Feeds
In some families, the ethnic background of a nanny carries a certain cachet — and entrenched stereotypes.
China has completed a seven-year renovation of Tibet's Potala Palace — home to the Dalai Lamas until the region's current spiritual leader fled during an aborted uprising against Communist rule 50 years ago.
Nepal's government has ordered police to crack down on Tibetans living illegally in the country and will deport those who are found without proper papers, an official said Thursday.
Police in Nepal's capital broke up a protest by Tibetan exiles in front of the Chinese Embassy's visa office Friday, detaining more than 400.
Hundreds of Tibetans protesting Chinese control of their homeland tried to storm the Chinese Embassy visa office in the Nepalese capital on Friday, police said.
Nepalese authorities detained about 185 Tibetan exiles protesting Sunday against China's crackdown in their homeland.
Hundreds of Tibetan exiles calling for freedom in their homeland demonstrated in the Nepalese capital Friday until police stopped them.
Thousands of Tibetans, mostly monks and nuns, held another of their near-daily demonstrations Monday in Nepal's capital, urging the U.N. to investigate China's crackdown on protests in their homeland, but for the first time they were not stopped by police.
First there were violent anti-Chinese riots in Tibet, then a harsh government crackdown on dissent followed by noisy anti-Beijing protests along the path of the Olympic torch relay. Then in Seattle, hundreds of angry Chinese showed up to protest appearances by the Dalai Lama, deriding the Tibetan spiritual leader as a liar and a "CIA-funded militant” responsible for violence in Tibet.
About 80 Tibetan protesters, many of them young monks and women, were arrested Wednesday as they staged an anti-Beijing demonstration near the Chinese Embassy.
Police detained around 50 Tibetan exiles in the Nepalese capital Wednesday after they staged a second day of protests in front of the heavily guarded Chinese Embassy, witnesses said.
A group of 200 Tibetan exiles and monks tried to storm the Chinese Embassy visa office in Nepal's capital on Sunday but police beat them back with bamboo batons.
An activist group said Tuesday that Chinese forces detained a group of Tibetan children after border guards fatally shot at least one refugee trying to flee to Nepal across a Himalayan mountain pass.
India, China and Russia agree to enhance cooperationExternal Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (right) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov prior to the trilateral meeting in Bangalore on Tuesday.
Cyberattacks Hit U.S. and South Korean Web SitesCyberattacks that have crippled the Web sites of several major American and South Korean government agencies since the July 4th holiday weekend appear to have been launched by a hostile group or government, South Korea's main government spy agency said on Wednesday.
Cyberspies Penetrate Electrical Grid: ReportCyberspies have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. More Articles
Researchers Uncover International Cyber-Spy NetworkSecurity researchers said they have discovered software capable of stealing information installed on computers in 103 countries, an apparently coordinated cyber-attack that targeted the office of the Dalai Lama and government agencies around the world. More Articles
South Africa Bars Dalai Lama From Peace ConferenceSouth Africa says it has barred the Dalai Lama from a peace conference later this week, citing its relationship with China and saying now is not the time for such a high-profile visit. More Articles
Dalai Lama Harshly Condemns China Over Tibet"Today, the religion, culture, language and identity, which successive generations of Tibetans have considered more precious than their lives, are nearing extinction," said the Dalai Lama, 73, the spiritual leader of the Tibetans. More Articles
China expects Tibet to celebrate, or else - Los Angeles TimesChina Sux Buy American
Dalai Lama raps China over Tibet issueDescribing the vexed Tibet issue as "hopeless," an anguished Dalai Lama today indicated that he may retire in view of the "failure" to realise his dream of securing "genuine autonomy" for his Himalayan homeland.
Sonam Choedon won the crown of Miss Tibet 2008 tonight at Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts in McLeodGanj, Dharamsala, India.The only other contestant, Jamyang Chentso, was the runner-up.Sonam Choedon was born in Lithang in Kham, eastern Tibet in 1990 is just 18 years of age.
Witness report from Tibetan in NepalBroken hands, bruised bodies and black eyes are all anticipated when Tibetans go to protest here in Nepal.
Marchers resume their March to Tibet Dharamsala May 9 - Two days after they made their stop at Nainital the marchers have once again resumed their journey to Tibet and this time with a renewed strength of 48 additional marchers.
NEPAL Namche Bazaar - An early Monsoon season and high wind may stall the Chinese bid to put the Olympic Torch on the summit of Mount Everest, according to reports in the Chinese media.
Another Day, Another Tibetan Protest in Nepal Kathmandu, April 22 - It was yet another day of protest in Kathmandu, Nepal by brave Tibetan volunteers who have been protesting voluntarily and peacefully for their countrymen's right, freedom and identity almost everyday since March 10.
HR Watch calls for Nepal to Stop Illegally Detaining TibetansOn April 15, the first day that the protests resumed, 125 Tibetans were detained, including 101 at Ghan II Police Barracks.
A week in Tibet--Trashing the Beijing RoadFrom The Economist print edition Our Beijing correspondent happened to be in Lhasa as the riots broke out. Here is what he saw.
Chinese Embassy: Great barbed wall of DelhiThis is what we can expect on April 17 - Torch Day in Delhi.
Tibet exiles in Nepal halt protests for elections--at China's requestKATHMANDU (AFP) - Tibetan exiles have suspended protests in Nepal's capital after the government threatened to prolong detentions to prevent unrest during polls next week, activists said Thursday.
Veteran leaders urge China to talk to Dalai LamaJOHANNESBURG: A group of former world leaders including Nelson Mandela and Jimmy Carter urged China on Wednesday to negotiate with the Dalai Lama to find a peaceful solution to political unrest in Tibet.
Pro-Tibetan Protests in front of the Consular section of the Chinese Embassy (Hattisar) have become an almost daily routine.
Forty held as pro-Tibet students invade UN offices in Nepal About 40 protesters were detained after teenage students shouting "Free Tibet" invaded a UN complex in the Nepalese capital on Friday, police said.
Monk dies of starvation following Chinese blockadeBeijing: A 12-day blockade of food and water to major monasteries in Lhasa by Chinese forces has killed a Buddhist monk of starvation, reported Tibetans in exile yesterday.
The last of the Tibetans - Los Angeles TimesARE THE TIBETANS doomed to go the way of the American Indians? Will they be reduced to being little more than a tourist attraction, peddling cheap mementos of what was once a great culture? In Tibet itself, that sad fate is looking more and more likely.
Censored Tibet March 2008 Protest PhotosThe photos presented here cover the March 14-17 Tibetan protests and Chinese counter response. The Chinese government has censored many of the news organizations carrying photos taken from this collection. Warning!: Graphic Images
Nepal will not tolerate pro-Tibet protests: official - Nepal's government will not tolerate continued rallies by Tibetan activists outside official Chinese offices in Kathmandu, a spokesman for the home ministry said Tuesday.
Log In | Register
