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THREE TIBETANS ARRESTED AHEAD OF DALAI LAMA'S BIRTHDAY 2003-06-26 WASHINGTON, June 26, 2003--Chinese authorities have arrested three Tibetans in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, for alleged separatist activities, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. The arrests come amid tighter curbs ahead of the birthday of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. The three Tibetans arrested June 16 were identified as Lhasa City CPPCC member Yeshi Gyatso and two third-year students at Tibet University, Dawa Tashi and Buchung (eds: one name), according to sources who asked not to be identified. Full press release here. TIBETANS SAY PROPOSED DAM WOULD HURT ENVIRONMENT 2003-06-20 WASHINGTON, June 20, 2003--Officials in western China and a well-connected Beijing firm are lobbying to build a new hydroelectric dam in an historically Tibetan area of Sichuan Province, despite concerns that it would harm the local environment, Radio Free Asia (RFA) has learned. The controversy has reached the highest levels of the Chinese government. Full press release here. CHINESE OFFICIALS READY FOR MORE TALKS ON TIBET: ENVOY 2003-06-12 WASHINGTON, June 12, 2003--Chinese officials were "open and candid" and appeared ready to move forward in just-concluded talks with four special envoys of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, special envoy Lodi Gyari told Radio Free Asia (RFA). Gyari also said the Dalai Lama continues to hope for a visit to the Tibetan Autonomous Region, under Chinese control since the 1950s. "We saw very clearly that the Chinese officials were open and candid in the discussions," Gyari told RFA's Tibetan service. "They recognize that Sino-Tibetan relations have faced several problems in the past and that our differences on the current issues are real." Full press release here. DEPORTED TIBETAN ASYLUM-SEEKERS FEARED TO CARRY SARS VIRUS

2003-06-05 WASHINGTON, June 5, 2003--Eighteen Tibetan asylum-seekers forcibly repatriated from Nepal have been unexpectedly detained at a remote Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) border area after two members of the group developed symptoms of the deadly SARS virus, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. Once they reach their destination in the city of Shigatse, most will face three months of mandatory re-education. Full press release here. TIBETAN ASYLUM-SEEKERS DUE IN SHIGATSE, COULD FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES 2003-06-04 WASHINGTON, June 4, 2003--Eighteen Tibetan asylum-seekers forcibly repatriated from Nepal are expected to arrive shortly at a holding center in Shigatse, in the Tibetan Autonomous Region, where they appear likely to face criminal charges, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. Full press release here. DISCIPLES OF CONDEMNED MONK CALL FOR LENIENCY: 80 Tibetans Reportedly Detained 2003-05-2003-05-30 WASHINGTON, May 30-Three disciples of a condemned Tibetan monk are urging China to throw out his suspended death sentence, saying the bombing charges against Tenzin Deleg Rimpoche were false, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. Full press release here. TIBETAN MEDICINES IN DEMAND TO KEEP SARS AT BAY Hospital officials say no SARS cases confirmed in Tibet 2003-05-07 WASHINGTON, May 7, 2003--Callers to Radio Free Asia's Tibetan-language hotline report that Tibetans and Chinese in the Tibetan Autonomous Region are buying traditional Tibetan medicine and incense in bulk in a bid to keep the deadly SARS virus from spreading to the remote region. Two hospital officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, also affirmed the Chinese government's claim that no cases of SARS have been confirmed in Tibet. But several callers reported on Wednesday that dozens of people have been quarantined in Tibet with SARS-like symptoms. Full press release here. CHINA SET TO INSTALL NEW LEADERS IN TIBET 2003-05-06 WASHINGTON, May 6--Chinese authorities have tapped two new leaders of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) government and could install them at any time, Radio Free Asia (RFA) has learned. The change appears to be aimed at handing control of Tibet to officials whom Chinese President Hu Jintao already knows and trusts, according to sources who asked not to be named. The rapid spread of the deadly SARS virus through far-flung Chinese provinces and autonomous regions could hasten the change, they told RFA's Tibetan service. Full press release here. Gż-ºGôh-zž-zOGÅ-q¼-PôÅ-GZÛÅ-qü TWO TIBETAN MONKS ARRESTED

2003-04-30 WASHINGTON, April 30, 2003--Authorities in the China's Gansu Province this month arrested two Tibetan monks, apparently for political reasons, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported Wednesday. One of the monks remains in custody. Full press release here.

TIBETAN NUN DESCRIBES ABUSE IN CHINESE PRISON

2003-03-31 Authorities notified Ngawang Sangdrol of departure for U.S. at last minute WASHINGTON, March 31, 2003--Ngawang Sangdrol, the Tibetan political prisoner who obtained a Chinese exit visa last week to seek medical treament abroad, told Radio Free Asia (RFA) that Chinese authorities didn't officially inform her that she was to leave for the United States until just before she boarded a Chicago-bound airliner. Full press release here.

CHINA LETS LONGEST-HELD FEMALE TIBETAN PRISONER LEAVE FOR U.S.

2002-03-28 WASHINGTON, March 28, 2003--Tibet's longest-serving female political prisoner, Ngawang Sangdrol, has obtained an exit visa from the Chinese government and is en route to the United States, Radio Free Asia (RFA) has learned. Full press release here.

TIBETANS DETAINED FOR DISCUSSING DEATH SENTENCES IN BOMBING CASE

2002-03-11 WASHINGTON, March 11, 2003--Chinese authorities in parts of Tibet are detaining and questioning people gathering in groups suspected of discussing the execution of one Tibetan and a death sentence handed down to a senior Tibetan monk in connection with a series of bombings, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. Full press release here.

