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Human Rights Press Award for the Cantonese Service 2008-04-01

The Cantonese service took top honors at Hong Kong’s 12th Annual Human Rights Press Awards for its reporting on forced abortions that led to riots and an ...

New Protests Erupt in Lhasa 2008-03-29

Witnesses in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, say fresh protests erupted there Saturday afternoon despite a massive Chinese police and paramilitary presence.

Dalai Lama Calls for ‘Peaceful, Lasting Solution’ to Tibet Problem 2008-03-28

China’s crackdown brings it all back to me 2008-03-28

Two decades ago, reporters could still play cops and robbers with the Chinese police in Lhasa—a far cry from today’s highly controlled environment.

Dalai Lama Calls for ‘Peaceful, Lasting Solution’ to Tibet Problem 2008-03-28

Bao Tong: Talk To The Dalai Lama 2008-03-26

Tibetans March For Talks With Dalai Lama 2008-03-25

Tibetans in western China staged protests this week calling on Chinese leaders to open a dialogue with their exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

Latest Updates on Tibet Demonstrations 2008-03-25

Major earthquake strikes sparsely populated western China 2008-03-24

A major earthquake struck western China. The magnitude-7.2 quake hit at 6:33 a.m. (2233 GMT Thursday), about 225 kilometers (140 miles) southeast of the city ...

Chinese Stage Sweep, Arrest 40 North Koreans 2008-03-21

Chinese police have arrested some 40 North Koreans in a series of raids on a border area in Liaoning province, with others detained as they tried to cross the ...

Tibetan Writer Under House Arrest in Beijing 2008-03-21

Authorities in Beijing have been holding Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser and her Chinese husband under house arrest in the capital since the beginning of the ...

2,000 Tibetans Defy Crackdown as China Admits Shooting 2008-03-20

Map of the route from Siliguri in West Bengal to the Nathu-La pass. Graphic: RFA

Three hundred Tibetans begin march to China-India border 2008-03-20

About 300 Tibetans from the northeast region of India set out on March 20 on a symbolic march from Siliguri in West Bengal to the Nathu-La pass on the Indian ...

Three hundred Tibetans begin march to China-India border 2008-03-20

World Cannot Turn a Blind Eye: Rebiya Kadeer 2008-03-19

Exiled leaders of the Uyghur ethnic group, the other large, restive minority in western China, are expressing support for Tibetans who have been staging ...

Tibetans Around China Feel Fallout From Crackdown 2008-03-19

World Cannot Turn a Blind Eye: Rebiya Kadeer 2008-03-19

Tibetans Around China Feel Fallout From Crackdown 2008-03-19

World Cannot Turn a Blind Eye: Rebiya Kadeer 2008-03-19

What Asian listeners are saying 2008-03-19

Tibetans Stage More Protests; More Deaths, Arrests Reported 2008-03-18

VOA and RFA Increase Broadcasts to Tibet 2008-03-18

China Moves To Arrest Hundreds as Tibet Deadline Passes 2008-03-17

Vietnam Chokes on Growth 2008-03-16

Vietnam's economy is booming but its infrastructure can't keep up with the pace. The government is having to invest billions in improving roads, train links ...

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