Tibetan newspaper sets up its branch in Nepal
Bod-Kyi-Bang-Chen (or The Tibet Express), which recently turned into a weekly Tibetan language newspaper opened their branch publication office in Kathmandu and henceforth
Olympic Pressure on China
Since Beijing won the bid to host the games in 2001, however, critics have raised concerns over China’s poor record on issues ranging from human rights to the environment. Some activists call for boycotts, while others have gone so far as to dub the 2008 Games the “Genocide Olympics”
China rejects U.S. criticism on religion
Beijing accused a U.S. advisory panel on Tuesday of taking “potshots” at China in a report that accuses the government of imprisoning and torturing people for practicing their religion.
China, Russia in ‘weapons breach’
Rights watchdog Amnesty International has accused China and Russia of supplying arms to Sudan for use in Darfur, in breach of a UN arms embargo.
In Chicago, Dalai Lama urges China to change Tibet policies
The Dalai Lama criticized Chinese policies in his Tibetan homeland, calling on rulers in Beijing to grant Tibet something just short of outright independence as a way to foster stability and