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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…