Scuffles at pro-China rally in Auckland  :: Stuff.co.nz
Scuffles broke out between pro-Tibet campaigners and supporters of China and the Beijing Olympics in Auckland's Aotea Square this afternoon.

Japan FM calls for China transparency over Tibet  :: AFP
TOKYO (AFP) — Japan's Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura reiterated on Sunday calls for China to increase transparency over Tibet, saying it was difficult to believe there was no suppression of human rights there.

Pro-Tibet rally gathers thousands  :: Swiss Info
More than 7,000 people have demonstrated in the Swiss capital Bern to show their solidarity with Tibetans. The demonstrators, who included many exiled Tibetans living in Switzerland, demanded on Saturday that the government officially receive the Dalai Lama.

Arrests of Ethnic Tibetans Spread to Western China  :: To The Center
The Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy reports that more than 100 Tibetans, Buddhist Monks and lay people were arrestedtheir solidarity with Tibetans. The demonstrators, who included many exiled Tibetans living in Switzerland, demanded on Saturday that the government officially receive the Dalai Lama.

Arrests of Ethnic Tibetans Spread to Western China  :: To The Center
The Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy reports that more than 100 Tibetans, Buddhist Monks and lay people were arrested following a protest in Tongren county, Qinghai province, on Thursday, according to the Associated Press.

Chinese Protesters Torch French Flag Outside French-Run Supermarket  :: VOA News
Dozens of young Chinese protesters rallied outside a French-run supermarket in northeastern China Friday, voicing anger over the recent disruption of the Olympic torch relay in Paris.

Tibet protesters clash with Nepal police, 130 detained  :: The Guardian
KATHMANDU, April 18 (Reuters) - Maroon-robed monks and nuns with shaved heads scuffled with police at a pro-Tibet demonstration in Kathmandu on Friday, in the latest of a series of protests against China. Authorities said they detained 96 men and 34 women.

Tibetans-in-exile resume ‘March to Tibet’  :: Express India
New Delhi, April 18: Nearly 250 Tibetans living in exile, who had a stopover in the capital to take part in protests coinciding with the Olympic torch relay, on Friday resumed their “journey to their homeland Tibet”.

Chinese Protesters Torch French Flag Outside French-Run Supermarket  :: VOA News
Dozens of young Chinese protesters rallied outside a French-run supermarket in northeastern China Friday, voicing anger over the recent disruption of the Olympic torch relay in Paris.

Tibet protesters clash with Nepal police, 130 detained  :: The Guardian
KATHMANDU, April 18 (Reuters) - Maroon-robed monks and nuns with shaved heads scuffled with police at a pro-Tibet demonstration in Kathmandu on Friday, in the latest of a series of protests against China. Authorities said they detained 96 men and 34 women.

Tibetans-in-exile resume ‘March to Tibet’  :: Express India
New Delhi, April 18: Nearly 250 Tibetans living in exile, who had a stopover in the capital to take part in protests coinciding with the Olympic torch relay, on Friday resumed their “journey to their homeland Tibet”.

Japan tells China Tibet is an international issue  :: Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tibet has become an international issue, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda told visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Friday, challenging Beijing's repeated assertions that it is a domestic matter.

Japanese Buddhist temple withdrawn from Olympic torch route  :: Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tibet has become an international issue, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda told visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Friday, challenging Beijing's repeated assertions that it is a domestic matter.

Japanese Buddhist temple withdrawn from Olympic torch route  :: The Guardian
A famous Buddhist temple in Japan has been withdrawn from the Olympic flame relay over security concerns and anger at China's crackdown on Tibetans. The Zenkoji temple in the city of Nagano said it had received 1,000 letters from across Japan calling for it to withdraw from the April 26 procession after the crackdown in predominantly Buddhist Tibet, where monasteries were raided and monks arrested.

Over 500 Tibetan protestors arrested in Nepal  :: Times of India
KATHMANDU: Nepalese police on Thursday arrested more than 500 Tibetan protesters near the Chinese embassy and from other parts of the capital Kathmandu, police said.

Tibetans attempt to storm Chinese Consulate in Mumbai  :: ANI
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI/VARANASI: Exiled Tibetans on Thursday attempted to storm the Chinese Consulate here hours before the Olympic torch relay is scheduled to take place in New Delhi.

