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January 2008 back to top
01	Foreign journalists report continued harassment in China
02	Lhasa bus leaves without passengers
04	Exiles plan march to Lhasa
04	New Chinese internet restrictions
04	Funding for environmental protection in Qinghai announced
10	Tibetan-language office software released
12	Tibet issues raised at British Parliament
14	China proposes oil and rail link to Kathmandu
14	Tibet under strain as visitors surpass locals
16	Religious statues missing from monastery
16	Senior Tashilhunpo monks found hanging
17	China steps up resettlement of Tibetan herders
18	Dalai Lama “looking forward to complete retirement”
19	Work to begin on Shigatse rail link
22	Legqoq, Qiangba Puncog re-appointed
22	China and Germany vow to take “relationship to a higher level”
24	China sees little optimism in anti-desert fight
26	New records in overseas tourists arrivals
28	China encouraged to continue ban on tiger trade
29	China reports bird flu outbreak in poultry in Tibet
31	China to build permanent Tibetan antelope monitoring station
31	Gyaltsen Norbu makes rare public appearance
February 2008 back to top
04	Tibetan abbot jailed for "inciting masses"
06	RWB condemn Beijing for failing Olympic promises
06	12 tons of red sandalwood smuggled to Tibet with 'police protection'
08	Informal protest at Indian PM’s Arunachal visit
08	Tibet Railway transports 5.95 million
09	CTA mourns death of Minling Trichen Rinpoche
11	Chinese Geological Survey announces five major gold mines discovered
11	Indian opposition politicians visit Taiwan
11	Thousands pay tribute to late Panchen Lama
15	Spielberg pulls out of Olympics; British athletes’ gag reconsidered
18	China reports new bird flu outbreak in TAR
21	Tibetans clash with police at Amdo festival
22	Outrage about fake photograph of antelopes, Tibet railway
24	Arrested Tibetan handed over to China
25	2008 Tibetan Olympic Torch in Taipei
26	Death of sole Tibetan Long March veteran
27	CTA reshuffles representatives of the Offices of Tibet
29	Record tourist figures in Lhasa
March 2008 back to top
03	Kashag appeal to shun violence during torch relay
03	Bjork’s support for Tibetan independence
03	Dalai Lama praises Lithang spirit
04	Railway extensions necessary – Puncog tells NPC
04	Chinese Panchen Lama too not to join NPC
06	“Stability and harmony” in TAR stressed by Hu
06	Monks given 08 March deadline to return to monastery
06	TAR chairman invites critics to see Tibet
08	Tibetans observe 19th anniversary of martial law in Tibet
09	Raids in Jyekundo
10	10 March international demonstrations
10	India bars protestors from leaving Dharamsala
10	Access to Everest in Tibet closed to climbers
10	Dalai Lama's 10 March speech
13	Two organisers and 98 marchers given 14 days detention
14	Tibetans protest at Chinese Embassy in London
19	Gordon Brown will meet Dalai Lama in London
19	Arrests in Kathmandu as Tibetan protests continue
21	Cyber Attacks Target Pro-Tibet Groups
22	China dissidents call for dialogue with Dalai Lama
23	*Accusations against the "masterminds"* of China’s ethnic policy**
23	Olympic torchbearer withdraws in protest
24	Olympic torch lit despite protest
25	India Cancels Dalai Lama's Meeting with Vice President
25	Protestors stopped at Sikkim border
27	Tibetan exile parliament seek UNHCR investigation
28	Tibetan school children protest in UN compound in Nepal
29	EU urges China to hold dialogue on Tibet
29	Diplomats visit Lhasa
31	Some European leaders will not attend opening of Beijing Olympics
April 2008 back to top
01	China Alleges Tibet 'Suicide Squads'
01	IOC wants Beijing to open Internet during Olympics
01	Olympics aren't improving rights in China: Amnesty
02	*Olympics ban "not best way"* on Tibet: White House**
02	Exile Tibet radio claims China steps up jamming of broadcasts
02	Dalai Lama appeals to the international community
02	EU will invite Dalai Lama for talks
