The strange destinies of Liu Xiaobo and Wen Jiabao

Clude Arpi salutes the Nobel prize committee for giving the peace prize to jailed Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo. On May 19, 1989, the director of the general office of the Chinese......

China has executed 4 pro-Tibet protesters: Report

China has reportedly executed four Tibetan protesters, including one woman, in connection with last year's deadly riots in Lhasa.The first ever-reported judicial killings of Tibetans in China have......

Convicted Tibetans didn't get a fair trial: HRW

The trials of 30 Tibetans, which led to their conviction for alleged role in the recent Tibet unrest, were not open and public as claimed by China, a leading rights watchdog alleged on Wednesday.......

China sentences 30 people over Tibet unrest

Handing down the first sentences in Tibet riots, Chinaon Tuesdaysent to jail 30 people, including six monks, for terms ranging from three years to life for their alleged role in the worst-ever......