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For Xi, the itinerary was carefully negotiated to convey high-level significance and minimize the chance of making news or, worse, any gaffe. Neither he nor Obama took questions. Outside the gates of the White House, a few hundred protesters marched,...
Some of the specific issues: A Tibet will be free banner greeted Xi as the vice president arrived in Washington, D.C. Norbu Samphell of the Tibetan Alliance of Chicago will be part of a multistate protest that converges on Iowa. He said Tibet has...
Pro-Tibetan protesters are seen in a man's glasses during a demonstration February 14, 2012 in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, DC. As Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama held talks at the White... View Photo »
The demonstrators were raising slogans for the return of the Dalai Lama to Tibet and freedom in Tibet
"Any attempts to incite a small number of monks to take extreme acts to undermine stability in Tibet are not in the interests of development in Tibet or the interests of Tibetans. Such attempts have no popular support," Wen said. "We respect and...
Underscoring the sensitivity of the rights issues among China's critics, a few hundred protesters marched outside the White House, waving Tibetan flags and calling for a free Tibet. But Xi's unusually long and high-level visit to the United States...
K J M Varma Beijing, Feb 15 (PTI) A spate of suicides by Tibetan Buddhist monks were aimed at undermining the stability of Tibet and it has no popular support, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said. "Any attempt to incite a small number of monks to take...
Pro-Tibetan protesters hold placards remembering a man who immolated himself to death during a demonstration February 14, 2012 in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, DC. China has stepped up detentions of government critics since... View Photo »
The Supreme Master of Complete Teachings of Lord Buddha, the XIVth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso of Tibet.
The US Congress created the CECC in October 2000 with the legislative mandate to monitor human rights and the development of the rule of law in China, and to submit an annual report to the President and the Congress. A Tibetan raises slogans outside...
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Pro-Tibetan protesters hold placards remembering a man who immolated himself to death during a demonstration February 14, 2012 in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, DC. China has stepped up detentions of government critics since last month and has recently imposed...
View Photo »Demonstrators wave flags and banners during a pro-Tibetan demonstration February 14, 2012 in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, DC. As Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama held talks at the White House, dozens of impassioned pro-Tibet...
View Photo »Protestors demonstrate on behalf of Tibetan rights in front of the White House as Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping visits with US President Obama, February 14, 2012, in Washington, DC. Dozens of impassioned pro-Tibet activists waved flags and chanted, 'China lies, Tibetans die' and...
View Photo »Lobsang Sangay, Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile sits in front of a portrait of the Dalai Lama as he speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. The head of Tibet's exile government says China has sealed off troubled...
View Photo »A banner reads ''Tibet Will be Free,' is displayed on a major bridge in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2012 as seen from the motorcade of US President Barack Obama. Police on Monday arrested activists who unfurled a banner reading, 'Tibet Will be Free,' on a major Washington bridge...
View Photo »Tibetan protesters shout slogans against China during a demonstration in front of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2012. Police on Monday arrested activists who unfurled a banner reading, 'Tibet Will be Free,' on a major Washington bridge ahead of a closely watched...
View Photo »Holding a sign saying "Tibet Will Be Free" with a picture of China's Vice President Xi Jinping, Lhakpa Dolma, 74, other Tibetans and supporters, take part in a demonstration outside the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, to draw attention to Tibet before an expected visit...
View Photo »Norbu Gyaltsen, 31, left, originally from Tibet, and other Tibetans and supporters, take part in a demonstration outside the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, to draw attention to Tibet before an expected visit to the White House from China's Vice President Xi Jinping.
View Photo »A Tibetan Buddhist nun from the Ganden Jangchup Choeling nunnery crosses a bridge near the town of Daofu, Sichuan province, in this November 13, 2011 file photo. An 18-year-old Tibetan nun died after setting herself on fire in protest at Chinese rule in Tibet, activists said on February...
View Photo »A Tibetan rights activists holds a Tibetan flag during a demonstration protesting the upcoming visit of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping outside of the White House in Washington, DC.
View Photo »Tibetans and their supporters demonstrate in front of the White House February 12, 2012 in Washington, DC to coincide with China’s Vice President and heir apparent Xi Jinping's first official visit to the US on February 14. Xi's visit comes as the Chinese government has sealed Tibet off...
