Tibet

DHARAMSALA, May 19: A Tibetan Buddhist monk of Nyitso monastery in Tawu County in eastern Tibet was arrested by Chinese police on May 18.

DHARAMSALA, May 14: A Tibetan father has been rushed to Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) People’s Hospital in Lhasa on May 8 in critical condition with severe injuries after Chinese police officers in civilian dress beat him and his mentally challenged son in a restive Tibetan County.

DHARAMSALA, April 22: Chinese authorities have arbitrarily arrested an outspoken Tibetan writer on Apr 17 from restive Ngaba County, traditionally part of Amdo Province but presently incorporated into Sichuan Province.

DHARAMSALA, Apr 20: Ney Kyab, a 45-yr-old Tibetan father of seven children has died after setting himself on fire on Apr 16 in restive Ngaba County in eastern Tibet.

DHARAMSALA, Apr 10: A Tibetan Buddhist nun has set herself on fire on Apr 8 in Drango County of Kardze Prefecture in traditional Kham Province of Tibet, calling for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet and freedom for Tibetans.

DHARAMSALA, Apr 2: Three Tibetan Buddhist monks and a lay Tibetan have been arrested by Chinese police on Mar 28 in restive Sog County in traditional Kham Province of Tibet, according to a Tibetan source with contacts in the region.

DHARAMSALA, Mar 24: Yet another Tibetan political prisoner has been released in poor health on Mar 20 after serving a jail term of 15 years for challenging China’s occupation of Tibet.

DHARAMSALA, Mar 18: A young Tibetan monk was arrested by Chinese police on Mar 17 in Ngaba County in the traditional Tibetan Province of Amdo after he staged a lone protest challenging Chinese rule in Tibet.

DHARAMSALA, Mar 18: Seven monks of Tsendhen monastery in restive Sog County in Nagchu Prefecture, formerly part of Kham Province,

DHARAMSALA, Mar 11: A Tibetan youth has been shot and wounded by Chinese authorities on Mar 10 after he refused to stop his motor bike when police tried to pull him over in Drango County in the traditional Kham Province in eastern Tibet.