Update on Tibet Demonstrations, 12 April 2008
8 April 2008: Tibetans being forced to return home from Lhasa Around 40 Tibetans who were in Lhasa for reasons such as pilgrimage and business have been turned back by the concerned office (under Chinese Government) to their hometowns in…
Update on Tibet Demonstrations, 11 April 2008
11 April 2008: Tight restrictions continue in Lhasa. Tight restrictions continue to be imposed in Lhasa, including in monasteries such as Tsuglag-khang (Jokhang) temple. All monks remain detained within their monastery compounds. Lay people are not being allowed to visit…
tibet.net website hacked
New Delhi: The official website of the Tibetan government-in-exile in India crashed on Friday 11 April due to hackers. Tibet.net, built eight years ago is the online platform of the exile Tibetan government’s press releases, and official news reports. Tibetan…
Public opinion on Tibet important – Rudd
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the world has to be mindful of public opinion on the issue of Tibet. Mr Rudd said that as well as his public remarks on the issue, he had spent a lot of time in…