China’s Tibet exhibit toes the party line
July 14, 2008
By Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times
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Viewers study a foot cuff at the “Tibet of China” exhibit, criticized as propaganda. “See how evil the Dalai Lama is!” said one visitor. More photos >>>
Poverty, torture, amputated limbs — all were rampant in Tibet before the 1950 invasion saved its people, according to an [...]
Army cordons seal off rebel monasteries in Tibet
July 12, 2008
From the Sunday Times
More than 1,000 Buddhist monks are still locked up under armed guard in monasteries around Lhasa, four months after anti-Chinese riots, while the authorities implement their harshest crackdown on religion in decades.
Eyewitnesses confirm that People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops have sealed off Drepung, the largest monastery in Tibet. Nobody may go in [...]
The illusion of calm in Tibet
July 10, 2008
From The Economist print edition
After a botched response to bloody riots in Tibet in March, the Chinese authorities have ruthlessly restored order. But anti-Chinese resentment is deep-seated
VISITORS to Rongwo Monastery, a sprawling 700-year-old complex on the edge of the Tibetan plateau, might notice little untoward. There are no open signs of protest, of the sort [...]
‘Freedom Torch’ lit at peak of Taiwan’s Jade Mountain
July 7, 2008
July 7, 2008
The China Post
NANTOU, Taiwan — The Tibetan Freedom Torch was lit atop Taiwan’s tallest mountain, Jade Mountain, yesterday to symbolize exiled Tibetans’ wish to return to their homeland.
The 21 member team took the torch to the peak of 13,035 foot (3,950-meter) Mount Yu, which is also the highest peak in Southeast Asia, around [...]
On Film, a Monk’s Passion and Protest
July 6, 2008
By Daniel E. Slotnick, The New York Times
They seemed an unlikely pair — the Tibetan Buddhist monk who had spent 33 years in Chinese prisons and labor camps and the aspiring Japanese filmmaker.
Palden Gyatso, 77, was a political prisoner in China for years. He is the subject of the documentary “Fire Under the Snow.”
The [...]
Tibet reopens to foreign tourists, but doors to the monasteries stay closed
July 6, 2008
By Annabelle Thorpe, The Observer
The troubled region of Tibet may have reopened to tourists but, according to some tour operators, those planning to visit in the next few months should be aware that not everything has returned to [...]
Dalai Lama Envoy Says Olympics Limit China Talks
July 5, 2008
July 5, 2008
VOA News
An envoy to the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, says he will not know how sincere China is about negotiations until after the Beijing Olympics.
Lodi Gyari says there is a widespread belief the Chinese are only meeting the Dalai Lama’s representatives because of China’s need to project a positive international image [...]
China attacks Dalai Lama as talks continue
July 2, 2008
By Ben Blanchard, Reuters
BEIJING – China launched another attack on exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday even as his envoys are expected to have a second day of secretive fence-mending talks.
Zhang Qingli, Tibet’s hardline Communist Party boss, repeated government claims that riots in Tibet in March were instigated by the “Dalai clique” [...]
Dalai Lama’s Envoys in Beijing for Tibet Talks
July 1, 2008
By Jill Drew, Washington Post
BEIJING, June 30 – Envoys of the Dalai Lama arrived in Beijing on Monday to open a new round of formal talks with Chinese officials on easing tensions over Tibet.
No agenda was released for the talks, set for Tuesday and Wednesday. Indications are that the delegations will focus on reestablishing [...]
March to Tibet Concludes (press release)
June 30, 2008
Original post on TibetanUprising.org
For Immediate Release: June 29, 2008
MARCH TO TIBET CONCLUDES AS JAILED MARCHERS RELEASED
Tibetans prepare for actions during the Beijing Olympics in August
Dharamsala - After 110 days, the March to Tibet was officially brought to an end on Friday morning with a closing ceremony held at the Tibetan refugee camp in Paonta Sahib. [...]
