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26 Tibetans detained after trying to get into Chinese Consulate in Munich

German police detained 26 Tibetan demonstrators Monday after they tried to force their way into the Chinese Consulate in Munich, officials said.

Taiwan presidential hopeful joins Tibet vigil

Taiwan's ruling party presidential candidate Frank Hsieh attended a candle-light vigil Monday for Tibetans killed during China's military crackdown on unrest in the Himalayan region.

Prayer for peace in Tibet said at Buddhist temple in Kalmykia

A prayer service for a peaceful settlement of the situation in China's Tibet Autonomous Region was being conducted on Sunday at the Golden Shakyamuni Buddha Shrine temple in Elista, Kalmykia

Tibetans storm Chinese Embassy in Paris

A group of Tibetans stormed the Chinese Embassy in Paris this afternoon. One Tibetan protester climbed the Chinese Embassy

Calgarians muster downtown protest

Nearly 100 people stood holding signs and chanting slogans outside the Chinese Consulate in downtown Calgary

Local demonstrators turn out for Tibetans

More than 150 people paraded silently through downtown Seattle Saturday afternoon to show solidarity with Tibetans killed and imprisoned by the Chinese government

Tibetan-Americans protest outside the Chinese Consulate in Chicago

A group of local Tibetan-Americans protested Saturday outside the Chinese Consulate in Chicago in solidarity with those in Tibet demonstrating this week against almost 50 years of Chinese rule

Mussoorie Tibetans stand in support for Lhasa protests

"I want to join the peace march to Tibet and go home to my family in Lhasa, who miss me and need me" said Chonzom, repeatedly in tears, a grade VIII student of Tibetan Homes School

Pro-Tibet protests continue in Australia

Pro-Tibetan demonstrations continued around Australia on Sunday as the international community pressed China to show restraint over its handling of strife in Tibet's capital Lhasa.

Björk declares Tibet’s independence

Pop singer Björk performs a solo concert Sunday in Shanghai. The Icelandic singer has upset China after she declared "Tibet! Tibet!" to end a passionate performance of her song "Declare Independence" during a concert in China. The outburst, at the finale of Björk's Sunday night concert in Shanghai, made audience members uneasy because it publicly touched on Tibetan resistance to Chinese rule, and set off complaints online. She kept chanting "Tibet! Tibet!" throughout the closing of the song. (AP photo)

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