View Photo »Free Tibet supporter Shaokyi Amdo of Virginia shouts as she holds a Tibetan flag during a protest outside the White House, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in Washington. They are protesting the upcoming visit of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, the country's likely next ruler, to the White House.
View Photo »Free Tibet supporters protest outside the White House, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in Washington. They are protesting the upcoming visit of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, the country's likely next ruler, to White House.
View Photo »A woman is seen though hung Tibetian prayer flags as she and other Free Tibet supporters protest outside the White House, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in Washington. They are protesting the upcoming visit of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, the country's likely next ruler, to White House.
View Photo »Free Tibet supporter Tenzin Rangzen of Washington wears a button bearing images of President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama as he protests outside the White House, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in Washington. Rangzen and others were protesting the upcoming visit of Chinese Vice President Xi...
View Photo »In this undated photo released by Free Tibet on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, a Tibetan nun who the overseas activist group identified as Tenzin Choezin is shown at the Mamae Nunnery in Sichuan province's Aba prefecture. Free Tibet said the 18-year-old nun set herself on fire Saturday in...
View Photo »Tibetan Buddhist exiles offer prayers to show solidarity with Tibetans who have either set themselves on fire or were allegedly injured or killed in clashes with Chinese police, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Chinese repression has led to the self-immolations of nearly two...
View Photo »An exile Tibetan holds a photograph of a monk who allegedly set himself on fire in Tibet, during a candle light vigil in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Chinese repression has lead to the self-immolations of nearly two dozen Tibetans and deadly clashes with Chinese...
View Photo »Exile Tibetans participate in a candlelight vigil to remember Tibetans who have died in Tibet and to show solidarity to Tibetans inside Tibet, in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2011. Chinese repression has lead to the self-immolations of nearly two dozen Tibetans and deadly...
View Photo »The hands of a Tibetan woman is seen beside prayer beads in front of the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu February 8, 2012. Tibetans living in Nepal had organized a candlelight vigil to express solidarity with the victims of violence in Tibet. But the vigil was cancelled due to the heavy...
View Photo »Nepalese police personnel stand guard in front of the Tibetan monastery at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu February 8, 2012. Tibetans living in Nepal had organized a candlelight vigil to express solidarity with the victims of violence in Tibet. But the vigil was cancelled due to the heavy...
View Photo »An exiled Tibetan participates in a candle light vigil to remember Tibetans who have died in Tibet, in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Chinese repression has lead to the self-immolations of nearly two dozen Tibetans and deadly clashes with Chinese authorities, the head of...
View Photo »A Tibetan woman prostates at a monastery in Katmandu, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Tibetans in Katmandu organized a candlelight vigil for the victims of violence in Tibet that had to be cancelled due to security reasons.
View Photo »A Tibetan monk is seen inside a Tibetan Monastery as Nepalese police stand guard outside the gate in Katmandu, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Tibetans in Katmandu organized a candlelight vigil for the victims of violence in Tibet that had to be cancelled due to security reasons.
View Photo »Lobsang Sangay, right, Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, stands next to a portrait of the Dalai Lama as he speaks after a prayer session to remember Tibetans who have died in Tibet and as a show of solidarity for those living in Tibet, in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday,...
View Photo »Pro-Tibetan protesters hold placards remembering a man who immolated himself to death during a demonstration February 14, 2012 in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, DC. China has stepped up detentions of government critics since last month and has recently imposed...
View Photo »The demonstrators were raising slogans for the return of the Dalai Lama to Tibet and freedom in Tibet
The Supreme Master of Complete Teachings of Lord Buddha, the XIVth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso of Tibet.
We wanted to show our bonds with our brothers and sisters in Tibet with music.
China has never showed a positive gesture towards Dalai Lama ever since he devolved political powers and has never criticized Chinese people. The Dalai Lama has always remained a religious figure in Tibet and for Tibetans in exile across the world, but China has never considered him religious figure and...
The goal of this 14th Kashag (cabinet) is the restoration of freedom in Tibet and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet
We cannot change anything without His Holiness, the Dalai Lama's return to Tibet
I want the Dalai Lama to return to China, I want freedom for Tibet!
The monks say that there's nothing left for them to do, and, out of desperation, they call for the Dalai Lama to return to Tibet right before they kill themselves
When Mao Zedong established the People's Republic of China, he felt that other countries would step in if they did not take control of Tibet ... The reason the Chinese government felt it needed to assert its claim to Tibet is because foreign powers have been involved in the region since the beginning of...
