Europe Tibetan Congress – a bridge to nowhere?

For the first time, over a hundred Tibetans representing 15 European nations gathered this weekend in Basel, Switzerland, with a stated purpose of reinvigorating the Tibetan movement at European level. Also on agenda

China media freedoms in limbo as Olympic rules end

China was silent on media freedom on Friday, the expiry date of special Olympic regulations that had officially allowed foreign journalists to report freely in most of the country for nearly two years

The Rangzen Road Ahead

On October 10th, 2008, rights networks around the globe had press releases ready in expectation that the 2008 Peace Prize would be rightly granted to Hu Jia or Gao Zhisheng, to condemn

China rebuked over communication

A veteran Chinese diplomat has openly criticised officials for their lack of awareness and inability to communicate with the outside world