China Police Confine Prominent Artist
A phalanx of Beijing police officers confined the prominent artist and activist Ai Weiwei to his north Beijing home on Friday, a move he suggested came at the behest of un
Three Tibetan writers tried as ‘Splittists’: report
Three Tibetan writers detained earlier this year by Chinese authorities have been tried on charges of “inciting activities to split the nation,” a media report said, citing sources in Tibet
China pushes for Nobel Peace Prize boycott
China is pressuring European Governments to avoid the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for imprisoned democracy activist Liu Xiaobo and not make any statements in support of him, several diplomats said yesterday
Dalai Lama in Japan, backs Chinese dissident Liu
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, in Japan for a visit that will likely overlap with Chinese leader Hu Jintao’s attendance at a regional summit, repeated on Saturday his support for
Legal appeal sent to UN for jailed Nobel winner
Lawyers for China’s Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo said they have sent an appeal to a UN panel in hopes it will find his imprisonment and his wife’s house arrest to be illegal
Dalai Lama reiterates call for autonomy at international conference of Tibet supporters
A former deputy prime minister of India and current leader of opposition in the Indian parliament’s lower house said that China should reach out to His Holiness the Dal