03	Arrests and ideological education in TAR
04	US Congress Speaker Pelosi introduces resolution on Tibet
05	China cancels official Czech visit in Tibet flag row
05	Harassment of western journalists on Tibet
06	London Olympic torch relay disrupted
07	China insists torch will go through Tibet
07	Paris Olympic torch relay cut short
08	CTA takes position on Olympic torch protests
09	Tibetan task force seeks talks with Beijing
09	Gordon Brown won't attend Olympics opening
09	Tibetan monks protest in front of foreign reporters
09	Karmapa prepares for US visit
10	*Fukuda says China "responsible"* for Tibetan unrest**
10	Re-opening of Tibet for tourism postponed
10	US House of Representatives criticises China on Tibet
10	UN experts urge full access for independent observers, media in Tibet
10	Rice wants US consulate in Tibet
12	Merkel adamant she would meet Dalai Lama again
13	Ambassador quits over Tibet remark
13	China media slam Pelosi over Tibet
13	Tibetan monks held over 'bomb plot'
14	Drepung monks detained during Patriotic Education campaign
14	TAR party chief praises security forces' role in recent unrest
14	4,000 Tibetans protest in Kathmandu
14	Dalai Lama fears more Chinese force
14	President Sarkozy meets prominent Buddhist monk
15	Solve Tibet issue peacefully - Japan PM
15	Journalists group appeals to China for unrestricted coverage around Olympics
15	Geshe Sonam Phuntsok passes away in Kardze
16	Jamyang Kyi arrested
16	China upgrades Everest road ahead of Olympic torch
16	China says explosives, weapons found in Tibetan monasteries
17	Arrests in Qinghai
17	Taktsang Lhamo Kirti monastic school closed down
17	China cancels 01 May plan to reopen Tibet
18	Tibetans in India hold protests over Olympic torch relay
19	EU Presidency has no current plans to invite Dalai Lama
21	Dalai Lama honorary citizen of Paris
23	Beijing criticises Dobriansky´s meeting with Dalai Lama
24	China vows tough response to ‘rumour-mongering’
24	Chinese spectators attacked Tibet protesters in Canberra
25	Tibetans demand release of Panchen Lama
25	Nepal torch security 'too harsh'
25	Sino-Tibetan talks to resume
26	Resttlements in Ngaba
27	China: rail link to Nepal via Tibet in 5 years
27	Pro-Tibet rally gathers thousands in Bern
27	Further Tibetan protests in Nepal
28	Tutu urges leaders to miss Beijing opening
28	Dalai Lama attends religious service for Tibetan victims
29	South Korea vows 'diplomatic measures' over Chinese torch violence
29	'Free Tibet' flags made in China
29	Over 4000 Tibetans in Nepal march to OHCHR
29	Nepal deports US Everest climber for Tibet banner
29	CTA: 203 Tibetans killed in China's crackdown
29	China jails 17 over Tibet riots
30	Lhasa sentences criticised
May 2008 back to top
01	US concerned over Nepal's treatment of Tibetan protestors
06	Chinese editor fired over Tibet commentaries
07	Lobsang P Lhalungpa dies
08	Reports on Shenzhen talks
08	Olympic torch on Everest
09	US senators urge Bush to visit Tibet during Olympics
12	Quake in Tibetan areas, restrictions still in place
12	Tibet official: Dalai Lama would consider attending Olympics if invited
12	Dalai Lama calls for international media presence in Tibet
13	*China "unhappy”* with Nepal’s handling of Tibetan protests**
13	More Tibetan protesters arrested In Nepal
13	Monks pray for quake victims
14	Tibet tourism suffers setbacks after Lhasa unrest
15	Tibetan Olympics launched
15	Reports emerged of aftermath of demonstrations
19	Dalai Lama in Germany
19	Spanish court hears testimony
19	Opening of Nathu-la pass
19	Karmapa in US
21	Tibetans asked to stop anti-China protests due to earthquake
22	No time scale for talks with Dalai Lama
23	Dalai Lama meets UK Prime Minister
23	Dalai Lama speaks about possible future developments in Tibet
24	Demonstration in Lhasa
26	Foreign participants in March to Tibet ordered to leave India
27	Tibet leg of torch relay cut short
27	Tibetans losing faith in talks, says Dalai Lama
28	Tibetan writer’s site hacked
