Monks in central and eastern Tibet continued to resist the authorities’ attempts to exert control; Shiwa Monastery, eastern Tibet, a monk who had been forced into “patriotic re-education” classes shouted “Free Tibet” and “the Dalai Lama should be welcomed...

After days of continued protest and unrest in Ngaba, eastern Tibet, Chinese Armed Police raided Kirti Monastery. They ransacked the monks' living quarters and took away pictures of the Dalai Lama; around 600 monks were arrested. Around 30 Tibetans...

International journalists arrived in Lhasa to see China’s “harmonious society." As the journalists were taken on the carefully-orchestrated media tour of Lhasa’s Jokhang Temple, about 30 monks from the monastery interrupted an interview and spoke openly about the situation...

Two weeks of consistent protests saw Chinese security forces round-up and detain protesters in different parts of Tibet; in the Golok area hundreds of Tibetans were forced to hide in the mountains. In Kardze, eastern Tibet, protesters expressed their...

Wide-scale protests continued for the 15th successive day despite heavy military presence across Tibet. In Tsolho, Amdo 100s of Tibetans from all walks of life held a solidarity march. Many marchers were seen carrying traditional prayer wheels in their...

Around 200 Tibetans staged a peaceful demonstration in Drango, Kardze, chanting “Long live the Dalai Lama” and “Freedom for Tibet”. The protesters were met by a large number of armed police and security who fired live ammunition indiscriminately into...

The 13th consecutive day or protests, large and small - in Chentsa, eastern Tibet, 800 Tibetans from a number of villages joined together in protest. The demonstration was met with a large mobilisation of Chinese paramilitary troops. Monks and...

Protests continued to spread - In Malho, eastern Tibet, hundred of Tibetans from at least four different villages came together in a mass protest carrying images of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan national flag, and shouting “Freedom for...

Students, nuns and monks, and lay-Tibetans continued to resist across Tibet with courage against Chinese security forces. In Golog, eastern Tibet, protesters removed a Chinese flag and replaced it with the banned Tibetan national flag, and students at Qinghai...

Numerous large and small scale protests broke out across Tibet despite the extreme numbers of Chinese armed police and security forces who had descended on the area to curb the uprising. After days of protests in the different Tibetan...