Tibetan National Uprising Day in New York

Around 500 people attended a special function at the Phoenix ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel, Flushing, New York on March 10, 2009. The function commemorated the fiftieth anniversary

The lockdown is telling

China’s assiduous attempts to whitewash history will not convince either the Tibetan people or the people of the world that the brutal repression of Tibet was justified or legitimate. Instead, the broad consensus outside China

Chinese leader rejects calls for electoral reform

CHINA WILL never become a Western-style multiparty democracy, and will stick to the principles of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the country’s top legislator told the annual parliament, the National People’s Congress

Warsaw Protest

Pro-Tibet activists attend a demonstration in Warsaw March 10, 2009 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against China. The Dalai Lama marked 50 years in exile on Tuesday by demanding “meaningful autonomy” for his Tibetan homeland, where Chinese authorities tightened security to stifle protests against their rule. (REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko)