Morning Clicks | Eight Tibetans arrested for communication with 'outside forces', report suggests

China abroad | China at home

According to Radio Free Asia, a 22-year-old Tibetan man died in Gansu province after self-immolating January 12. This arrives with news of the arrest in Tibet of eight individuals - including one monk - who reportedly have been accused of communicating with 'splittist outside forces' regarding the current situation in the autonomous region.

Travel website Travelbite reports restrictions on visas to Tibet have been relaxed, and art depicting the region's numerous self-immolators has recently been released from both Chinese and Japanese artists.

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