Tibet group video allegedly shows nun burning

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 10:56

A Tibetan rights group has released graphic video of what it says is a Buddhist nun engulfed in flames on a city street in one of several apparent self-immolation protests against Chinese rule.

Another Tibetan monk sets himself alight in China

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 23:36

A Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire on Tuesday in protest at China`s rule of the Himalayan region.

Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in China

Last Updated: Sunday, October 16, 2011, 10:29

Free Tibet said the man was the eighth Tibetan protester to set himself on fire this year.

‘Tibetan monastery in China a virtual prison`

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 20:57

The exiled head of a Tibetan monastery in China said that monks are taking their lives in despair.

Tibetan rights group says monk set himself on fire

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 10:02

A Tibetan activist group says another monk has set himself on fire to protest against China`s tight grip over Buddhist practices.

US `concerned` about Tibetan monk sentence

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 12:49

The United States Wednesday voiced concern about China`s 11-year sentence to a Tibetan lama over a young monk`s self-immolation and urged Beijing to address grievances in the region.

Rights groups criticise China for jailing monk

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 13:56

Rights activists on Tuesday criticised China for jailing a Tibetan lama for 11 years over the death of a young monk who set himself alight, with one calling his prosecution "purely political".

Tibet monk given 11 yrs in colleague`s immolation

Last Updated: Monday, August 29, 2011, 09:05

The March 16 death of Rigzin Phuntsog was described as a political protest against Chinese policies.

Tibetan monk who set himself on fire is cremated

Last Updated: Thursday, August 18, 2011, 08:15

Tsewang Norbu died on Monday after dousing himself with gasoline and setting himself on fire.

Sophie Monk’s $1m Playboy offer raises few eyebrows

Last Updated: Sunday, July 31, 2011, 17:19

Monk’s 1 million dollar Playboy offer has raised a few eyebrows, with critics believing the fee is too high for someone who is yet to make a name in the US.

Sri Lanka gets its first monk mayor

Last Updated: Thursday, July 28, 2011, 22:57

Gnanaprabha, a Buddhist monk from the Sinhala nationalist party Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) will take office as the Chairman of the Urban Council of Embilipitiya.