Divisions appear in meeting of Tibetans in exile
500 Tibetan leaders in exile have come together for a meeting in India’s Dharamsala. The Tibetan Representative Meeting is to discuss the direction and strategy for the Tibetan movements. The weeklong meeting comes after numerous futile meetings between the Chinese Communist regime and envoys of the Dalai Lama. The meeting has seen diverging opinions from [...]
Tibetans reject interviews, while Lhasa still on strict military alert
Since March this year, when protests broke out in Lhasa and other Tibetan regions, against the Chinese Communist Party rule. The Communist regime has stepped up military control in condensed areas. Tibetans do not dare accept any interviews with foreign reporters. Reporters Without Borders on November 7 issued a statement condemning the Chinese communists’ ban [...]
Tibetan Lama Jiumei tortured for making videotapes of documented truth
Tibetan Lama Jiumei testified the truth for outbreaks of Tibetans’ protests occurring in March. On the 4th of November, he was arrested at the monastery by the Communist regime.
China sentences 8 monks in Tibet for bombing
According to Chinese official media on October 14, Tibet’s Chamdo District Court judge announced the verdict on eight Tibetan monks allegedly accused of setting off a bomb in Gyanbe Townships government building in Chamdo District in March this year. Two of them were sentenced for life with six others recieving five to fifteen-years imprisonment. It [...]
Earthquake in Tibet kills more than 30 people
A 6.6 magnitude earthquake shook Dangxiong County in Lhasa City, Tibet on Monday killing more than 30 people and destroying nearly 100 houses at the epicenter in Geda Township.
Tibetan writer Weise detained in Lhasa
According to news on August 26, renowned female Tibetan writer Weise returned to Lhasa from Beijing. For shooting a Lhasa street image, she was accused by the local police authority and summoned to the police station for interrogations where she was confined for eight hours.
