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Bus sans passengers leaves for Lhasa

It was not that the Kathmandu-Lhasa direct deluxe bus service didn't find any passengers willing to make the arduous three day-long journey which takes them through the scenic Tibetan plateau

Hurdles remain as Beijing Olympics near

"There will be very much a coordinated campaign by all the Tibet support groups and Tibetans living in Europe and North America at key stages of the international relay of the Olympic torch

Beijing’s blood-drenched Olympics

With the Beijing Olympics nearing, China is determined to ensure that unbroken harmony will prevail. This policy statement from "a top official" is in context with China's

Hand In Hand With The Dalai Lama

As soon as we sat down, I pulled out my recorder, explaining I had been to Tatkser and had brought him a taped message from his nephew, Gongbu Tashi. The Dalai Lama – the 14th reincarnation

Reporters in China still face problems

Journalists working in Tibet and Xinjiang were followed or detained, or their sources were intimidated, the FCCC said. Sensitive areas such as China's western Xinjiang province, home to China's Uygur minority, and Tibet

Peace March for ‘Tibet’s Freedom – India’s Security’

Ten members of the ‘Youth Volunteers for Free Tibet’ (YVFT), a Delhi based Tibetan Youth activist group working on the issue of Tibetan freedom struggle, are leading a Peace March from

Tibetan college students meet for the second all India conference

Some 60 Tibetan college students’ delegation from 18 different students’ chapters across India have made it to the 2nd All India Tibetan College Students’ Conference (AITCSC) that began yesterday

China: Talk of maintaining new rules for foreign journalists after Olympics is greeted with scepticism

We have monitored 65 cases of foreign journalists being arrested, beaten, prevented from doing a report or threatened since the new rules were supposed to take effect on 1 January

Displaying Dalai Lama’s picture in Tibet

In this undated picture taken in Tibet, a Tibetan man shows off images of his spiritual leaders, including the Dalai Lama at right. The Chinese government has banned images of the Dalai Lama from being displayed in monasteries, though many Tibetans value such depictions of the leader. Photojournalist Howell approached the man in a friendly, nonthreatening manner and built a rapport with him that led to the man allowing this photo to be taken. (Joe Howell: howell@knews.com/Knoxnews.com)

As Beijing Olympics approach, questions abound about how China will limit freedoms

In a prelude to likely protests, in August several foreign activists hung a 4,800-square-foot banner from the Great Wall that read "One World, One Dream, Free Tibet 2008

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