China forces edits of Australian books
The Chinese government is stopping the production of Australian books which refer to subjects like the Dalai Lama and the China-Tibet border.
Melbourne publisher Hardie Grant and academic
Hunger strike unto death in Nepal ends
The hunger strike unto death by 30 Tibetans was ended today. The 30 hunger strikers in Ekantakuna settlement, Jawalakhel, Kathmandu were
Southasian Tibet
In March this year, an unprecedented series of demonstrations erupted across Tibet. Forty-nine years after the escape of the Dalai Lama into exile following their country’s takeover by China
Leaking State Secrets: Beijing Finds Nothing Noble in Speaking Out on Human Rights
Tenzin Norgay has been following reports of human rights violations coming out of Tibet for over six years now. The hardest part, he says, is the unrealistic hopes of those who bring them to him
US House of Representatives Sends Strong Tibet Message to China and Bush on Eve of Beijing Olympics
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday condemned China for its ‘broken promises’ in the buildup to the Olympics and called upon President Bush, who is attending
Tibet refugees in lurch without RC
Tibetans at 18 refugee camps, including the one in Kaski district, have not been able to get jobs or start businesses due to lack of Refugee Cards (RCs). The government stopped issuing RCs to the the refugees some
Few foreigners in Tibet despite re-opening after riots
Foreign tourists and reporters are still few and far between in Tibet, witnesses and hotel employees say, even though China lifted a ban on foreigners visiting the Himalayan region a month
Dispatches from Tibet
Kathleen McLaughlin has been a journalist in China for more than seven years and has covered regional issues including economics, the environment and governmental regulation. Recently she applied for a foreign
China to limit Web access during Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee failed to press China to allow fully unfettered access to the Internet for the thousands of
US says China has ‘nothing to fear’ from Internet
The United States on Wednesday ramped up pressure on China to live up to Olympic ideals by ending human rights abuses, as President George W. Bush promised “nothing to fear”