Following is an article from Alexandra Khan, an American environmentalist who was in Tibet soon after the March unrest. Few Westerners were allowed in Tibet after the unrest, which was violently suppressed by Chinese
In collaboration with the Tibetan Community of France, the city of St. Gratien, north of the French capital, has organised a ten-day Tibet awareness programme, that kicked off this weekend. The event is supported by Maison du Tibet, Paris
Tibetan Leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama Saturday said in the absence of any positive response from Chinese government to his sincere approach on Tibet issue he would now ask the fellow Tibetan people to decide the future course of action
Although the absorption of Tibet into China since 1950 has been copiously discussed from different angles, there is a dearth of understanding about the regional politics surrounding the "roof of the world". Since time immemorial
The Dalai Lama said Saturday he has given up on efforts to convince Beijing to allow greater autonomy for Tibet under Chinese rule. The Tibetan spiritual leader said he would now ask the Tibetan people to decide how to take the
Chinese President Hu Jintao praised the state of relations with Germany during a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday, suggesting ties between the economic powers had been repaired since a spat over the Dalai Lama last year
Three Tibetan filmmakers participated in the 4 film festival, which is currently underway in Bolzano, Italy. Tsering Rithar, Kalsang Tsering and Kalsang Rinchen were invited
Beijing has furiously denounced the award of a major European Union human rights prize to a "criminal" Chinese dissident as a major Europe-Asia summit on the financial crisis begins in China
Tibet has slipped away from the world's headlines. But even though no foreign journalists are allowed into the region to report on it, Tibetans have continued to protest China's repressive policies in ways that boggle the mind
In a written response dated 8 September 2008 to the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT), China denied that hundreds of Tibetans were detained following the Tibetan Uprising and failed to provide "a list of all persons detained" as
