Beijing Misses Its Chance for Peace in Tibet
Last year, I wrote in these pages of my hope that the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan people’s uprising on March 10 might inspire the Chinese government to reappraise its policies and adopt a more realistic approach to Tibet
Nepal steps up security to quell Tibetan protest
Nepal has stepped up security and warned Tibetans exiles against organizing protests against China during the anniversary of the failed uprising that sent the Dalai Lama into exile, officials said Tuesday
Dalai Lama speech to appeal to elite in Tibet
Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will appeal to the elite in the Chinese-run Himalayan region in a speech on Wednesday, inviting them to visit communities of exiled Tibetans
Dalai Lama and Aung San Suu Kyi
The struggles of the Dalai Lama of Tibet (now under China) and Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar (Burma) are an inspiration to hundreds of millions of people around the world. Yet, the very same individuals are treated as if they are threats to peace and security by governments in their respective native lands
Human Rights Conference
Yang Jinali, left, Chinese political dissident, Phuntsok Nyidron, from Tibet and longest serving female political prisoner, 2nd left, Alfred Moses, 2nd right, President of UN Watch and Rebiya Kadeer, right, Uyghur human rights activist, from left, take part in the panel on ‘Rising powers and international Rights compliance: Case study of China of the 2nd Geneva Summit for Human Rights Tolerance and Democracy/ at the International Conference Center in Geneva (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, March 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)
TYC activists held for protests outside Chinese embassy
Several Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) activists have been arrested in Delhi for storming Chinese Embassy.
China meddles in Portland’s proclamation of March 10 as Tibet Awareness day
Tibetans in the American city of Portland gathered outside the City Hall to protest officials from the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco who had come to ask the Ci
China warns again against Hong Kong democracy push
China has warned that a plan by pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong to use a special election as a de facto referendum on democratic reform is a threat to stability
Tibetan government tables budget for 2010/2011 in parliament
The ninth session of the 14th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile opened here today with the budget session of the Tibet’s Government in exile.
Nepal detains Tibetan govt. representative ahead of senstive uprising day
In a preemptive move to prevent embarrassment to China on its soil and to apparently appease its neighbor, Nepal has detained the representative of the Dha