Rights group: China clamping down on activists, journalists 1 year before Olympics
“The greatest threats aren’t necessarily terrorists or crime, the greatest threats are those who reveal China’s social problems and protest the government to cause so-called
India refuses permission to Tibetans protesting Beijing Olympics
Tibetan exiles on Thursday accused the Indian government of caving in to pressure from China by refusing to allow them to use an official stadium to stage a symbolic protest against the
Response to N Ram on Tibet
In recent weeks, Mr N Ram has written articles in The Hindu (“The Politics Of Tibet: A 2007 Reality Check”, July 5, 2007) and Frontline (“Future Tibet”, July 14-27, 2007), which
Tibet: Arrest of a Tibetan over political demonstration outrages local Tibetans
A Tibetan nomad from Lithang was arrested in Tibet yesterday for staging political demonstration during an official function according to Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD). Just before the start
Taiwan torch relay to spotlight China “abuses”
Chow Meili, president of Taiwan Friends of Tibet, an NGO, urged Taiwanese to show support for 14 exiled Tibetans on hunger strike to press China to stop human rights abuses. The
Kasur Gyalo Dhondup to raise hunger strikers’ cause to the Chinese Government: Day 24
In a surprise visit this morning, Kasur Gyalo Thondup, elder brother of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, paid a visit to the hunger strikers. While expressing his deep concern for
Hundreds protest in Tibet over jailed Tibetan monk
Hundreds of Tibetans staged a protest earlier this month in support of jailed monk Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, sources in the Kham region of China’s Sichuan province said. On July 23