28	Sharon Stone's regrets 'karma' remarks
28	Tibetan detained for media contact
31	Chinese lawyers unable to renew licenses
31	Dalai Lama gives advice concerning Shugden (1 comments)
June 2008 back to top
03	Reporters NGO welcomes openness in Sichuan; critical of controls in Tibet
03	Beijing takes select group of reporters to Tibet
03	China keeping tight grip on Tibet
03	Tibetan flag flown on Everest
04	Marchers arrested
05	China quake relief may delay talks
05	Police alert for unrest at Lhasa festival
05	Dharamsala denies Norwegian secret diplomacy
06	US Senators urge the release of Tibetan protestors
06	EU concerned over Tibetans fate
11	US-EU joint statement on Tibet
13	Canadian Parliamentarians write to Hu Jintao about Tibet
14	Beijing restricts supplies in Mustang
16	Dalai Lama in Australia
17	Tibetan marchers arrested
17	Beijing blames Dalai Lama for Kathmandu protests
17	China confirms one-day torch relay in Tibet
18	Amnesty says 1,000 detained in Tibet
18	Lhasa to re-open to foreign tourists soon
20	Prominent Tibetans arrested in Kathmandu
21	Chinese consul says Sikkim part of India but border lacks demarcation
21	Olympic torch in Lhasa
23	Everest treks to be limited by China
25	Food shortages in northern Nepal
25	IOC rebukes Beijing over Tibet remarks
26	Lhasa Airport set for night flights
26	Tibetan monk alleges police stole money
26	Beijing denies "politicising" Olympics
27	US tells Nepal to release Tibetans
27	Lhasa is No 1 priority for new US consulates in China
29	March to Tibet brought to an end
July 2008 back to top
01	Police stop Tibetan protesters near Chinese border
01	Beijing opposes linking Tibet to Olympics
03	Dalai Lama's envoys return after talks with Beijing
03	Tibetan infrastructure development concerns Indian Army
05	Bush to attend Olympic ceremony
05	Dalai Lama’s envoys issue statement
06	“Atmosphere and conditions” required for further Sino-Tibetan contacts
07	HRW: Beijing still blocks media
07	Monks removed from Lhasa’s monasteries
08	Sarkozy to attend Olympics
08	Nepal’s Supreme Court orders release of three prominent Tibetans
08	Amnesty writes to Chinese president
09	Spanish lawsuit against Chinese leaders in Tibet
09	British Tibetan woman deported from Beijing
10	LMU: No apologies for honorary doctorate to the Dalai Lama
11	European Parliament resolution on China and Tibet
11	China jails twelve more Tibetans over March riots
11	Nepal bans climbers for two years over Tibet
11	Nepal tourism may suffer serious setback
15	Tibetan Party members under pressure
17	Tibetan nomad sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for “splittism”
18	3,000 US immigrant visas for Tibetans
22	Gorkha hit by TAR border closure
23	Monks killed in monastery blast
23	Woeser sues the Chinese government
23	Black carbon over Tibet
24	Karmapa denied access to Indian border areas
24	HRW release report on Tibetan demonstrations in Nepal
26	John McCain meets Dalai Lama
26	China complains about Tibetan flag on Czech PM's jacket
27	Purge of Tibetan monasteries in Kardze
28	Nepal stops exiles march to Tibet
29	Drepung reopens to visitors
29	Amnesty "worried about crackdown in China"
29	Rice meets with Chinese Foreign Minister; Bush urged to visit Tibet
29	We can't force China to change: IOC
29	Obama expresses US support for Dalai Lama and Tibetan People
30	Four Tibetans arrested for protesting against festival to greet Olympics
30	*China seeks "absolute security"* in Tibet for Olympics**
August 2008 back to top
01	China lifts some internet restrictions
01	Pro-Tibet campaigners to be present in Beijing
06	Dalai Lama offers prayers and good wishes for Beijing Olympics
07	Bush: China must end detentions, ensure freedoms
07	Olympians write to Hu
07	2,000 Tibetans protest in Kathmandu despite warnings of "strong measures"
08	Tibet Sun launched
08	Tibetans and supporters protest against Olympics
08	CTA refutes "brainwashing" Nepali children, accuses Shugden sect