CHINA GAGS RELATIVES OF TIBETANS IN BOMBING CASE

2002-02-04 WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (RFA)--Relatives of two Tibetans handed death sentences for a series of bombings in western China say that the Chinese government has banned them from discussing the case publicly. They also say they only learned that one of the men had been executed from a public flyer issued five days after his death. Full press release here.

TIBETAN MONK PROTESTS INNOCENCE IN SMUGGLED AUDIOTAPE

2002-01-21 Tenzin Deleg Rinpoche Could Get New Trial in Higher Court WASHINGTON, Jan. 21--In a tape-recorded message smuggled out of his Chinese jail, an influential Tibetan monk sentenced to death in December insists he had nothing to do with a series of bomb blasts in western China, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. Full press release here.

TIBETANS FACE RETRIAL ON BOMB CHARGES

2002-12-30 WASHINGTON, Jan. 9--Two Tibetans handed death sentences for a series of bombings in western China were to face a new trial Friday on the same charges and before the same court, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. Both Tenzin Deleg Rimpoche, 52 and a monk, and activist Lobsang Dhondup, 28, were to stand trial early Friday local time, court officials in Kardze [Ganzi] Prefecture told RFA's Tibetan service. Full press release here.

TIBETANS WERE DENIED LAWYERS IN BOMB TRIAL

2002-12-06 WASHINGTON, Dec. 5-A Tibetan activist and an influential Tibetan monk sentenced to death this week in connection with a series of bombings in western China were denied access to lawyers during their trial, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. Full press release here.

TIBET'S EXILE PREMIER WANTS MORE EXCHANGES WITH CHINA

2002-12-05 WASHINGTON, Dec. 5--The leader of Tibet's exile government vowed Thursday to pursue further exchanges with China, after a landmark visit to Beijing by Tibetan envoys earlier this year, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. But he said progress "greatly depends" upon China. Full press release here.

DALAI LAMA'S ENVOY NOTES 'NEW SINCERITY' IN CHINA

2002-10-04 WASHINGTON, Oct. 4--A special envoy for Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said he noted a new "sincerity and honesty" among Chinese officials in discussing Tibet during his visit last month to the Himalayan territory, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. Full press release here.

TIBETAN ENVOYS RETURN TO INDIA AFTER TALKS WITH CHINESE OFFICIALS

2002-09-26 WASHINGTON, Sept. 25-Envoys for Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, returned to India on Wednesday after an unusual three-week visit to China and Tibet that included talks with Chinese officials, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported. Full press release here.

KARMAPA URGES CHINA TO FREE AIDES HE LEFT IN TIBET

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21-A major Tibetan Buddhist leader, the Karmapa, is urging China to release the teacher and two personal attendants he left behind in Tibet in 1999, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. Full press release here.

DALAI LAMA'S BROTHER URGES CHINA TO LIFT TIBET CURBS, OPEN TALKS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8-The elder brother of Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, urged China on Thursday to meet with Tibetan exile leaders and lift curbs on its Tibetan citizens after his first return visit to the Himalayan region in 50 years, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. Full press release here.

TIBET'S LONGEST-HELD POLITICAL PRISONER ARRIVES IN U.S.

WASHINGTON--Tibet's longest-serving political prisoner, freed earlier this year, arrived Saturday in the United States on what he described as an unconditional exit visa, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. Full press release here.

TIBETAN EXILE PREMIER WANTS TIBETAN EXILES MORE INVOLVED

WASHINGTON-Tibet's exile prime minister, Samdhong Rimpoche, on Thursday urged Tibetan exiles in the West to take a more active role in campaigning against China's heavy-handed rule over the Himalayan region. "Tibetans in the West are better educated, economically better off, and politically better informed" than Tibetans inside Tibet or living in exile in India, he said in an interview with Radio Free Asia (RFA). "All Tibetans, and the exile government in particular, must make full use their potential. We appeal to them to get actively involved in our campaign for freedom." Full press release here.

DALAI LAMA'S BROTHER TO MAKE FIRST VISIT TO TIBET IN 50 YEARS

WASHINGTON--The elder brother of Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will leave Hong Kong on Monday for three months of travel and his first return visit to Tibet in 50 years, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. Full press release here.

TIBET'S LONGEST-HELD PRISONER, NOW FREE, SAYS HEALTH IS POOR

WASHINGTON - Tibet's longest-serving political prisoner, freed this week after 37 years in Chinese-run jails and labor camps, told Radio Free Asia (RFA) he needs urgent medical care. Full press release here.

TIBETANS GET LIFE IN JAIL IN CONNECTION WITH BLAST

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 - Chinese authorities in Tibet have sentenced two Tibetans to life imprisonment in connection with an explosion that injured four Chinese gold miners earlier this year, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. Full press release here.

TIBETANS ELECT NEW EXILE PRIME MINISTER

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 - The new prime minister of Tibet's government-in-exile called in an interview with Radio Free Asia (RFA) for greater accountability and transparency in the India-based exile cabinet and legislature. Full press release here.

EXILED TIBETANS VOTE FOR NEW PRIME MINISTER

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2001 - In an unprecedented election, Tibetans around the world have cast ballots for a new prime minister in exile, with the likely winner expected to bring major changes to the office and possibly to the region, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported. Full press release here.