Over 500 Tibetan protestors arrested in Nepal  :: Times of India
KATHMANDU: Nepalese police on Thursday arrested more than 500 Tibetan protesters near the Chinese embassy and from other parts of the capital Kathmandu, police said.

Tibetans attempt to storm Chinese Consulate in Mumbai  :: ANI
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI/VARANASI: Exiled Tibetans on Thursday attempted to storm the Chinese Consulate here hours before the Olympic torch relay is scheduled to take place in New Delhi.

Chinese student in U.S. is caught in confrontation  :: Int'l Herald Tribune
DURHAM, North Carolina: On the day the Olympic torch was carried through San Francisco last week, Grace Wang, a Chinese freshman at Duke University, came out of her dining hall to find a handful of students gathered for a pro-Tibet vigil facing off with a much larger pro-China counterdemonstration.

Torch passes quietly through empty Delhi streets  :: Int'l Herald Tribune
DURHAM, North Carolina: On the day the Olympic torch was carried through San Francisco last week, Grace Wang, a Chinese freshman at Duke University, came out of her dining hall to find a handful of students gathered for a pro-Tibet vigil facing off with a much larger pro-China counterdemonstration.

Torch passes quietly through empty Delhi streets  :: Int'l Herald Tribune
NEW DELHI: The Olympic torch made a strange and lonely procession through central Delhi on Thursday, with the event so comprehensively overshadowed by fears of the anti-Chinese protests that had marred its appearances in other cities that no members of the public were allowed close enough to witness it.

FaceBook , famous social networking, site has 88,460 members under "Free Tibet”,  :: ThaIndia
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The emergence of social networking sites has come as a boon for cyber-dissidents who use these internet tools not just to create a buzz on the web but also as a platform to organise protests and flash strikes. On Facebook, there are nearly 15 groups that come up on a word search for ‘tibet’.

China cancels May 1 plan to reopen Tibet  :: AFP
BEIJING (AFP) — China has abandoned plans to reopen riot-hit Tibet to visitors on May 1, a tourism official in the Himalayan region said Thursday, amid reports of simmering tension there. Asked whether the reopening for foreign and domestic tourists had been postponed, a Tibet Tourism Bureau official told AFP by phone: "Yes, because conditions are not ripe for it."

Something brewing in Delhi's own Little Tibet  :: Times of India
NEW DELHI: The little chang stalls dotting Ring Road near Majnu ka Tila wore a deserted look on Wednesday. Even as the area was turned into a fortress by the men in khaki, the usual occupants of the stalls were busy planning their protests in the lanes and bylanes of New Aruna Nagar.

Free Tibet protesters target Coca-Cola annual meeting  :: Brand Republic
LONDON - Free Tibet activists plan to gather today outside the annual shareholders meeting of Olympic sponsor Coca-Cola to protest against the Olympic Torch Relay passing through Tibet on its way to the Beijing.

Second time, Chinese wall too high for activists  :: Times of India
NEW DELHI: On tenterhooks over the Olympic torch relay in the city, the police on Wednesday afternoon foiled an attempt to repeat the Chinese embassy breach of March 21.

Olympic torch arrives in India under heavy guard  :: AFP
NEW DELHI (AFP) — The Olympic torch touched down in the Indian capital early Thursday, police and witnesses said, amid high security and concerns of increased protests by pro-Tibetan activists. A plane carrying the flame landed from neighbouring Pakistan ahead of a short and heavily guarded relay later Thursday, the latest leg of the torch's world tour before the Beijing Olympics.

Tibetan TV producer detained in China  :: Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, April 16, 2008—Chinese authorities should release or publicly charge a Tibetan TV producer in western Qinghai province who has been detained for more than two weeks, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Dalai Lama set to become honorary citizen of Paris -- Mayor  :: ThaIndia
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The emergence of social networking sites has come as a boon for cyber-dissidents who use these internet tools not just to create a buzz on the web but also as a platform to organise protests and flash strikes. On Facebook, there are nearly 15 groups that come up on a word search for ‘tibet’.

