Avalanche deaths might be victims of Tibet crisis Sep 25th, 2012 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) The climbers killed in a weekend avalanche in the Himalayas were part of a crush of mountaineers who came to the slope because of heightened tensions between Chinese authorities and Tibetans. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : avalanche, deaths, might, victims, tibet, crisis, Top Keywords

Two Tibetans self-immolate in China: groups Aug 28th, 2012 - 07:10h (CET +01.00) Two Tibetan men have died after setting fire to themselves in China, a US broadcaster and two overseas pressure groups said Tuesday, taking the number of such protests to more than 50 since 2009. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tibetans, selfimmolate, china, groups, tibet, crisis, Top Keywords

Tibetan monk tortured and imprisoned: rights group Aug 23rd, 2012 - 17:10h (CET +01.00) A Tibetan monk was beaten, tortured and imprisoned after his arrest in an area that has become a flashpoint for a wave of protests against Chinese rule, a press freedom group said on Thursday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tibetan, monk, tortured, imprisoned, rights, group, Top Keywords

Tibet exiled 'PM' admits Dalai Lama's shoes hard to fill Aug 20th, 2012 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) Tibet's "prime minister in exile" Lobsang Sangay on Monday described his complete surprise when the Dalai Lama last year handed him responsibility for the movement's political future. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tibet, exiled, 'pm', admits, dalai, lama's, shoes, hard, fill, Top Keywords

Tibetans protest Chinese police 'brutality': group Aug 15th, 2012 - 07:10h (CET +01.00) Hundreds of Tibetans demonstrated in northwest China on Tuesday after police beat four people, an exile group and a US broadcaster said, following a recent string of self-immolations in the region. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tibetans, protest, chinese, police, 'brutality', group, shoes, hard, fill, Top Keywords

Two Tibetans set themselves alight in China: group Aug 14th, 2012 - 18:50h (CET +01.00) Two ethnic Tibetan men set themselves on fire together in southwest China to protest Beijing's rule, causing clashes between residents and security forces, rights groups said on Tuesday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tibetans, themselves, alight, china, group, group, shoes, hard, fill, Top Keywords

Former yak-herder is first Tibetan medallist Aug 12th, 2012 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) A former yak-herder who did not even see the Olympics on TV until 2008 has become the Games' first ever Tibetan medallist, reports said Sunday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : former, yakherder, first, tibetan, medallist, group, shoes, hard, fill, Top Keywords

Tibetan sets himself alight in China: group Aug 6th, 2012 - 20:50h (CET +01.00) A Tibetan man in southwest China set himself on fire Monday, the latest in a series of shocking protests against Chinese rule, an overseas human rights group said. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tibetan, sets, himself, alight, china, group, shoes, hard, fill, Top Keywords

Teenage Tibetan monk 'self-immolates' in China Jul 17th, 2012 - 20:10h (CET +01.00) A teenage Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire in southwest China Tuesday, the exiled Tibetan government said, the latest in a series of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : teenage, tibetan, monk, 'selfimmolates', china, group, shoes, hard, fill, Top Keywords

China plans huge tourism project in Tibet capital Jul 8th, 2012 - 17:40h (CET +01.00) China on Sunday started work on a 30-billion-yuan ($4.8-billion) tourism project in Lhasa city, state media said, as it seeks to draw more travellers to the restive Tibet region. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : china, plans, huge, tourism, project, tibet, capital, hard, fill, Top Keywords