Restive, remote Tibetan region under military lockdown
Armed soldiers line the roads throughout these remote foothills of the Himalayas, travellers’ identifications are checked, and Tibetan monks talk warily of their communist Chinese rulers
Post Olympics – Tibetans continue protest at Chinese Embassy in New Delhi
11 members of the Tibetan Youth Congress staged an aggressive demonstration at the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi at around 2:30 pm today to protest the intensified repression in Tibet since the March
China: What after the Games?
The glittering function is over, and the Olympic Games declared closed. But as the last floodlights on the Olympic Stadium are switched off, an interesting question remains. What is the
Silent March Observed in Tokyo
Tibetan Community in Tokyo supported by the members of Tibet Support Network Japan observed a silent March in Tokyo to send a message to the Beijing and IOC that the Beijing Olympics did not
British, German activists deported from China
China on Monday deported a British woman and a German man who took part in a protest during the Olympic Games, officials said, hours after eight American activists were sent home during
McDonald’s, Ma and Hu awarded ‘Olympic’ golds
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), Chinese President Hu Jintao (胡錦濤) and Ronald McDonald were among the gold medal winners for human rights abuses at an unofficial Olympic closing ceremony in Taipei
Wife of arrested Tibetan Filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen appeals to IOC President Jacques Rogge
A letter was sent today to International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge asking once more for his support to free Dhondup Wangchen and Golog Jigme, the two Tibetan filmmakers who made
Italy praises athletes’ human rights gestures
Italian politicians and government officials on Sunday praised some of the country’s Olympic athletes for making small gestures in favor of Tibet and human rights in China during
China deports eight detained Americans: US embassy
China has deported eight Americans who were detained in Beijing last week after a wave of pro-Tibet protests coinciding with the Olympics, the US embassy here said Monday
Evans backs Team Tibet’s 2012 push
CADEL EVANS will back a planned bid by Team Tibet to seek an invitation to compete at the 2012 London Olympics after missing out on the Beijing Games that ended yesterday