4 May 2008: Chamdo (Ch: Changdu) County, Kham (incorporated into Chamdo Prefecture, “TAR”) – Tibetan man shot and killed after he resists arrest At around 9 am on 4 May, seven People’s Security Bureau (PSB) officials arrived at the home…
Dharamshala: The two envoys, Kasur Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari and Kelsang Gyaltsen, will give a briefing to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Tibetan leadership, when they reach Dharamshala on Wednesday, 7 May. The two envoys of His Holiness the Dalai…
29 April 2008: Tawu (Ch: Daofu) County, Karze “TAP,” Kham (incorporated into Chinese province of Sichuan) – Without any warning or justification, the People?s Security Bureau (PSB) officials arrested Nyima Drakpa (age 41) in Bardzi Township. Nyima Drakpa is a…
30 April 2008: Derge (Ch: Dege) County, Karze “TAP,” Kham incorporated into Chinese province of Sichuan-Tight Restrictions imposed at Dza Gonsar monastery At Dza Gonsar monastery in Dza Bharma Township, Derge County, Chinese governmental ‘work-teams’ attempted to pressure the monks…
Today is World Press Freedom Day… The bloody crackdown in Tibet and the corresponding crackdown on press freedom in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics have deepened the international community