JANUARY-MARCH 2009

2009 marked 50 years of peaceful resistance to Chinese rule in Tibet.
After the biggest uprising in Tibet since 1959, the Chinese authorities were keen to avoid a repeat of 2008's Spring protests, and placed Tibet under a state of military lockdown.

March 30 2009: Free Tibet urges world leaders to take concerted action on Tibet with President Hu at G20

March 27 2009: 'Serf Emancipation Day' exposes political bankruptcy of Chinese regime in Tibet

March 22 2009: Eyewitnesses report over a thousand Tibetans protest after monk disappears in river

March 20 2009: Shocking video footage from inside Tibet exposes uses of brutal force in March 2008

March 16 2009: Tibetans continue to protest in Lithang despite arrival of 2,000 elite troops

March 10 2009: Three monks arrested in tense Kirti monastery

March 9 2009: UK Tibet supporters travel to parliament to demand action on Tibet

March 6 2009: London: Hundreds of Tibetan exiles and supporters to mark 50 years of Tibetan resistance

March 5 2009: Tibet under de facto martial law on eve of sensitive anniversary

February 27 2009: Monk shot by Chinese police after setting himself alight in tense Ngaba

February 25 2009: New images confirm China flooding Tibet with troops on eve of new year

February 17 2009: Hundreds of Tibetans protest over two days in restive Lithang County

January 31 2009: Premier wen must be held to account for the 1,000 missing in Tibet

January 30 2009: Free Tibet protests in Cambridge to mark Chinese Premier's arrival

January 29 2008: Gordon Brown must get though with Premier Wen on worsening crisis

January  9 2009: UK-China Human Rights Dialogue Failing to promote human rights in China and Tibet