China cancels May 1 plan to reopen Tibet  :: AFP
BEIJING (AFP) — China has abandoned plans to reopen riot-hit Tibet to visitors on May 1, a tourism official in the Himalayan region said Thursday, amid reports of simmering tension there. Asked whether the reopening for foreign and domestic tourists had been postponed, a Tibet Tourism Bureau official told AFP by phone: "Yes, because conditions are not ripe for it."

Something brewing in Delhi's own Little Tibet  :: Times of India
NEW DELHI: The little chang stalls dotting Ring Road near Majnu ka Tila wore a deserted look on Wednesday. Even as the area was turned into a fortress by the men in khaki, the usual occupants of the stalls were busy planning their protests in the lanes and bylanes of New Aruna Nagar.

Free Tibet protesters target Coca-Cola annual meeting  :: Brand Republic
LONDON - Free Tibet activists plan to gather today outside the annual shareholders meeting of Olympic sponsor Coca-Cola to protest against the Olympic Torch Relay passing through Tibet on its way to the Beijing.

Second time, Chinese wall too high for activists  :: Times of India
NEW DELHI: On tenterhooks over the Olympic torch relay in the city, the police on Wednesday afternoon foiled an attempt to repeat the Chinese embassy breach of March 21.

Olympic torch arrives in India under heavy guard  :: AFP
NEW DELHI (AFP) — The Olympic torch touched down in the Indian capital early Thursday, police and witnesses said, amid high security and concerns of increased protests by pro-Tibetan activists. A plane carrying the flame landed from neighbouring Pakistan ahead of a short and heavily guarded relay later Thursday, the latest leg of the torch's world tour before the Beijing Olympics.

Tibetan TV producer detained in China  :: Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, April 16, 2008—Chinese authorities should release or publicly charge a Tibetan TV producer in western Qinghai province who has been detained for more than two weeks, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Dalai Lama set to become honorary citizen of Paris -- Mayor  :: Agence France-Presse
PARIS -- The mayor of Paris, where the Olympic torch relay last week turned to chaos amid pro-Tibet protests, said Wednesday he would ask the city council to make the Dalai Lama an honorary citizen of the city.

India braces for protests during Olympic torch relay   :: Associated Press Writer
NEW DELHI - Thousands of police patrolled central New Delhi, guarding against anti-China protests for the Olympic torch relay Thursday in India, the heart of the world's Tibetan exile community.

Yale Students Ask Levin To Use China Clout For Tibet  :: Courant
NEW HAVEN — - On a trip to Tibet one summer, Eli Bildner studied the language, stayed in monasteries and got to see the perseverance of the Tibetan people firsthand.

Sachin Tendulkar pulls out of Olympic relay as India mounts huge security  :: Times Online
Sachin Tendulkar, India’s biggest cricket star, pulled out of the Olympic Torch relay today on the eve of its procession through Delhi in one of the biggest blows yet to China’s build-up to the Beijing Games.

India braces for protests during Olympic torch relay   :: Associated Press Writer
NEW DELHI - Thousands of police patrolled central New Delhi, guarding against anti-China protests for the Olympic torch relay Thursday in India, the heart of the world's Tibetan exile community.

Yale Students Ask Levin To Use China Clout For Tibet  :: Courant
NEW HAVEN — - On a trip to Tibet one summer, Eli Bildner studied the language, stayed in monasteries and got to see the perseverance of the Tibetan people firsthand.

Sachin Tendulkar pulls out of Olympic relay as India mounts huge security  :: Times Online
Sachin Tendulkar, India’s biggest cricket star, pulled out of the Olympic Torch relay today on the eve of its procession through Delhi in one of tahead of the flame's visit to the Australian capital next week.

Left Alliance urges Finnish govt to boycott opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics  :: Virtual Finland
The opposition Left Alliance party issued a statement on Wednesday urging the Finnish state leadership to steer clear of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics and called for Finland to take up the issue of Chinese human rights violations.

Heart of Indian Capital Wrapped in Security Cordon for Olympic Torch Relay  :: VOA News
Following a 22-hour stay in Pakistan, where it was kept off the streets, the Olympic Torch heads to India. In New Delhi, thousands of security personnel have being mobilized to protect the traveling symbol of the games.

Dalai Lama 'will resign' if Tibet violence worsens  :: ABC News Australia
The Dalai Lama says he will resign as leader of Tibet's government-in-exile if violence in his homeland spreads out of control. "If violence becomes out of control then my only option is to resign," the Buddhist spirhe biggest blows yet to China’s build-up to the Beijing Games.

