Tibetan Government

/ 5 May 2008

China’s press accuses Dalai Lama of ‘monstrous crimes’

China’s state press on Monday accused the Dalai Lama of ”monstrous crimes,” a day after Chinese officials reportedly agreed with envoys of the exiled Tibetan Buddhist to keep the door open on dialogue. The Chinese officials and the envoys met in southern China on Sunday for their first talks in over a year.

By Robert J Saiget

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/ 25 April 2008

Dalai Lama welcomes Chinese offer for talks

The Dalai Lama on Friday welcomed China’s offer to meet his envoy for talks after weeks of protests over Tibet and repeated calls from the exiled spiritual leader for dialogue with Beijing. China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported that talks would take place in the coming days, which the Dalai Lama’s spokesperson described as "a step in the right direction".

By Pratap Chakravarty

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/ 20 April 2008

Torch protests stir strident Chinese nationalism

Dogged by anti-Chinese protests in Paris, London, San Francisco and New Delhi, the Olympic torch relay is acting as a catalyst for an outpouring of nationalism and indignation by the man on the street in China. In an increasingly wired society, many, especially the internet-savvy young, have taken to the web to express their feelings.

By Ben Blanchard

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/ 17 April 2008

India’s stage-managed torch relay meets protests

The Olympic torch was paraded through India’s capital on Thursday, along a historic thoroughfare purged of spectators, as 15 000 police officers kept protesters from the world’s largest community of exiled Tibetans far from the route. Across India, thousands of mainly Tibetans protested.

By Krittivas Mukherjee

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/ 27 March 2008

Lhasa monks accuse Beijing of lying over unrest

Tibetan monks stormed a news briefing at a temple in Lhasa on Thursday, accusing Chinese authorities of lying about recent unrest and saying the Dalai Lama had nothing to do with the violence. The incident was an embarrassment to the Chinese government, which brought a select group of foreign reporters to Lhasa for a stage-managed tour of the city.

By John Ruwitch

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/ 16 March 2008

Tibetan riots spread, lockdown in Lhasa

Rioting erupted in a province neighbouring Tibet on Sunday, two days after ugly street protests by Tibetans against Chinese rule in Lhasa that the contested region’s government-in-exile said had killed 80 people. A police officer said that about 200 Tibetan protesters had hurled petrol bombs and burnt down a police station.

By Benjamin Kang Lim and Chris Buckley

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/ 12 March 2008

Tibetan monks protest against Chinese rule

Hundreds of Tibetan monks have taken to the streets of Lhasa in the biggest protest against communist rule in almost two decades. The show of defiance raises tensions in the Himalayan region as the world spotlight shifts to Beijing’s often harsh rule ahead of the Olympics.

By Staff Reporter

China’s press accuses Dalai Lama of ‘monstrous crimes’

Dalai Lama welcomes Chinese offer for talks

Torch protests stir strident Chinese nationalism

India’s stage-managed torch relay meets protests

Lhasa monks accuse Beijing of lying over unrest

Tibetan riots spread, lockdown in Lhasa

Tibetan monks protest against Chinese rule

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