Lhasa

China Executes 2 Tibetans For The Roles In 2008 Riots

AP | By HENRY SANDERSON | Posted 10.27.2009 | World


BEIJING -- Two people have been put to death for their roles in deadly protests last year in the Chinese-controlled region of Tibet, the first known e...

China's Anniversary: The View From Tibet

GlobalPost | Posted 10.01.2009 | World


LHASA, Tibet �" As I rode in a truck peeling around the curves of a narrow mountain road in southwestern Tibet, wheels squealed as the driver tried ...

Year After Tibet Riots, Hundreds Of Detainees And Prisoners Unaccounted For

Human Rights Watch | Posted 04.09.2009 | World


Human Rights Watch

(New York, March 9, 2009) - The first extensive analysis of official Chinese accounts regarding the arrests and trials of Tibetan protesters from Marc...

Tibet: Tensions High As Uprising Anniversary Approaches

AP | ANITA CHANG and DIKKY SINN | Posted 04.06.2009 | World


BEIJING — Tensions are high in Tibet's capital and paramilitary police are out in force, Hong Kong tourists reported Friday, while Chinese autho...

Tibetans Mark New Year With Remorse

The Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 03.29.2009 | World


The usually joyful celebration of the Tibetan New Year was met with sadness and resentment yesterday in Varanasi, an age-old city home to Tibetan refu...

China Sends Thousands Of Troops Into Tibet As Clinton Arrives For Talks

Times Online | Jane Macartney in Beijing | Posted 03.23.2009 | World


China has deployed thousands of extra troops and paramilitary forces across Tibetan regions to head off unrest after several recent protests against g...

In Tibet, China Launches "Strike Hard" Campaign, Detains 81

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 02.28.2009 | World


As the 50th Anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising approaches, Chinese police have begun a "strike hard" campaign in Lhasa, Tibet's capital. China has d...

First Foreigner in Lhasa since March 14

Louise Blouin | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics


Louise Blouin

The purpose of my trip to Lhasa has not only been to witness the city in the aftermath of the riots, but to discover for myself what is meant by the term 'Tibetan culture' and look into its current welfare.