Australia warns Olympic torch guards over tough tactics  :: The Guardian
Chinese guards travelling with the Olympic torch could be arrested if they lay hands on protesters in Canberra, an Australian official said today. Ted Quinlan, the chairman of the Canberra relay taskforce, issued the warning ahead of the flame's visit to the Australian capital next week.

Left Alliance urges Finnish govt to boycott opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics  :: Virtual Finland
The opposition Left Alliance party issued a statement on Wednesday urging the Finnish state leadership to steer clear of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics and called for Finland itual leader said at a news conference in Seattle.

Heart of Indian Capital Wrapped in Security Cordon for Olympic Torch Relay  :: VOA News
Following a 22-hour stay in Pakistan, where it was kept off the streets, the Olympic Torch heads to India. In New Delhi, thousands of security personnel have being mobilized to protect the traveling symbol of the games.

Hundreds demonstrate at legislature, Canada  :: The Star
Draped in Tibetan flags and "Free Tibet" bandanas, hundreds of people descended on Queen's Park today to demand that the McGuinty government postpone a planned trade mission to China while China continues to crack down on Tibetan protesters.

Ambassador quits over Tibet remark  :: The Press Association
The Chinese Ambassador to Ireland walked out of the Green Party conference after leader John Gormley condemned human rights abuses in Tibet. Liu Biwei stood up in protest while the Environment Minister delivered his keynote address live on TV.

German Chancellor Merkel Defies China, Says She Would Meet Dalai Lama Again  :: Spiegel Online
Despite protests from Beijing, the Dalai Lama remains a welcome guest of politicians in Germany. The president of Germany's parliament plans to ignore Chinese pressure to cancel a meeting with the Nobel prize recipient. Chancellor Merkel has said she would also like to see the Tibetan again.

Scuffles at pro-China rally in Auckland  :: Stuff.co.nz
Scuffles broke out between pro-Tibet campaigners and supporters of China and the Beijing Olympics in Auckland's Aotea Square this afternoon.

Japan FM calls for China transparency over Tibet  :: AFP
TOKYO (AFP) — Japan's Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura reiterated on Sunday calls for China to increase transparency over Tibet, saying it was difficult to believe there was no suppression of human rights there.

Dalai Lama 'will resign' if Tibet violence worsens  :: ABC News Australia
The Dalai Lama says he will resign as leader of Tibet's government-in-exile if violence in his homeland spreads out of control. "If violence becomes out of control then my only option is to resign," the Buddhist spiritual leader said at a news conference in Seattle.

Hundreds demonstrate at legislature, Canada  :: The Star
Draped in Tibetan flags and "Free Tibet" bandanas, hundreds of people descended on Queen's Park today to demand that the McGuinty government postpone a planned trade mission to China while China continues to crack down on Tibetan protesters.

Ambassador quits over Tibet remark  :: The Press Association
The Chinese Ambassador to Ireland walked out of the Green Party conference after leader John Gormley condemned human rights abuses in Tibet. Liu Biwei stood up in protest while the Environment Minister delivered his keynote address live on TV.

German Chancellor Merkel Defies China, Says She Would Meet Dalai Lama Again  :: Spiegel Online
Despite protests from Beijing, the Dalai Lama remains a welcome guest of politicians in Germany. The president of Germany's parliament plans to ignore Chinese pressure to cancel a meeting with the Nobel prize recipient. Chancellor Merkel has said she would also like to see the Tibetan again.

Scuffles at pro-China rally in Auckland  :: Stuff.co.nz
Scuffles broke out between pro-Tibet campaigners and supporters of China and the Beijing Olympics in Auckland's Aotea Square this afternoon.

Japan FM calls for China transparency over Tibet  :: AFP
TOKYO (AFP) — Japan's Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura reiterated on Sunday calls for China to increase transparency over Tibet, saying it was difficult to believe there was no suppression of human rights there.

Pro-Tibet rally gathers thousands  :: Swiss Info
More than 7,000 people have demonstrated in the Swiss capital Bern to show their solidarity with Tibetans. The demonstrators, who included many exiled Tibetans living in Switzerland, demanded on Saturday that the government officially receive the Dalai Lama.

