Wild China: Tibet
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Nations:China Source:(BBC)
2008-06-29
Tibetan capital still bears scars of unrest
LHASA, China (Reuters) - Tibet's exiled Dalai Lama remains a spiritual leader but is politically anathema, a senior monk in Lhasa told foreign reporters on an official visit that underscored tensions in the mountain region.
Nations:China People:Dalai Lama Activities:2008 Tibet Riot Source:(Reuters)
2008-06-22
China denounces Dalai Lama on torch relay
LHASA, China (Reuters) - Chinese Communist Party officials in charge of restive Tibet used the passing of the Olympic torch relay through the capital Lhasa on Saturday to defend their control and denounce the exiled Dalai Lama.
Nations:China People:Dalai Lama Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Torch Source:(Reuters)
2008-06-21
Dalai Lama asks US for help with Tibet
The Dalai Lama asked Washington for help Monday in improving the situation in Tibet, in the highest level meeting with the US administration since Beijing's crackdown in his homeland.
Nations:China People:Dalai Lama Activities:2008 Tibet Riot China-U.S.
2008-04-21
Chinese anger and terror warnings cloud Olympics
China said it was outraged by a resolution by U.S. lawmakers urging an end to a crackdown in Tibet as a Beijing-run newspaper linked al Qaeda to claimed plots to attack the Beijing Olympics.
Nations:China People:Nancy Pelosi Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Torch 2008 Tibet Riot 2008 Beijing Olympics China Xinjiang Unrest China-U.S.
2008-04-11
IOC raises prospect of abandoning global torch relay
Olympic chiefs on Tuesday raised the prospect for the first time of abandoning the international legs of the Beijing Games torch relay, amid a wave of protests targeting the flame overseas.
Nations:China U.K. France U.S. Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Torch 2008 Tibet Riot 2008 Beijing Olympics
2008-04-08
Fresh unrest erupts in Tibetan area of China
Fresh rioting broke out in a Tibetan area of southwest China, defying a huge security crackdown there, even as officials in Tibet vowed swift, harsh punishment for those who sparked the initial anti-Chinese unrest.
Nations:China Activities:2008 Tibet Riot
2008-04-04
China linked riots to exiled Tibetan groups
China said on Tuesday it had gathered sufficient evidence to prove that exiled Tibetan groups had organized and carried out a citywide riot in Lhasa earlier this month at the instigation of the Dalai Lama.
Nations:China Activities:2008 Tibet Riot
2008-04-01
Tibet tense as Olympic torch heads for Beijing
Tibet's capital Lhasa was calm on Sunday following a brief burst of unrest weeks after a bloody uprising against Chinese rule, but in Greece and Nepal flurries of pro-Tibet protest continued.
Nations:China People:Dai Bingguo George W. Bush Wen Jiabao Activities:2008 Tibet Riot 2008 Beijing Olympics
2008-03-30
Foreign journalists allowed in Tibet
China on Wednesday announced the surrender of hundreds of people over anti-government riots among Tibetans and allowed the first group of foreign journalists to visit the regional capital since the violence.
Nations:China People:Nicolas Sarkozy Activities:Western Media Bias 2008 Tibet Riot
2008-03-26
China counters Western media with Tibet report
China's government turned up efforts Saturday to put its own version of the unrest before the international public. It disseminated footage of Tibetan protesters attacking Chinese and details of biased reporting by Western media via TV, the Internet, e-mail and YouTube.
Nations:China Germany People:Dalai Lama Activities:Western Media Bias 2008 Tibet Riot China Media Progress
2008-03-22
Five shop girls burnt to death in Lhasa riot
CCTV - Violence in Lhasa has resulted in a heavy toll in lives and property. Official statistics indicate 13 civilians were burned or stabbed to death. Among them are five girls who worked for a clothing store.
Nations:China Activities:2008 Tibet Riot
2008-03-22
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