In a clear sign of China’s fear and weakness in maintaining its iron grip over Tibet, a top party official in Lhasa has asked for stringent security measures aimed at containing the spread of popular protests that has engulfed eastern Tibet.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived back in his exile home of Dharamshala after a successful minor eye surgery in the Indian capital New Delhi today afternoon. The Tibetan leader was resting in New Delhi for the past few days following the removal of a cataract from his left eye
Hundreds of Tibetan pilgrims returning to Tibet from Nepal have been arrested by Chinese security personnel and forcibly taken to an undisclosed location. Citing sources from inside Tibet CTA said that the detained pilgrims were whisked away in a train bound for China.
With reports coming in of heightening tension and growing security clampdown in eastern Tibet, media crew from the US based Cable News Channel (CNN) on Tuesday were detained and thrown out of the troubled region by Chinese authorities.
The ‘Walk for Faith and Peace in Tibet’ formally concluded yesterday with a press conference held at the Tibetan exile headquarters of Dharamshala. On the road for over three weeks, the four voluntary marchers had begun their walk on January 9
Tibetan students in the Indian capital New Delhi took out a protest march from Delhi University to Jantar Mantar carrying coffins, symbolic of the Tibetans who were shot dead in Chinese police firings last week.
An exclusive report by a British daily has revealed that the latest round of border talks between India and China, held mid-January, ended in a deadlock after Beijing insisted it would settle for nothing less that “its share” of Arunachal Pradesh.
Even as Chinese security personnel were shooting unarmed Tibetan protesters in eastern Tibet on January 23, Chinese authorities in central Tibet were distributing Chinese flags and photos of China’s leaders to local Tibetans.
An international Chinese rights group working for democratic reforms and social justice in China has said it is deeply concerned about the recent protests and violence in Tibet. Human Rights in China (HRIC) said China must address the root causes of the recent spurge in protests in Tibet.
In solidarity with the ongoing crisis in Tibet, members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile will sit on a hunger fast on the first day of Tibetan new year ‘Losar’ on February 22. Speaker Penpa Tsering and Deputy Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel announced a series of other solidarity campaigns
