Tibetans plan direct talks with China

With the thaw in the otherwise strained Sino-Indian relations following the visit of PM A.B. Vajpayee to Beijing last month, the Tibetan government-in-exile at Dharamsala has desired that the process of establishing direct contact with the Chinese authorities be pursued further.

Tibetans Lost in Chinese Legal System

The recent release of a Tibetan activist is welcome, but Chinese authorities should stop secret trials of other Tibetans, Human Rights Watch said today. Tserang Dondrup was released on July 11 after a year in custody, but little is

China sacks Tibetan tour guides in favor of Chinese graduates

China’s central government has ordered the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) to sack its foreign-educated Tibetan tourist guides and replace them with Chinese graduates, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. The order affects hundreds of Tibetans educated in India or Nepal.

Tibetans warn of environmental disaster

Tibet’s government-in-exile Monday urged China to rethink its developmental projects in the region as they would have an adverse effect on the environment. Releasing a “white paper” on the state of the environment in Tibet

Eclectic Acts Raise Tibet Funds

Composer Philip Glass, opera vocalist Jessye Norman, experimental jazz act Kronos Quartet and Native American flautist R. Carlos Nakai are among the acts slated to perform at a Sept. 21 charity event at the Lincoln Center in New York.