Tag: Tibet status

Rights Group Says Another Tibetan Sets Himself on Fire

In the fourth such self-immolation this month, a Tibetan died after setting himself on fire in Gansu. From AP: Free Tibet said Lhamo Kyeb, 27, died Saturday near a monastery in northwestern China’s Gansu province. Citing a witness, it said he set himself on fire and ran toward Bhora monastery in Xiahe county and that state security forces standing nearby ran after him and tried to put out the flame

October 20, 2012 10:35 PM

Teenaged Tibetan Monk ‘Self-immolates’ in China

An 18-year-old Tibetan monk has burned himself to death in Sichuan Province, according to a report from BBC. He is believ

July 17, 2012 10:24 AM

Dalai Lama Called for Focus on Climate, not Politics, in Tibet

According to the Wikileaks cables, as reported by the Guardian, the Dalai suggested to U.S. diplomats that discussions ov

December 16, 2010 10:49 PM

China Seizes On a Dark Chapter for Tibet

The New York Times revisits the history of the British in Gyantse, Tibet and looks at how the government is trying to sha

August 10, 2010 2:27 AM

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