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Mar 10 2009 12:04PM
50th anniversary of the uprising in Tibet

Today is the 50th anniversary of the Lhasa uprising in 1959 when the Dalai Lama fled from Tibet. Tibetans around the world and their supporters are peacefully protesting again about the Chinese occupation and the denial of the rights...

Mar 9 2009 11:45PM
Shadow of the gunman lengthens

I'm from Antrim. Born and brought up there. Eighteen years. I know it well. Including the gates of Massareene army barracks where two soldiers were shot dead and four others, squaddies and civilians alike, were left wounded on the...

Mar 9 2009 4:26PM
Is there light at the end of the tunnel?

Great news coming out from the Government this morning. For years we’ve been calling for a new integrated strategy to tackle violence against women – and now it appears it could well happen. Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, has...

Mar 9 2009 9:53AM
London March and Rally for 50 years of the Tibetan Uprising

London March and Rally for 50 years of the Tibetan Uprising video London March and Rally for 50 years of the Tibetan Uprising images

Mar 8 2009 1:30AM
Speech at the Tibetan Rally on 7th of March 2009

Thank you. It is my great honor to speak at this important historical moment. I’m here today to express Chinese solidarity with Tibetans, to let you know that there are many Chinese who support the right to the self-determination of...