Tag: tibet
Tibetans protest again in Nepal capital
Tibetans have been protesting everywhere before the arrival of Olympic torch and they have been doing so almost daily in front of the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu.
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Hundreds of Tibetan exiles calling for...
Is This the Next Dalai Lama--& Will He Spend More...
The use of the term "Dalai Lama" in the headline was used to quickly integrate the reader into the story, which is a complex one. Given China's repression of Tibet, the full power of the Dalai Lama in a traditional...
Mass Arrests in All-Women Protest
Around 560 women have been arrested during demonstrations in Nepal against China's crackdown on Tibet."In the first example of all-women protests, three rallies in Kathmandu were quickly stopped by police.It was the...
Chinese claim Olympic Torch on Everest summit
NEPAL Namche Bazaar (Everest region) - According to Chinese state media reports - not known for their accurate reporting - the special Olympic Torch has reached the summit of Mount Everest. Or has it? Chinese...
Canadians banned entry to Hong Kong for torch relay
"At least seven activists, including two Canadians, have been banned entry to Hong Kong prior to the Olympic flame's return to Chinese soil after a turbulent 20-nation tour. Two members of Students for a Free Tibet, who were planning to hold a news conference to coincide with...
Hong Kong prepares for torch tour
Hong Kong has denied access to some activists planning protests during the upcoming Olympic torch relay. They want to make sure their relay goes smoothly and does not encounter some of the problems from the previous...
TIBET PROTESTS - CHINA STAGE'S 'SHOW TRIALS'
TIBET PROTESTS - CHINA STAGE'S 'SHOW TRIALS'The Celtic League has attacked 'show trials' in Tibet at which thoseprotesting for the right to self determination have suffered harshsentences.Television new reports of...
China: Never A Master At Modern Media “Spin,”...
China is now blaming the aged Tibetan holy man, the Dalai Lama, for the majority of the recent unrest, protest and just plain unhappiness surrounding China’s human rights record.This nation, the largest nation...
Pro-Tibet Canadian activists refused entry into H...
Two Canadians have been refused entry into Hong Kong by Chinese authorities. Other pro-Tibet activists have also been barred from landing as the government takes firm measures to muzzle protests during...
100 Days Until Beijing Olympics
Beijing has spent almost $40 billion on the games so far and just look at the results.With only 100 days left until the games begin, what could possibly go wrong?"Beijing on Wednesday marks the 100-day countdown to...
Two killed in Tibet-linked clash
China's state media is reporting that two people have been killed in western China when police moved to arrest an alleged pro-Tibet rioter."A policeman and the suspect were shot dead in the incident in Dari County,...
An ethical 2008 Beijing Olympics ... perhaps
" Shareholders and consumers who care about human rights should not let Olympic corporate sponsors off the hook. Their silence on abuses in the run-up to the Beijing Games makes their claims to support human rights especially disingenuous. Arvind Ganesan, director of...
'Free Tibet' flags made in China
"Police in southern China have discovered a factory manufacturing Free Tibet flags, media reports say.The factory in Guangdong had been completing overseas orders for the flag of the Tibetan government-in-exile....
Thousands of Tibetans protest in Nepal
The 29th April saw a silent protest march involving thousands of Tibetan exiles take place in Nepal's capital Kathmandu.Buddhist monks and nuns led a march of about 5,000 people holding candles and covering their...
Compassion: for all who suffer because they are poor
Daily it seems, we in the western hemisphere are bombarded with stories involving corporate corruption, and of political power being abused where governments treat the electorate, or its subjects, like condemned animals in a science laboratory. Although, not quite all of...
