Tag Archives: Protest

• Thousands attend Hong Kong’s first pro-independence rally 6 August 2016 | Laura Mannering and Aaron Tam This post has 2 comments

  Candidates banned from standing for election in Hong Kong because they are advocating a split from mainland China led the city's first pro-independence rally Friday as tension over the upcoming vote escalates. ...

• Chinese ambassador to UK says Tibetan cause is doomed and will never succeed 19 May 2016 | Karen Cheung This post has 3 comments

  “I’ve heard Chinese propaganda all my life but it is still shocking to hear someone telling lies in person about your country and the experiences of your own people." ...

• Beyond the wire: Harry Wu 7 May 2016 This post has 2 comments

  He resolved not only to survive 20 years of torture, but also to ensure that no one forgot China’s laogai and the thousands suffering there. ...

• Protests as China’s Xi arrives in Prague 29 March 2016 | Jan Marchal This post has no comments yet

  Protests greeted President Xi Jinping as he arrived in Prague on Monday on the first visit by a Chinese head of state to the Czech Republic. ...

• Huge manhunt after Brussels attacks leave around 35 dead 22 March 2016 | Danny Kemp and Lachlan Carmichael This post has no comments yet

  Belgium launched a huge manhunt Tuesday after a series of bombings claimed by the Islamic State group ripped through Brussels airport and a metro train. ...

• Please, my sons and my daughters of Tibet, do not self-immolate 13 March 2016 This post has one comment
• Group leading global anti-Dalai Lama protests disbands 12 March 2016 | David Lague and Stephanie Nebehay This post has 5 comments

  The announcement comes after a Reuters investigation revealed in December that China’s ruling Communist Party backs the ISC behind the protests that have confronted the Dalai Lama. ...

• Tibetans mark anniversary of 1959 uprising against Beijing’s rule 10 March 2016 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  Actions and protests in Dharamshala and Delhi, as Tibetans around the world marked the 57th anniversary of the 1959 uprising against Chinese invasion of Tibet on 10 March. ...

• Thousands take part in Dorje Tsering’s final journey 6 March 2016 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

  Thousands of grieving Tibetans and their supporters took part in the funeral of 16-year-old schoolboy Dorje Tsering, who died after setting himself on fire to protest against Chinese rule in Tibet. ...

• Fresh riots, arson in deadly north India caste crisis 22 February 2016 | Sajjad Hussain Wani This post has no comments yet

  Fresh rioting and arson erupted in a north Indian state Sunday in caste protests that have left at least 12 people dead, and a water crisis after mobs shut down Delhi supply. ...