Parliamentarians call for global action on climate change crisis in Tibet
Thirty-five Parliamentarians from 16 different countries have sent an open letter to the head of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen urging negotiators to take into account the global implications of climate change in Tibet.
Parliamentarians call for global action on Tibet climate change crisis
We write to urge that the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen give serious attention to the ‘Third Pole’, as Tibet is known for being the largest repository of glacially stored water outside of the Arctic and Antarctic
US calls for protection of rights in Tibet and Xinjiang
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlined a pragmatic stance on human rights in China and Russia, saying it is sometimes better to raise problems with them “behind closed doors.”
China rejects US, EU calls for dissident’s release
China on Tuesday rejected as “unacceptable” US and EU calls to release prominent dissident Liu Xiaobo, who appears headed for trial on subversion charges after co-authoring a bold petition for democracy
China demotes top editor after Obama interview: report
The top editor of a popular Chinese newspaper has been demoted after publishing an exclusive interview with President Obama during his China visit last month