China charges 21 with murder in July riots that left nearly 200 dead in XinjiangSeptember 25th, 2009 China charges 21 with murder in July riotsBEIJING — Chinese prosecutors brought murder and arson charges Friday against 21 people arrested in connection with riots in July that left nearly 200 dead in Urumqi. The riots in the capital of the western region of Xinjiang saw Muslim Uighurs attack members of the country's dominant Han ethnic group, followed two days later by Han attacks on Uighurs.
China bans tourist entry into Tibet till October 8September 22nd, 2009 BEIJING - China has banned foreign tourists from travelling to Tibet ahead of a parade in the capital to mark 60 years of Communist rule. The Daily Express quoted Tan Lin, an official with the business administration office at the Tourism Bureau of Tibet, as saying that foreign tourists would be banned from entering Tibet, but added that those who have already arrived would be allowed to stay.
Earthquake strikes Bhutan, tremors felt in LhasaSeptember 21st, 2009 LHASA - An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted Bhutan Monday afternoon and the tremors were felt in Lhasa, authorities said. The tremors struck at 4:53 p.m.
China bans foreign tourists from Tibet ahead of Beijing celebrationsSeptember 21st, 2009 China bans foreign tourists from TibetBEIJING — China has banned foreign tourists from traveling to Tibet ahead of a parade in the capital to mark 60 years of Communist rule, an official said Tuesday, amid stepped-up security across the country to ensure nothing mars the celebrations. Tan Lin, an official with the business administration office at the Tourism Bureau of Tibet, said foreign tourists would be banned from Tuesday onwards, but those who have already arrived would be allowed to stay.
Dalai Lama encouraged by growing support from Chinese people, intellectuals for Tibetan causeAugust 4th, 2009 Dalai Lama: growing support in China for TibetansLAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Dalai Lama said Tuesday that an estimated 4,000 people who were imprisoned during anti-Chinese riots in Tibet last year remain in custody, and he called for an international investigation of the violence. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said he remains encouraged by the growing solidarity and support Chinese people and intellectuals are showing for the Tibetan cause.
Report: Air China to launch direct Beijing-Tibet flights to boost tourismJuly 1st, 2009 Air China to offer direct Beijing-Tibet flightsBEIJING — Air China will begin offering direct flights from Beijing to Tibet this month, shaving two hours off the current travel time in a bid to boost tourism, state media said Wednesday. The official Xinhua News Agency said the new service to Tibet's capital of Lhasa will depart Beijing daily from July 10.
Tibetans in India demonstrate against award of death sentenceApril 22nd, 2009 DHARAMSHALA - Tibetans living in-exile in India condemned the Chinese regime sentencing a fellow Tibetan to death and another two for long jail terms for starting fires in two downtown clothing shops on March 14, 2008, which killed six people. Holding candlelight and placards, Tibetans marched through the streets of Dharamsala to express their solidarity with the convicted fellows.
Lawyer: Respected Tibetan lama on trial in China on charges linked to last year's protestApril 21st, 2009 Tibetan lama on trial for weapons charge in ChinaBEIJING — A respected Tibetan lama went on trial in a Chinese court Tuesday on weapons charges related to last year's protests and faces a lengthy prison term if convicted, his lawyer said. Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche, who headed a nunnery in Ganzi, a predominantly Tibetan prefecture in Sichuan province, is accused of illegally possessing weapons, his Beijing-based lawyer Li Fangping told The Associated Press in a phone interview.
China sentences one to death for Tibet riotsApril 21st, 2009 LHASA - A Chinese court has sentenced one man to death with a two-year reprieve and two to long jail terms for starting fires that killed six people in riots in Lhasa in March 2008, the Tibet Daily reported Tuesday. A spokesman of the Lhasa Municipal Intermediate People's Court told the newspaper that a man identified as Penkyi received suspended death penalty for starting fires in two downtown clothing shops March 14.
9 Tibetans held for protesting outside Chinese embassy in DelhiApril 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nine Tibetan students were arrested Monday after they chained themselves to the barbed wire fencing outside the Chinese embassy here to protest against a Chinese court recently sentencing two Tibetans to death, police said. 'Nine Tibetans have been arrested for protesting outside the Chinese embassy.
Tibetan death sentences get little attention in ChinaApril 10th, 2009 BEIJING - When two Tibetans were sentenced to death on Wednesday for setting fire to shops during last year's protest riots in Lhasa, the Chinese authorities chose to tell the rest of the world before they told their own citizens. The episode illustrates the peculiar way in which news travels in China, where the government controls the traditional media, but the Internet offers an alternative, reports the Christian Science Monitor (CSM).
China's repression in Tibet worst for 30 years: ReportMarch 9th, 2009 BEIJING - China's repression of Tibetans' political, civil and religious rights in response to last year's unrest has reached levels last seen in the 1970s, the International Campaign for Tibet said in a report Monday. 'Since the protests began on March 10 last year, state repression of Tibetans' freedoms of expression, religion and association has intensified to a level not seen in Tibet since the paranoia and Maoist excesses of the Cultural Revolution (1966-76),' the London-based group said.
Important dates in Tibet's recent historyMarch 9th, 2009 BEIJING - The question of Tibet's autonomy has been a bone of contention for decades. The following are important dates in modern Tibetan history:
1912 - Chinese troops expelled from Lhasa after the fall of the Qing Dynasty in Beijing.
Two Tibetan women arrested after protestsMarch 7th, 2009 BEIJING - Two Tibetan women were arrested for staging separate protests that were critical of China in the Chinese province of Sichuan, an advocacy group for Tibet said Saturday. A nun in her 20s and a 36-year-old woman were detained Thursday in Ganzi after handing out pamphlets that called for the exiled Dalai Lama's return to Tibet, respect for Tibetans' human rights, religious freedom and the release of Tibetan political prisoners, the International Campaign for Tibet said.
Tibet under siege ahead of anniversary, activists sayMarch 6th, 2009 BEIJING - China has placed Tibet under 'de facto martial law' ahead of the 50th anniversary of the uprising against Chinese rule March 10, 1959, activists said Friday. The troop presence was to prevent protests like those that swept across Lhasa and other Tibetan regions last year, the London-based Free Tibet Campaign said.
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