Act of Defiance: In spite of attempts to stop them, Tongren monks still sometimes manage to carry out incense rituals on the mountain near their monastery, from NEWSWEEK.Jonathan Ansfield writes an on-scene report from a...
Read MoreWhile the Chinese government clearly issued strict censorship orders about Tibet coverage to all Chinese websites, Xiamen-based writer/blogger Lian Yue (连岳), who is known for his advocacy for environmental protection in Xiaman,...
Read MoreDespite Beijing’s description of recent riots in Tibet and nearby provinces as having been “masterminded and incited by the Dalai Lama clique,” Tony Karon of Time magazine argues that in the final analysis the...
Read More“More than violations of human rights and religious freedom, lack of economic opportunity fueled the riots in Tibet last week,” writes Abrahm Lustgarten in The Washington Post: On a winter night not long ago, I...
Read MoreThe following information was posted on the Beijing-based Tibetan writer Woeser’s blog (hosted outside of China): March 10th 500 monks from Drepong Monastery joined the peaceful demonstration. They were beaten and targeted...
Read MoreThe United Nations will send Willi Lemke, a newly appointed Special Representative for Sports and Development, to Beijing as soon as possible. Lemke, who doesn’t advocate boycotting the Olympic Games, hopes his mission...
Read MoreFrom icwales.co.uk : More than 100 people have turned themselves in to police in Tibet’s capital Lhasa to take advantage of a leniency offer after violent anti-government riots , it is today claimed. Xinhua News Agency says 105...
Read MoreThe New York Times posted an article that looks at the long-term policy failures that may have contributed to the unrest in Tibet: “…To many Tibetans and their sympathizers, the weeklong uprising against Chinese rule...
Read MoreFrom Reuters: Dozens of students held a sit-down protest at a university for ethnic minorities in Beijing on Monday, bringing pro-Tibetan demonstrations to the sensitive capital for the first time. … The protest in the...
Read MoreAFP reports on the press conference that closed this year’s NPC/CPPCC session: In a closing press conference at the annual parliamentary meeting, Wen said his government faces the conflicting tasks of trying to create jobs...
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