Nepal Tibetans mark Dalai Lama’s birthday
Hundreds of Tibetans gathered in the Nepalese capital to mark the Dalai Lama’s 74th birthday on Monday, a day after the government said it would not tolerate anti-China activities on its soil
Kashag’s Statement on Dalai Lama’s 74th Birthday
On this joyous occasion of the seventy-fourth birthday celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Kashag — on behalf of the Tibetans in and outside Tibet — firstly makes obeisance to His Holiness and wishes him many happiness
Tibetan Parliament’s Statement on Dalai Lama’s 74th Birthday
Today, on the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of our esteemed Temporal and Religious leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, I, on behalf of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile would like to welcome and greet
‘Appropriate’ for MPs to meet Dalai Lama
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says it is entirely appropriate for an Australian parliamentary delegation to meet the Dalai Lama despite objections from China. Mr Smith said Australia had made strong calls for China to engage in dialogue with the Dalai Lama
East Turkistan unrest
A photograph published on the social networking website Twitter on July 6, 2009 shows what is purported to be Chinese policemen blocking protesters after a riot in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 5, 2009. China said a riot that shook the capital of the western Xinjiang region on Sunday killed 140 people and the government called the ethnic unrest a plot against its power, signalling a security crackdown. Picture taken July 5, 2009. REUTERS
Savvy Internet users defy China’s censors on riot
Independent information about deadly riots in China’s remote northwest filtered out on Twitter, YouTube and other Internet forums on Monday, frustrating government efforts to control the news
India Friends of Tibet observes ‘World Tibet Day ‘
On the occasion of international observance of World Tibet Day, Friends of
Tibet will screen Martin Scorscese’s highly acclaimed film ‘Kundun’ on
Monday, July 6, 2009 at the Max Mueller Bhavan, Kala Ghoda, Next to
New Community Website launched to honour Dalai Lama’s 74th Birthday
So, what’s more appropriate than to launch a new online community website to honor the Dalai Lama’s 74th birthday?
Residents say Internet down in Xinjiang riot city
Internet users have not been able to go online in Urumqi, the northwestern Chinese city hit by ethnic violence that killed at least 140 people, residents said Monday
Turkistan unrest
In this image provided un-named local citizen on Sunday July 5, 2009, riot police run in Urumqi, in China’s western Xinjiang region Sunday July 5, 2009. A protest that began peacefully turned violent Sunday as police fired shots in the air and used batons to disperse the crowd that swelled to nearly a thousand, according to a protester and an overseas rights activist. (AP Photo)