Nepal cracks down on Tibet exiles
June 20, 2008
By Charles Haviland
BBC News, Kathmandu
There is a substantial Tibetan refugee population in Nepal
Nepalese police have detained three refugee community leaders in a significant hardening of its position against Tibetan refugees.
It says it will hold them for up to three months without trial.
The trio were picked up early on Thursday morning and later in [...]
Tibet protesters missing, Amnesty says
June 19, 2008
LONDON, England (AP) — More than 1,000 protesters detained during anti-government riots in Tibet three months ago are missing, a human rights group said Wednesday.
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Amnesty International said a quarter of about 4,000 people detained by police during the riots in Tibet in March are still unaccounted for. The rest have been [...]
China: Lhasa Torch Relay Tarnishes Olympic Movement
June 18, 2008
Human Rights Watch
New York, June 17, 2008
Information Blackout Belies Return to Normality
The Chinese government and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) risk tarnishing the Olympic movement by holding the torch relay in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, Human Rights Watch said today. Lhasa, where the torch is due to arrive on June 21, has remained [...]
High security greets Olympic torch in China’s Xinjiang; next stop Tibet
June 18, 2008
by Scott McDonald, Associated Press
KASHGAR, China - Shops and roads were closed and people were kept off the streets Wednesday as part of a huge security effort to safeguard the Olympic torch as it wound its way through this predominantly Muslim city in China’s restive far west.
Black-gloved security agents jogged alongside the flame during the [...]
Tension growing between Chinese officials, Western media
June 18, 2008
By Hal Habib, Cox News Service
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — As a visiting communications professor teaching in Beijing last fall, Nancy Snow gave talks to Chinese officials about how to deal with the Western media during the 2008 Summer Olympics. At times, it seemed like the sides were a world apart. Snow [...]
SFT Launches Olympics Campaign Website: FreeTibet2008.org
June 17, 2008
WELCOME TO STUDENTS FOR A FREE TIBET’S
NEW OLYMPICS WEBSITE – www.FREETIBET2008.org
To mark the website launch, we’re releasing SFT’s new Olympics campaign video (right). Please watch this powerful 4-minute video about Tibet’s cry for freedom and our Olympic opportunity to make history for Tibet. Please download and share it with your friends and family. And if you are inspired, we hope you’ll consider making a donation to support our ongoing efforts. Together, we will make history for Tibet.
New York Tibetans and Supporters Protest Olympic Torch Relay in Tibet
June 17, 2008
An estimated 700 Tibetans and their supporters gathered on Tuesday, June 17th to protest China’s parading of the Olympic torch through Tibet and called for immediate media access to Tibetan areas. The protest was aimed at inspiring Tibet supporters worldwide one day before a Global Day of Action called by Tibet activists for June 18th. China has announced that the Olympic torch will arrive in Lhasa on June 21st.
50 MARCHERS ARRESTED CLOSE TO INDO-TIBET BORDER AS CHINA CHANGES TIBET OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY ROUTE
June 17, 2008
From Tibetan People’s Uprising Movement Blog
Pithoragarh - Around 9:30am, Indian police arrested 50 Tibetans on their March to Tibet as they entered Dharchula, the last Indian township before the Tibetan border. In groups of 4, the marchers approached the blockade of police officers, attempting to break through in order to continue on their way. The 200 police officers forcefully loaded the groups one at a time onto two waiting buses. It is currently unclear where they will be taken.
Torch Relay in Lhasa Postponed Again
June 16, 2008
The Chinese authorities postponed the torch relay in Tibet again. It’s been hard to figure out exactly what the plan is now but it looks like the torch won’t go to Lhasa until this Saturday at the earliest.
Human Rights Watch slammed the IOC and China for the plan to take the Olympic torch to Tibet calling it “unconscionable and reckless” and saying “if Tibet is open to the torch, it must also be open to an international investigation, the media, and anyone who wishes to know what actually happened in March.”
Students for a Free Tibet’s statement in response to China’s postponement of Olympic torch relay in Tibet
June 16, 2008
For Immediate Release: June 16, 2008
“On top of a massive security presence in Lhasa and a variety of repressive measures, Chinese authorities are now shrouding the Tibet torch relay dates and route in secrecy, betraying the fundamental insecurity of China’s brutal occupation of Tibet.” said Lhadon Tethong, Executive Director of Students for a Free Tibet.
With [...]
