Chinese influx makes Lhasa sleaze capital
The Dalai Lama’s Potala Palace may continue to dominate Lhasa’s skyline, but the city’s reputation of being the centre of religious activity has taken a beating. With Tibetan being taught as a second language
Men of Conscience Should Boycott the Beijing Olympic
When the Olympic torch relay route was announced, Tibetan activists oppose Beijing’s plan to take the torch to Mount Everest and Taiwan wants the torch to pass through it, were of no avail
Chinese dissident urges boycott of Olympics
All nations and their leaders should boycott the 2008 Olympics because of Beijing’s support for genocide in Darfur, and its repression of Tibetan Buddhists, Xinjiang Uighurs, Chinese journalists and human rights and legal rights activists
Tibet: Eye Camp – Restoring vision at the top of the world
A deeply spiritual man, Lieberman was inspired by the Dalai Lama to pursue his medical mission. Although his work is often made difficult by the political tensions of Tibetan life under Chinese rule,
Dalai Lama accuses China of “arrogance of power” on German visit
The Dalai Lama has accused China of showing ‘the arrogance of power’ in objecting to his meeting on Sunday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. The Tibetan leader indicated optimism regarding
Olympic torch will bypass Taiwan in ongoing row with China
Government spokesman Shieh Jhy-wey, defending the island’s position, said Taiwan was “the first country which says ‘no’ to an authoritarian regime over the Olympic torch relay. Freedom and human rights of Taiwanese people are more sacred then the Olympic flames.”
High school boys detained by China for pro-Tibet slogans still missing
“Arresting teenagers for a political crime shows just how little has changed in Tibet,” said Brad Adams, the group’s Asia director. The boys were alleged to have written slogans calling for the return of the Dalai Lama and