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Tibetan Minister fears of more bloodshed in Tibet, Calls for international support (Feb 6)
Days after three more Tibetans set their bodies on fire in Tibet, the Central Tibetan Administration said it was “deeply concerned and alarmed” over the unending wave of self-immolations and feared of further bloodshed


Leaked Chinese official letter warns of adverse effect to relations if countries met Tibetan MPs (Feb 5)
The Chinese Embassy in the India capital warned of adverse effect to bilateral relations if representatives of the various Diplomatic Missions in New Delhi met with a visiting delegation of Tibetans parliamentarians.


McCain canes China on Tibet self-immolations (Feb 5)
A senior US Senator and a former presidential nominee warned China of an impending Arab Spring highlighting the fiery wave of self-immolations in Tibet. Senator John McCain was speaking along with Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun on a panel at a security conference


Fasting college students fear for their families in Tibet (Feb 5)
In a show of solidarity and support with Tibetans inside Tibet, college students in the western Indian city of Baroda sat on a day-long fast Saturday. The fasting college students said the ongoing crisis and violent military crackdown in Tibet were affecting their studies


American City Council calls on Obama to press China on Tibet (Feb 5)
Amidst the ongoing military crackdown in Tibet, the City Council in the American city of Berkeley this week passed a resolution urging the Obama administration to insist that China ends its excessive security measures in Tibet.


Breaking News: Three Tibetans self-immolate in Serthar (Feb 4)
In reports coming out of Tibet, three Tibetans have self-immolated on February 3 in the undersieged town of Serthar in eastern Tibet. A Tibetan in exile with contacts in the region told Phayul that two Tibetans survived the self-immolation but one is feared dead.


Disturbing images of Tibet protests reach exile (Feb 3)
More disturbing images of Chinese brutality in Tibet have reached exile. The photos are from the January 24 protests that engulfed Serthar in eastern Tibet where a large crowd of Tibetans gathered in the central town and started raising slogans calling for Tibet’s independence.


Gory images of Tibetans killed and injured reach exile (Feb 2)
The first graphic images of the January 23 protests in Drango, received by Phayul, shows in gory details, bullet injuries suffered by Tibetan protesters following the violent crackdown by Chinese security forces.


China arrests 100 Tibetans on protest charges (Feb 2)
Chinese authorities have arrested a hundred Tibetans from Drango, eastern Tibet on suspicion of their participation in the January 23 mass protests in the region. Hundreds of Tibetans had come out on the streets calling for Tibet’s freedom and the return of the Dalai Lama


Tibetan MP calls for massive protests (Feb 2)
Speaking at a candle light vigil yesterday in Dharamshala, a member of the Tibetan parliament called for massive protests in the exile community in solidarity with the ongoing critical situation inside Tibet.