Arrests of Ethnic Tibetans Spread to Western China  :: To The Center
The Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy reports that more than 100 Tibetans, Buddhist Monks and lay people were arrested following a protest in Tongren county, Qinghai province, on Thursday, according to the Associated Press.

Chinese Protesters Torch French Flag Outside French-Run Supermarket  :: VOA News
Dozens of young Chinese protesters rallied outside a French-run supermarket in northeastern China Friday, voicing anger over the recent disruption of the Olympic torch relay in Paris.

Tibet protesters clash with Nepal police, 130 detained  :: The Guardian
KATHMANDU, April 18 (Reuters) - Maroon-robed monks and nuns with shaved heads scuffled with police at a pro-Tibet demonstration in Kathmandu on Friday, in the latest of a series of protests against China. Authorities said they detained 96 men and 34 women.

Tibetans-in-exile resume ‘March to Tibet’  :: Express India
New Delhi, April 18: Nearly 250 Tibetans living in exile, who had a stopover in the capital to take part in protests coinciding with the Olympic torch relay, on Friday resumed their “journey to their homeland Tibet”.

Japan tells China Tibet is an international issue  :: Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tibet has become an international issue, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda told visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Friday, challenging Beijing's repeated assertions that it is a domestic matter.

Japanese Buddhist temple withdrawn from Olympic torch route  :: The Guardian
A famous Buddhist temple in Japan has been withdrawn from the Olympic flame relay over security concerns and anger at China's crackdown on Tibetans. The Zenkoji temple in the city of Nagano said it had received 1,000 letters from across Japan calling for it to withdraw from the April 26 procession after the crackdown in predominantly Buddhist Tibet, where monasteries were raided and monks arrested.

After torch comes 900 minutes of propaganda DVD  :: Economic Times
NEW DELHI: With international criticism rising over the Tibetan issue and world leaders announcing plans to boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, China has stepped up its propaganda machine. Beijing has turned to ‘history’ to counter the growing chorus of support for Tibetans.

Over 500 Tibetan protestors arrested in Nepal  :: Times of India
KATHMANDU: Nepalese police on Thursday arrested more than 500 Tibetan protesters near the Chinese embassy and from other parts of the capital Kathmandu, police said.

Tibetans attempt to storm Chinese Consulate in Mumbai  :: ANI
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI/VARANASI: Exiled Tibetans on Thursday attempted to storm the Chinese Consulate here hours before the Olympic torch relay is scheduled to take place in New Delhi.

Chinese student in U.S. is caught in confrontation  :: Int'l Herald Tribune
DURHAM, North Carolina: On the day the Olympic torch was carried through San Francisco last week, Grace Wang, a Chinese freshman at Duke University, came out of her dining hall to find a handful of students gathered for a pro-Tibet vigil facing off with a much larger pro-China counterdemonstration.

Torch passes quietly through empty Delhi streets  :: Int'l Herald Tribune
NEW DELHI: The Olympic torch made a strange and lonely procession through central Delhi on Thursday, with the event so comprehensively overshadowed by fears of the anti-Chinese protests that had marred its appearances in other cities that no members of the public were allowed close enough to witness it.

FaceBook , famous social networking, site has 88,460 members under "Free Tibet”,  :: ThaIndia
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The emergence of social networking sites has come as a boon for cyber-dissidents who use these internet tools not just to create a buzz on the web but also as a platform to organise protests and flash strikes. On Facebook, there are nearly 15 groups that come up on a word search for ‘tibet’.

China cancels May 1 plan to reopen Tibet  :: AFP
BEIJING (AFP) — China has abandoned plans to reopen riot-hit Tibet to visitors on May 1, a tourism official in the Himalayan region said Thursday, amid reports of simmering tension there. Asked whether the reopening for foreign and domestic tourists had been postponed, a Tibet Tourism Bureau official told AFP by phone: "Yes, because conditions are not ripe for it."

Something brewing in Delhi's own Little Tibet  :: Times of India
NEW DELHI: The little chang stalls dotting Ring Road near Majnu ka Tila wore a deserted look on Wednesday. Even as the area was turned into a fortress by the men in khaki, the usual occupants of the stalls were busy planning their protests in the lanes and bylanes of New Aruna Nagar.