09	Shooting of two Tibetan women adds to tension in Ngaba
12	"Hybrid Tibetan-Peking opera" set for last days of Olympics
13	Tibetan monks confined during Games
13	Border sealing triggers food crisis in northern Nepal (1 comments)
14	French Foreign Minister will meet the Dalai Lama
15	Asia's second largest copper mine to open in Tibet
15	Tibetan nun mishandled in detention in Nepal (1 comments)
15	Visa fees for Chinese nationals in Nepal
16	TAR loans for damaged businesses in Lhasa
17	Tourism suffers from Spring 2008 unrest
18	Nomads to be settled
19	Six new lines announced for Tibet railway network
22	Dalai Lama meets French foreign minister
22	Dalai Lama's office say he was misquoted over 140 dead
24	47 Tibet activists arrested during Games
24	Wife of arrested Tibetan filmmaker appeals to IOC's Rogge
25	Earthquake in Shigatse prefecture
26	Woeser detained by police
27	New airport in Qinghai
29	Dalai Lama to leave hospital shortly
29	Prachanda in Beijing and Kathmandu protests
29	Detained monks deported to their hometowns
29	Tibet railway tunnel cave-in kills four, injures seven
September 2008 back to top
01	'Five-star' tourist train service called off indefinitely
04	Tibetan Monks Freed in Golmud
04	China's Chinalco unit to explore, smelt in Tibet
06	China calls for relaxing restrictions on border trade
10	Two earthquakes rattle Shigatse prefecture
11	Nepal to deport Tibetans
12	Dalai Lama calls an emergency meeting for Tibet
13	Dalai Lama cancels Europe visit (1 comments)
17	US Senate pass dialogue resolution (2 comments)
19	Border talks conclude with no agreement
20	State Department: religious repression increased
21	Kalon Tripa and ICJ call for account of the missing Tibetans
21	Karmapa airlifted from blocked mountain pass
22	Taskforce on negotiations meets
23	Gas pipeline to Lhasa
24	Tibetan journalist arrested
24	Beijing white paper praises rule over Tibet
25	Dalai Lama goes back to work
27	Contaminated milk affects Tibetan children
28	Call for UN intervention for disappeared Tibetans
28	China lashes out at US over Dalai Lama call
October 2008 back to top
02	Monks jailed for blasts
03	Plague Kills two in TAR
06	Tourist numbers down for holiday weekend
07	Two earthquakes stuck close to Lhasa
08	Lodi Gyari fears violence if talks fail
10	Dalai Lama's undergoes successful surgery
12	Sonam Choedon is Miss Tibet 2008
14	Tibetan monks jailed over bomb blast
15	China Western Mining to start up Yulong copper plant
15	China vows to boost incomes in restive Tibet areas
17	Tibetan Solidarity Committee concerned about continued detentions
17	China issues new press rules; Tibet still controlled
17	Dalai Lama leaves Indian hospital
17	TAR slashes tourism ticket prices
18	Beijing builds its own Tibetan Buddhist academy
18	Tibetan filmmaker temporarily released from prison
19	No Indo-Tibet barter trade this season
20	Tibetan Government Workers in Clash
22	Tourism infrastructure projects continue
25	Dalai Lama's faith in Beijing "thinning"
28	Schoolboy commits protest suicide
30	Tibetan youths sought after blast
November 2008 back to top
03	China to launch propaganda drive on Tibet
03	Monk who spoke to media arrested
03	China sentences 14 Tibetans
05	China reveals fresh sentences over March unrest
05	Court sentences five Tibetans
06	Dalai Lama not to attend Dharamsala brainstorming session
06	Tibetan envoys return from latest talks with China
10	Beijing accuses Tibetans of breaking promises
11	Cordyceps price fall in Shanghai
12	Shetongmon copper mine awaiting final go-ahead
15	Beijing welcomes British clarification on Tibet's status
16	*Envoy "disappointed"* after Sino-Tibetan talks**
20	UN body criticises China over 'widespread' torture allegations
20	China fights Tibet propaganda battle with Google Ads
21	TYC: "Violence not an option"
21	Middle way favoured by exiles
21	Beijing attacks Dharamsala memorandum
21	Tibet policymaker probed for state secret leak