Update on Tibet Demonstrations, 24 Jun 2008
21 June 2008: Karze (Ch: Ganzi) County, Karze “TAP”, Kham (incorporated into Chinese province of Sichuan) – Protests carried out in Karze when Olympic torch reached Lhasa Many protests seemed to have carried out in Karze county when the Olympic…
No Confirmation of Release of Tibetan Prisoners
“We are yet to receive independent confirmation of the release of these [Tibetan] prisoners,” said Thubten Samphel, information secretary of the Central Tibetan Administration based in Dharamshala, while reacting to a Xinhua news agency’s report that the Chinese government has…
Update on Tibet Demonstrations, 21 Jun 2008
18 June 2008: Lhasa – Protests seemed to have occurred in Drepung and Sera monasteries A gunshot was fired in Drepung monastery, in Lhasa, on 18 June or 15th day of the 4th month of Tibetan lunar calender which is…
China vows to ‘smash’ Dalai Lama
Amid tight security, the torch arrived in front of Potala Palace, the Dalai Lama’s former chief residence, carried by Caidan Zhuoma, a famous Tibetan singer. Local Government officials used the event to attack the Tibetan spiritual leader. “Tibet’s sky will…