Free Tibet protesters target Coca-Cola annual meeting  :: Brand Republic
LONDON - Free Tibet activists plan to gather today outside the annual shareholders meeting of Olympic sponsor Coca-Cola to protest against the Olympic Torch Relay passing through Tibet on its way to the Beijing.

Second time, Chinese wall too high for activists  :: Times of India
NEW DELHI: On tenterhooks over the Olympic torch relay in the city, the police on Wednesday afternoon foiled an attempt to repeat the Chinese embassy breach of March 21.

Olympic torch arrives in India under heavy guard  :: AFP
NEW DELHI (AFP) — The Olympic torch touched down in the Indian capital early Thursday, police and witnesses said, amid high security and concerns of increased protests by pro-Tibetan activists. A plane carrying the flame landed from neighbouring Pakistan ahead of a short and heavily guarded relay later Thursday, the latest leg of the torch's world tour before the Beijing Olympics.

Tibetan TV producer detained in China  :: Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, April 16, 2008—Chinese authorities should release or publicly charge a Tibetan TV producer in western Qinghai province who has been detained for more than two weeks, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Dalai Lama set to become honorary citizen of Paris -- Mayor  :: Agence France-Presse
PARIS -- The mayor of Paris, where the Olympic torch relay last week turned to chaos amid pro-Tibet protests, said Wednesday he would ask the city council to make the Dalai Lama an honorary citizen of the city.

India braces for protests during Olympic torch relay   :: Associated Press Writer
NEW DELHI - Thousands of police patrolled central New Delhi, guarding against anti-China protests for the Olympic torch relay Thursday in India, the heart of the world's Tibetan exile community.

Yale Students Ask Levin To Use China Clout For Tibet  :: Courant
NEW HAVEN — - On a trip to Tibet one summer, Eli Bildner studied the language, stayed in monasteries and got to see the perseverance of the Tibetan people firsthand.

Sachin Tendulkar pulls out of Olympic relay as India mounts huge security  :: Times Online
Sachin Tendulkar, India’s biggest cricket star, pulled out of the Olympic Torch relay today on the eve of its procession through Delhi in one of the biggest blows yet to China’s build-up to the Beijing Games.

Australia warns Olympic torch guards over tough tactics  :: The Guardian
Chinese guards travelling with the Olympic torch could be arrested if they lay hands on protesters in Canberra, an Australian official said today. Ted Quinlan, the chairman of the Canberra relay taskforce, issued the warning ahead of the flame's visit to the Australian capital next week.

Left Alliance urges Finnish govt to boycott opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics  :: Virtual Finland
The opposition Left Alliance party issued a statement on Wednesday urging the Finnish state leadership to steer clear of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics and called for Finland to take up the issue of Chinese human rights violations.

Heart of Indian Capital Wrapped in Security Cordon for Olympic Torch Relay  :: VOA News
Following a 22-hour stay in Pakistan, where it was kept off the streets, the Olympic Torch heads to India. In New Delhi, thousands of security personnel have being mobilized to protect the traveling symbol of the games.

Dalai Lama 'will resign' if Tibet violence worsens  :: ABC News Australia
The Dalai Lama says he will resign as leader of Tibet's government-in-exile if violence in his homeland spreads out of control. "If violence becomes out of control then my only option is to resign," the Buddhist spiritual leader said at a news conference in Seattle.

Hundreds demonstrate at legislature, Canada  :: The Star
Draped in Tibetan flags and "Free Tibet" bandanas, hundreds of people descended on Queen's Park today to demand that the McGuinty government postpone a planned trade mission to China while China continues to crack down on Tibetan protesters.

Ambassador quits over Tibet remark  :: The Press Association
The Chinese Ambassador to Ireland walked out of the Green Party conference after leader John Gormley condemned human rights abuses in Tibet. Liu Biwei stood up in protest while the Environment Minister delivered his keynote address live on TV.

German Chancellor Merkel Defies China, Says She Would Meet Dalai Lama Again  :: Spiegel Online
Despite protests from Beijing, the Dalai Lama remains a welcome guest of politicians in Germany. The president of Germany's parliament plans to ignore Chinese pressure to cancel a meeting with the Nobel prize recipient. Chancellor Merkel has said she would also like to see the Tibetan again.