China furious at EU human rights award to ‘criminal’ dissident Hu Jia
Beijing has furiously denounced the award of a major European Union human rights prize to a “criminal” Chinese dissident as a major Europe-Asia summit on the financial crisis begins in China
Tibet’s Secret Weapon: An Opinion
Tibet has slipped away from the world’s headlines. But even though no foreign journalists are allowed into the region to report on it, Tibetans have continued to protest China’s repressive policies in ways that boggle the mind
China Refuses to Admit Tibet Crackdown to UN Treaty Body
In a written response dated 8 September 2008 to the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT), China denied that hundreds of Tibetans were detained following the Tibetan Uprising and failed to provide “a list of all persons detained” as
China keeps its tight grip on Tibetans in provinces
In September, a 42-year-old Tibetan monk sat down and recorded a video, calmly recounting harrowing tales of abuses of Buddhist monks at the hands of Chinese police and military
Switzerland expects concrete results from Tibet-China talks: Report
Swiss government has expressed hope that the ongoing discussions between Tibetan representatives and Chinese counterparts on Tibet issue would bring about concrete results, according to a report
‘What Remains of Us’: A visit to Tibet, the ‘biggest prison in the world’
There have been many impressive documentaries on Tibet and the plight of its people, but none like Francois Prevost and Hugo Latulippe’s “What Remains of Us.” Kalsang Dolma—a Tibetan born in exile in India who immigrated to Canada
Norwegian Foreign Secretary Raymond Johansen to Visit Tibet
Norwegian Foreign Secretary Mr Raymond Johansen will visit Tibet this weekend Mr Johansen was only allowed to visit Tibet himself if he agreed to travel without a Norwegian press corps