Tibetan Unrest

Cops cordon off Tibetan settlements in Delhi ahead of Hu Jintao's visit

Police Tuesday cordoned off the areas around Tibetan settlements in the national capital while some Tibetans were arrested from different parts of the city ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit.

Tibetan sets himself on fire in Delhi to protest Hu's visit

A Tibetan man set himself on fire in New Delhi on Monday at a protest against a visit by Chinese president Hu Jintao, who is due to arrive in India later this week for a summit meeting.

Under lockdown: Life inside dissident Tibetan town

China's stifling lockdown of this Tibetan town has not only been about patrolling its sleepy streets, but also policing the minds of a community at the center of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule.

Chinese forces break up Tibetan protest with tear gas

Chinese security forces fired tear gas to break up a protest by Tibetans in the southwest province of Sichuan, an advocacy group said, the latest sign of spreading unrest in the region.

On Wen's hug-and-fly visit, China draws Nepal closer

Nervous about the continuing unrest in Tibetan areas, China's Premier makes a whistle-stop trip to Nepal, and secures a frontier.

Tibetans clash with army in Southwest China

Security forces clashed with angry Tibetans in southwestern China, shooting one person, after a man set himself on fire in the latest protest against Chinese rule

Another Tibetan sets self on fire in Sichuan, unrest follows

At least 16 Buddhist monks, nuns and other Tibetans are now believed to have set themselves on fire in the past year — including four in the past week.

15th monk self-immolates, dies in Tibet: reports

A Tibetan monk in western China died after setting himself ablaze in protest against the government, marking the 15th self-immolation in the country's restive mountainous region since March,