Tibet

A plateau region north-east of the Himalayas, Tibet was incorporated by China in 1950 and currently an autonomous region within China. The conflict between many Tibetans and Chinese government has been nonstop as many demand religious freedom and more human rights. In March, 2008, a series of protests turned into riots in different regions across Tibet. Rioters attacked Han ethnic inhabitants and burned their businesses, resulting dozens of death.

Promised land

6 Jan 2013

As the push to resettle the nomads of the Tibetan plateau intensifies, their ancient culture looks as fragile as the terrain it once ruled. Words and pictures by Kieran Dodds.

China arrests five Tibetans for ‘inciting’ immolation

28 Feb 2013

Chinese police arrested five Tibetans, mostly Buddhist monks, whom they allege worked at the behest of foreign forces to persuade three people to set themselves on fire in anti-Beijing protests....

Tibet exile leader Lobsang Sangay blames self-immolations on China policy

27 Feb 2013

Beijing’s attempts to stop Tibetans setting themselves on fire to protest against Chinese rule are counter-productive and are only provoking more self-immolations, the Tibetan prime minister in...

Two more Tibetans self-immolate in China, say rights groups

26 Feb 2013

Two more Tibetans have died after setting themselves ablaze in China, Western rights groups said on Monday, the latest in a string of self-immolations carried out in protest against Chinese rule...

Tibetan teens die in rare double self-immolation

21 Feb 2013

Two Tibetan teenagers died after they set fire to themselves in protest at Chinese rule, reports and Western rights groups said, in a rare instance of a double self-immolation in the restive...

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An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

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US slams ‘horrific’ toll of Tibet self-immolations

The United States on Friday denounced the “horrific” toll as the number of Tibetans who have set themselves on fire to protest Chinese rule rose to 101.

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Tibetan burns himself to death in China in 101 self-immolation

A Tibetan man burned himself to death in protest against Chinese rule, reports and Western rights groups said on Thursday, bringing the total to have set themselves on fire to at least 101.

Tibetan monk’s protest marks 100th self-immolation bid

A Tibetan monk set himself on fire in a Kathmandu restaurant on Wednesday, marking the 100th self-immolation bid in a wave of protests against Chinese rule since 2009.

Tibetan new year photos from Lhasa

Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser shares some photos taken yesterday at the beginning of Losar, the Tibetan new year festival.

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BRIEFS

Briefs, February 12, 2013

Tibetans in the region around Xiahe, Gansu province, which has been a focus of self-immolation protests against Beijing's rule, marked a low-key Tibetan New Year yesterday, with many saying...

China convicts man over self-immolation ‘goading’

A Chinese court in a Tibetan area convicted a man of intentional homicide and inciting secession on Friday for “goading” a monk to set himself on fire.