China thanks India, but reminds it of Tibet pledge

October 8th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Tibetan men and women sang patriotic songs to mark the 40th anniversary of the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) here on Wednesday. The TYC was established on October 7, 1970.

October 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Over 20 Tibetans demonstrators were arrested for protesting in front of the Chinese embassy here on Thursday on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The protesters claimed that life in Tibet remains a day-to-day struggle to protect their culture and livelihood from Chinese tyranny.

October 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hundreds of activists of Bharat-Tibet Sahayog Manch along with Tibetan refugees staged a protest demonstration against Chinese aggression on Tibet here on Thursday. The protest was organised on the occasion of China's 60th National Day Celebrations.

September 15th, 2009 LEH - Members of the exiled Tibetan community at Leh reacted strongly to the recent Chinese trespass into India's border areas in Ladakh region. Such concern was expressed by functionaries of Tibetan fora based at Leh on Monday.

August 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Friday greeted fellow citizens on the eve of the Independence Day and urged them to rededicate themselves to promote an inclusive society. In her message, the first woman speaker said the day reminds people of the supreme sacrifices made by the national leaders during the freedom struggle.

June 25th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - The Tibetans-in-exile staged a demonstration in protest against the mining operation in Tibet by a multi national company named Continental Minerals, a subsidiary of Hunter Dickinson. The protest was a part of the global campaign demanding Continental Minerals to cease all mining operations in the region of Shethongmon in Tibet.

March 27th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - The Tibetan government-in-exile Friday expressed concern over the situation in Tibet and criticised China for declaring the 'provocative' new Serf Liberation Day holiday in the region Saturday. According to Chinese official, the day commemorates the elimination of centuries of serfdom after the departure of Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

March 13th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Tibetans living in India, accompanied by foreigners, took out a candlelight vigil rally here last evening to express their solidarity with victims of Chinese atrocities. A large number of Tibetans, including Buddhist monks and nuns, holding banners and flags, took part in this candlelight vigil.

March 13th, 2009 BEIJING - Talks between the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama over Tibet may continue if he is 'sincere', Premier Wen Jiabao said here Friday. 'Tibet is an inalienable part of China and issues related to Tibet are China's internal affairs which should not be interfered by foreign countries,' Wen told reporters at a press conference after the National People's Congress (NPC) closed its annual session.

March 11th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, Tuesday thanked India for hosting him and thousands of his Tibetan followers in its territory for the past 50 years. 'This has been our home for the past 50 years.

March 10th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - The Tibetan cabinet-in-exile Tuesday challenged the leadership in China to test the popularity of the Dalai Lama in Tibet, saying he was the undisputed leader of all Tibetans. 'The Kashag would like to reiterate to the leadership of China that the Dalai Lama is the supreme leader and the sole spokesperson of the six million Tibetans,' the cabinet-in-exile said in a statement on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising Day.

March 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hundreds of Tibetans marched in the capital Tuesday shouting 'Free Tibet' slogans and a majority among them began a fast for 50 hours, 50 minutes and 50 seconds to mark the completion of five decades of the Tibetan uprising against China. With slogans such as 'Human Rights don't exist in Tibet' and 'Indian government, support us' ringing loud in the air, the Tibetans marched from Rajghat to Parliament Street about six kilometres away.

March 10th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Having lived in exile for half a century with thousands of his Tibetan followers, Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tuesday said leaving Tibet in March 1959 was the 'right decision'. Addressing the media at the Tsuglag Khang or main temple complex here on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the March 10, 1959 Tibetan uprising that was crushed by Chinese forces, forcing him to escape into India, the Dalai Lama said he did not ever think his decision was wrong.

March 2nd, 2009 BEIJING - The Chinese government has reiterated its claim on Tibet and said the region would not be granted independence or autonomy, a report published Monday said. The document, published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of democratic reforms in the region, said 'granting independence to Tibet is impossible', adding 'semi-independence or attempts to free Tibet using the term of high-level autonomy is also impossible'.

February 23rd, 2009 KATHMANDU - Cadres of Nepal's ruling Maoist party have caught five Tibetans and handed them over to local police for allegedly crossing into Nepal illegally in a bid to take part in the 'Free Tibet' campaign against the Chinese government. The group, including two Tibetan women, were caught by members of the Young Communist League (YCL), the controversial strong arm of the Maoists that has been frequently known to take the law into its own hands.