Wukan unrest spreads to neighbouring village
The ongoing standoff between villagers and Chinese security personnel in Wukan has sparked similar protests in a neighbouring village. Over a thousand villagers in Longtou village protested against local government authorities, charging them of corruption and illegal land grabs
Tibetan spiritual leader begins teaching for Russian Buddhists
Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama began his three-day teaching at the request of Russian devotees earlier today in his exile residence of Dharamshala, north India. Thousands of devotees, including 1300 Russians, around one thousand Tibetans from Tibet,
Hu’s menacing dogs are they? By Bhuchung D. Sonam
In 2009, Kunga Tsayang — the imprisoned writer and environmentalist — wrote a bold essay titled Who are the Real Separatists? “China Television, Lhasa TV and others, while ignoring the truth, have excessively branded all Tibetans as separatists.
Tibet loses a true friend: Vaclav Havel passes away at 75 (Updated)
Vaclav Havel, a close friend of the Dalai Lama and a longtime supporter of the Tibetan people, died earlier today at his home in the northern Czech Republic after a prolonged illness. He was 75. Born in 1936, Vaclav Havel rose to prominence as a dissident playwright in the 1970s