Rice meets with Chinese Foreign Minister
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Chinese counterpart held talks Monday on President George W. Bush’s trip to the Olympics
Amnesty worried about crackdown in China
China is using the Beijing Olympics as a pretext to pursue – and in some cases tighten – a crackdown on human rights, notably ridding the capital of “undesirables”, Amnesty
Beijing Clamps Down on Threats, Militants Ahead of Olympics
Just over a week before the Beijing Olympics, a militant Islamic group’s claims of responsibility for bombings in China have fueled unease
TYC launches indefinite hunger strike without food and water in New Delhi
TYC is back with its second phase of Tibetan People’s Mass Movement to protest against the Beijing Olympics and the unacceptable colonial occupation of Tibet. As part of its series
Nepal stops exiles from marching to Tibet, 30 held
Nepali police detained 30 Tibetan refugees, including nuns and monks, marching to the Tibetan border to protest against crackdowns on anti-China demonstrators
BLACK ANNALS: Goldstein and the Negation of Tibetan History (Part II) – Jamyang Norbu
In Marxist inspired narratives of feudal (or capitalist) states collapsing of their inherent contradictions, there should fittingly be a role for a revolutionary movement and perhaps even
Free Tibet, say Australian Olympians
A LARGE chunk of Australia’s Olympic team will enter Beijing opposed to its occupation of Tibet. More than one-third of athletes in the team – 35 of the 100 polled – declared that they wanted
German minister urges China to ensure human rights
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has urged Beijing to do more to ensure the rights of its minorities, human rights and fundamental freedoms\
China expresses ‘serious concern’ about McCain’s meeting with Dalai Lama
China expressed “serious concern” Monday about a meeting between U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain and the Dalai Lama. China opposes the Dalai Lama going to any country
Abusing the Olympic spirit
On August 8, 2008, the Beijing Olympics will commence. The recent controversy about the Olympic torch relay is an indication of things to come. Despite the Chinese security forces guarding the torch and local officials