China has ordered all Buddhist monasteries in Tibet to display China's national flag as part of its efforts to maintain social stability in the restive Himalayan province, which experienced self-immolation protests against the Communist party rule.
The condition of the 27-year-old, who was admitted to the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital with over 90 per cent burns, is very critical
The latest violence started when the police beat up and arrested Tibetans in the affected areas who refused to celebrate the Chinese New Year's Day in protest against the Chinese suppression, reports B Raman.
The Tibetan refugees in Kashmir on Wednesday staged protests against the Chinese action in Lhasa, calling on the international community to mount pressure on China to halt rights violations in Tibet. Scores of placard-carrying protestors marched through the main market square in Srinagar, after staging a sit-in at a local park.
Even as the robe-clad monks and elderly chapus seek divine intervention in the monastery, several others in the refugee camp are taking out candle light procession every evening urging the Chinese government to stop crackdown in Lhasa and other areas of Himalayan state.
The chairman of the organising committee Karma Gelek Yuthok said almost 7,000 pilgrims had returned to China, citing pressure from authorities there, the Global Times report said.
Thousands of Tibetans across the world on Saturday voted to elect the prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, an exercise that may usher in a transition in the community's leadership following the Dalai Lama's 'flat refusal' to reconsider his decision to retire as its political head.
"We have received some MMS from people in Tibet. The pictures prove how Tibetans have been shot upon, how they have been ripped apart; it's terrible. We have been told by Tibetans that places where killings have occurred get cleared within minutes by the government. The bodies were quickly taken away and buried."
The United States on Thursday asked China to have substantive talks with the representatives of the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, without any "pre condition", and called on the Chinese leadership to permit Tibetans to express their grievances freely.
Tibetan activist Tenzin Tsundue has been warned that he would be deported if he left the territorial jurisdiction of Dharamshala Town until the departure of Chinese President Hu Jintao from India next week.
Norbu, 45, who died last week in Florida while tackling the day's final two miles of his walking tour to publicise the demand for Tibetan independence from the Chinese, had been active in the Tibetan cause for more than two decades.
A top leader of the Communist Party of China has called for undertaking reforms in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries by appointing monks and nuns who are 'politically reliable' hinting at an apparent purge in the clergy.
Every time a Chinese dignitary visits New Delhi, Tibetan students living in the national capital are either rounded up or forced to stay put in the house. Priyanka reports
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Sunday reiterated that 'non-violent way is the most practical way resolve the lingering Tibetan issue' and there is need to heed to the history that mentions about the existence of three ancient empires -- the Chinese, the Tibetan and the Mongoloid.
The condition of two Tibetans on a hunger strike for almost a month in front of the United Nations has deteriorated. George Joseph reports.
The ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur has claimed 258 lives since May last year, the state government's Security Advisor Kuldiep Singh said on Friday.
A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a Tibetan monk to 11 years in prison for plotting and instigating the self immolation of a fellow monk in protest against curbs on them, which drew international attention.
A total of 276 Tibetans were placed under preventive arrest in different parts of the capital as protesters emerged at various places in small numbers to make attempts to disrupt the torch relay held under impregnable security cover. Ever since the Beijing Olympic torch arrived in New Delhi from Islamabad past midnight, Tibetans started their protests, beginning with an attempt to sneak into Le Meridien Hotel in the wee hours, where the flame was kept.
In a statement issued in Dharamsala on Sunday, the spiritual leader said: "Our struggle is with a few in the leadership of the People's Republic of China and not with the Chinese people. Therefore we should never cause misunderstanding or do something that will hurt the Chinese people. Even during this difficult situation, many Chinese intellectuals, writers and lawyers in mainland China and other parts of the world have sympathized with us."
The Dalai Lama's proximity to the Chinese border will anger the Communist dictators in Beijing, who despise the Tibetan spiritual leader who retains his influence in his homeland 64 years after he fled Tibet.
Senior officers of intelligence agencies admitted that despite the fact that the Chinese President had not threat perception but as the head of the state full security cover was provided to him joint teams of Delhi police and Chinese secret service.
Jamphel Yeshi, the Tibetan activist who set himself ablaze during a protest against Chinese President Hu Jintao's India visit, died at a hospital in New Delhi on Wednesday morning.
Claude Arpi travelled to Dharamsala to record the newly elected Tibetan prime minister's views on the election campaign, his objectives, his government's relation with China and the changes he would like to bring about in Tibetan society. Dr Lobsang Sangay candidly answered all the questions put forth to him
Over 40 people are still missing after a series of cloudbursts occurred in Kullu's Nirmand, Sainj and Malana, Mandi's Padhar and Shimla's Rampur subdivision on the night of July 31 and wreaked havoc.
If the lake bursts, it will send a wall of water into the Sutlej river causing unimaginable destruction downstream in large parts of Himachal Pradesh.
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. the actual trials had been conducted covertly on undisclosed dates earlier in April, the Human Rights Watch said. Tibetans, including six monks, were handed over sentences, ranging from three years to life imprisonment. They were denied their right to their own counsel.
A Chinese court on Thursday awarded suspended death sentence to a Tibetan Buddhist monk and a 10-year jail term to his nephew for "inciting" people to commit self-immolations opposing Chinese rule in Tibet.
Maintaining that resolution of the Tibetan issue was vital for betterment of Indo-China ties, the Dalai Lama on Saturday favoured "genuine friendship" between the two Asian giants, rekindling the Hindi-Chini bhai bhai spirit.
China has sentenced a senior Tibetan religious leader, known as a 'Living Buddha', to eight-and-a-half years in jail for illegally occupying government land and possession of weapons, a news report said on Thursday.
Two K9 teams from the CRPF have reached Paris as part of the 10 K9 teams from various Indian security organisations selected to provide security to various venues at the Paris Olympics, 2024, scheduled from July 26 to August 11.
Dalai Lama said making it clear that he is not seeking Tibet's independence from China.
The 62nd Raising Day of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force was commemorated with great enthusiasm at the Seema Dwar in Dehradun.
Pelosi told the assembled gathering and many lawmakers who year after year have approved unanimous resolutions condemning the Chinese repression of the Tibetans that "the welcoming of India of the Tibetan refugee community is a testament to the close ties between the Indian and Tibetan people."
Though Beijing asserts the Dalai Lama's successor needs its approval, observers say it remains concerned as the present Panchen Lama, the number two spiritual leader who was appointed by it after unseating the boy nominated by the Dalai Lama, has not gained much traction in Tibet.
The United States on Monday welcomed resumption of dialogue between China and representatives of the Dalai Lama and said the talks should address the Tibetan complaints about freedom of religion and cultural values. The Dalai Lama's envoys and representatives of China's government on Sunday met in Shenzen for the first time since the unrest erupted in Tibet in March. China did some tough talking, asking the Dalai Lama to make credible moves to stop violence.
'It is a breathtaking journey towards the Tibet border, especially since the Border Road Organisation has accomplished a fabulous feat in black-topping the road till the border.' 'One is left with a salute for the dauntless Indian soldiers who spend the winter in these majestic, though inhospitable areas (we were told that the temperature comes down to minus 40 in winter),' recounts Claude Arpi.
China is trying to legitimise its claim over Tibet through museums, and cultural institutions in the region, according to Tibet Rights Collective.
Setting up new camps of security forces in these villages in the last seven months has been paving the way for development of the respective areas, they said.
