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10th March commemoration in Switzerland was a huge success. More than 30 members of the Swiss Parliament's lower chamber put Tibetan flags on their desk during parliamentary session.

The memorial service held here this morning at the Westminster Abbey near the British Parliament to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Tibetan national uprising day was marked by the laying of a wreath at the place set aside to remember all innocent victims of oppression, violence and war.

Students from Edinburgh University today stormed the Chinese Consulate in Corstorphine Road to protest against China’s occupation of Tibet.

Demonstrators gathered in the capital, Bern, while other rallies were held in about 20 cities and towns. Campaigners are calling for the Chinese government to start a serious dialogue with the 14th Dalai Lama

Dharamsala marks the 45th anniversary of the Tibetan national uprising against Chinese rule that took place on 10 March, 1959 in Lhasa after a decade long resistance, during which thousands of Tibetans were killed and His Holiness the Dalai Lama took refuge in India.

Scores of demonstrators marched on the Indian parliament in New Delhi Wednesday to demand international support for the people of Tibet. The march comes on the 45th anniversary of the flight into exile of Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

More than 5,000 Tibetans in Kathmandu publicly prayed for peace on the 45th anniversary of the uprising that sent the Dalai Lama into exile, defying a ban on Tibetan rallies in Nepal.

The Dalai Lama called on China to prove to the world it is a "responsible" power by resolving the fate of Tibet, on the 45th anniversary of the failed uprising that sent him into exile.

The Dalai Lama marked the 45th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising expressing optimism that the coming year would see a "significant breakthrough" in relations with China. The Dalai Lama committed to "leave no stone unturned...

The young Chinese monk had traveled more than a thousand miles to study with Buddhist teachers here. He had built a crude cabin in the mountains, and made it his home. But then police decided to force him to leave