BLACK ANNALS: Goldstein & The Negation Of Tibetan History (Part I)
July 22, 2008
When Oscar Wilde declared that “the one duty we owe to history is to rewrite it”, he was probably attempting to provoke — épater les bourgeois, as the French might say. Wilde lived in an age, the latter half of the nineteenth century, of assurance and certitude. Contemporary historians such as the German empiricist Leopold [...]
Olympic protests pose quandary for Chinese forces
July 19, 2008
By Lindsay Beck, Reuters
BEIJING – Banners are banned, flags restricted and even t-shirts will be scrutinized during Beijing’s Olympic Games.
But the list of grievances against host China from both its own citizens and activists abroad remains as long as ever, raising the question of how an authoritarian state will respond to protests when the eyes [...]
No Tibetan flags allowed at Olympic equestrian events: organisers
July 18, 2008
HONG KONG (AFP) — Spectators and competitors at the Olympic equestrian events in Hong Kong will be banned from displaying any political slogans, including pro-Tibet flags, organisers said Friday.
Under the Olympic charter, all forms of political propaganda are banned and tight security at venues in the territory will ensure the rules are complied with, said [...]
Beijing busy welcoming the world as it turns away its ethnic minorities
July 18, 2008
By Geoffrey York, Globe and Mail
BEIJING — With their infant daughter in their arms, Nuer and Guli visited a dozen hotels in Beijing in late May, searching desperately for a place to stay.
Most of the hotel clerks, mistaking them for foreigners, welcomed them and offered a room. But when the couple pulled out their identity [...]
Tibetan flags banned at Olympic equestrian event
July 18, 2008
July 18, 2008
By MIN LEE – 7 hours ago
Associated Press
HONG KONG (AP) — Tibetan flags will be banned from all Olympic equestrian events in Hong Kong under rules aimed at heading off political propaganda and protests inside competition venues, organizers said Friday.
The crackdown guidelines apply to flags representing countries and regions without athletes in the [...]
China says it will never discuss Tibet’s future with Dalai Lama
July 18, 2008
July 18, 2008
By Phurbu Thinley
Phayul
Dharamsala, July 17: A senior Chinese official has stated that China is willing to talk to the Dalai Lama about his future and that of some of his supporters but not that of Tibet, according to media reports.
Special Envoy Lodi Gyari during a meeting on July 1, 2008,with Du Qinglin, Vice [...]
The Fear in Lhasa as Felt in Beijing & Lhasa, Making Sound in Fear
July 16, 2008
A 2-part story from Tibetan writer Woeser, posted on Jamyang Norbu’s blog:
The Fear in Lhasa as Felt in Beijing & Lhasa, Making Sound in Fear
by Tsering Woeser
PART I
The Fear in Lhasa as Felt in Beijing
It was one day in April. When I met DZ, he was standing on the street with the lights just turned [...]
Tibetans see little point in more talks with China: envoy
July 15, 2008
BRUSSELS (AFP) — The Tibetan Dalai Lama’s special envoy said Tuesday that Tibetans had told China that they see no point in the dialogue with Beijing, begun in 2002, because Beijing is not serious about the talks.
“We do not see any useful purpose in continuing the dialogue, since there is obviously a lack of political [...]
China’s media freedom is in name only
July 14, 2008
July 14, 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald
If China’s superstar Liu Xiang fulfils his destiny and wins gold in the 110 metre hurdles at the Beijing Olympics, most of the nation’s 1.3 billion television viewers will not see his achievement live.
Chinese authorities have ordered a 10-second broadcast delay to avoid “undesirable” incidents - such as protests or [...]
Australian athletes offered Olympics “rights” pack
July 14, 2008
July 14, 2008
By Rob Taylor
Reuters
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian athletes and supporters wanting to support Tibetan independence and human rights at the Beijing Olympics were on Monday offered “rights” packs, but warned they could upset Chinese authorities.
The activist Australia Tibet Council said it had responded to an unspecified number of requests from athletes for material to [...]
