Full Coverage: Tibet
04/21/2008
As the New Economics Foundation cast doubts on London's promise of a legacy for the poor from the 2012 Olympics, Nepali soldiers were told to shoot if necessary to "protect" the Olympic torch from pro-Tibet demonstrators.
Read moreRelated: [Nepal] [United Kingdom] [Politics] Image: olimpiadi in Cina - da Olympicswatch.org
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04/10/2008
China is worried that the recent resentment and resistance among the Tibetans could spread to other major minorities whose traditional territories have been colonised and exploited by the majority Han Chinese. The Tibetans clearly want some form of autonomy, which they will not get, says Mathieu Vernerey.
Read moreFrom: Le Monde diplomatique Related: [China] |
04/06/2008
Police had to bring in reinforcements to marshal the Olympic torch relay through London after a series of protests along the 31-mile route by critics of China's human rights record.
Read more+ IOC memo minimises events in Tibet From: Guardian Unlimited Related: [United Kingdom] [China] Image: olimpiadi in Cina - da Olympicswatch.org
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04/01/2008
Lehtileikkeet, julisteet ja banderollit täyttävät intialaisen Dharamsalan kaupungin seinät. Kaupungissa asuvat 20 000 Tiibetin pakolaista seuraavat tarkasti kotimaansa tapahtumia, vanhemmat seinille liimattujen lehtileikkeiden avulla, nuorempi sukupolvi netistä.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld South Asia Related: [China] [Information & Media] |
03/25/2008
Kiinan virallisen Tiibet-propagandan ja länsimaisen median huolimattoman ja konfliktihakuisen uutisoinnin välissä kiinalaiset bloggaajat yrittävät rakentaa tasapainoisempaa raportointia Tiibetin mellakoista.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Human Rights] [Internet] [Conflict] |
03/24/2008
In contrast to Chinese and Western media, local bloggers are providing balanced assessments and objective accounts on the current situation in Tibet, writes Xujun Eberlein.
Read moreFrom: New America Media Related: [China] |
03/21/2008
"The government of Nepal should cease arbitrary arrests and detentions, harassment, and the use of excessive force to silence Tibetan protesters, activists and journalists," says Human Rights Watch.
Read moreFrom: Human Rights Watch Related: [China] [Nepal] Image: A woman and child pass Nepalese riot police. © Amnesty International USA
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03/21/2008
The last thing China wanted, in the year it is to host the Olympic Games, was the world watching its army brutally suppressing protesters, says Lindsay Hilsum.
Read moreNew Statesman + Nepali Government Should Stop Doing Beijings Bidding * Unrest in Tibet Related: [China] Image: Chinese flag in front of Tibet's Potala Palace © Tibet Information Network
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03/20/2008
China has barred or expelled virtually all international reporters from Tibet, but the world is still watching. OneWorld TV has compiled a YouTube playlist of top Tibet coverage.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld TV Related: [China] |
03/19/2008
With international attention focused on the violence in Tibet, the Chinese media are confronting massive censorship, leaving the Chinese public largely in the dark, says an international media network.
Read more+ Call for Boycott of Beijing Olympics Ceremony Related: [China] |
03/18/2008
China expects India to somehow persuade the Dalai Lama to call for peace in Tibet and resume the process of negotiations, The Times of India reported.
Read more+ 'The world will not look away' + Crackdown away from the eye of the media From: Times of India Related: [China] |
03/15/2008
The Chinese authorities announced on Saturday that people who took part in riots that rocked Tibet's regional capital, Lhasa, must surrender by Monday midnight, Xinhua news agency reported.
Read moreFrom The Times of India * 'Cultural Genocide' Claims in Indian Parliament * News and pictures from Tibet Related: [China] |
03/15/2008
Serious violence broke out in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, which witnessed shops and police vehicles being set on fire on Friday.
Read moreFrom Times of India Related: [China] Image: New prison buildings in Lhasa, Tibet © Tibet Information Network
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03/15/2008
Rajinder Puri says Tibetan protests are occurring now because China wants to showcase the Beijing Olympics as proof of its arrival as a world superpower and Tibetans smell their chance to create enough embarrassment for Beijing to force it to revise its Tibet policy.
Read moreFrom The Statesman Related: [China] Image: Students demonstrate for the liberation of Tibet
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03/12/2008
Several hundred Tibetan exiles defied an Indian government ban and pressed ahead on Wednesday with a march protesting Beijing's hosting of this summer's Olympic Games.
Read moreFrom Times of India Related: [India] [China] Image: Chinese flag in front of Tibet's Potala Palace © Tibet Information Network
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09/03/2007
As part of its "civilising mission" - and to deter independence - China is taking control of the Tibetan economy, says Lindsey Hilsum. Modernity is being imposed by force, she says, creating ghettos and spreading deprivation across the countryside.
Read moreFrom: New Statesman Related: [China] |
10/30/2006
Pienessä Xiangchengin tiibetiläiskaupungissa Kiinan Sichuanin maakunnan lounaiskolkassa on meneillään rakennusbuumi. Tämä on tavallista Yunnanin ja Sichuanin maakuntien tiibetiläisalueilla. Vanhoista tiibetiläisistä karavaanipaikoista on tullut kiinalaisen paikallishallinnon keskuksia. Alueille on muuttanut paljon kiinalaisia siirtolaisia.
Read moreFrom: Ulkoministeriö Related: [Migration] [Shelter & Housing] [Race Politics] [Governance] Image: Xiangchengin tiibetiläiskaupungista
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09/22/2006
Captive breeding of Tibetan antelope, also called the Chiru, may be difficult due to the inhospitable terrain and the need for large financial resources, the Power Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Nuwang Rinjin Joora, has said. The shahtoosh shawl, which provides livelihoods to a large number of people, is made from the hair of the Chiru due to which the animal now figures in the list of endangered species.
Read moreFrom: Wildlife Trust of India Related: [India] [Animals] [Conservation] |



