony in Beijing and the first couple of days of competition

Another Chinese ‘incursion’ at Sikkim border

Despite having implicitly accepted Sikkim to be a part of India earlier, China continues to undertake "incursions" across the LAC into the tiny north-eastern state

The long march to Tibet

For the last 90 days, 300 Tibetans have been walking through the green fields, valleys, mountains and busy streets of India. Braving the heat, we have covered 1,300 km to walk back to

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