Hunger strike sends IOC into tough situation
An elderly Buddhist monk and two other Tibetans refused yesterday to call off a 12-day-old hunger strike until the International Olympic Committee’s president promises to pressure China to improve human rights in Tibet.
Dalai Lama envoys report block in talks with China
Envoys of the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader who has been branded a separatist by Beijing, said fundamental differences remained after talks in China on allowing more autonomy for the Buddhist region.
AP: No regrets for missing Grammy says Tashi
Lama Tashi, a Buddhist monk of Arunachal Pradesh, whose album ‘Tibetan Master Chants’ failed to bag the prestigious Grammy award this year after having been nominated for it, said he had no regrets for missing the honour.
5.5 earthquake shakes northern Tibet; no reports of casualties, damage
An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale shook an uninhabited part of China’s Tibet region today, the Tibet seismological bureau said.
International Olympic Committee(IOC) Visits TYC Indefinite Hunger Strikers
July 13, 2001 – the day when IOC gave China the license to kill and became a party to China’s gross violation of human rights in Tibet and China.