Tibetan Monks demonstrate art in Alamance County ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. — A group of Tibetan Monks are in the Alamance County community of Saxapahaw creating intricate art...
June 14, 2013 - FOX 8 WGHP
Tibetan self-immolations having little effect, Dalai Lama says By Thuy Ong SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tibetans setting themselves on fire to protest against Chinese rule are having little effect on Beijing's policies, exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said on Thursday, while urging China to look harder at the reasons behind the incidents. At least 117 Tibetans have set themselves alight in protest against Chinese rule since 2009, mostly in heavily ...
June 13, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Tibetan Nun Survives Self-Immolation The nun set fire to herself during a religious ceremony is still alive and in a hospital, according to reports from Tibetan advocacy groups and Radio Free Asia.
June 12, 2013 - New York Times
Nancy Pelosi in USA Today As I have communicated in public and to the President, it is past time for China to respect the human rights of the Tibetan people, to allow foreign journalists and diplomats access to the region, and to engage the Dalai Lama in meaningful talks... Barack Obama http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHQ0yfPaaXFGqLKymRgcres0I2nuA New York Times http://www.google.com/url?q=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/09/obama-on-boycott-wait-then-decide/&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGQI70SxqaZ8NcaPKv5R1LSfzpKew Apr 9, 2008
100044 132838 tibetan The resolution sponsored by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Beijing to end its crackdown on nonviolent Tibetan protesters," along with cultural, religious, economic and linguistic "repression."
John McCain in Jerusalem Post I urge the Chinese government to release Tibetan political prisoners, account for Tibetans who have, quote, 'disappeared' since protests in March, and engage in meaningful dialogue on genuine autonomy for Tibet,McCain said.