Uyghur, Uighur News Welcomes you!

Uyghur News / World Tibet News

» "Praying" - A Blogpost by Dolkar Tso, Wife of Karma Samdrup - 25-June-2010
"Praying" - A Blogpost by Dolkar Tso, Wife of Karma Samdrup June 25, 2010 High Peaks Pure Earth June 23, 2010 High Peaks Pure Earth has translated a blogpost by Dolkar Tso, wife of businessman and environmentalist Karma Samdrup, which was written on June 22, 2010 and posted on her blog on June 23, 2010. The blogpost is an account of the first day of the trial of Karma Samdrup which took place in Yanqi county, Xinjiang, but was online merely a few hours before being deleted. The screenshot below shows what Dolkar Tso's blogpost looked like and was posted on Woeser's blog earlier today along with a full re-posting of the blogpost. <http://woeser.middle-way.net/2010/06/blog-post_23.html> Woeser had previously also posted this photo of Dolkar Tso and her husband Karma Samdrup on her blog: The curious case of Karma Samdrup and his brothers, the environmentalists Rinchen Samdrup and Chime Namgyal - all currently under detention, has attracted attention from media, international human

---

» Detained Tibetan's wife details grim torture - 25-June-2010
Detained Tibetan's wife details grim torture June 25, 2010 Sudeshna Sarkar Sify (india) June 24, 2010 As China refused to release a noted Tibetan environmentalist and businessman arrested allegedly on 'trumped up' robbery charges, his wife has taken to blogging in a desperate bid to tell the world of the 'hundreds of different cruel torture methods' inflicted on him and fellow prisoners. 'I just didn't recognise him,' writes Dolkar Tso, wife of Karma Samdrup, the 42-year-old whose arrest in January has sparked international concern. 'How could his tall and upright body become thin and small?' wonders Dolkar in her blog posted Wednesday, after she attended the trial of her husband and was allowed to speak to him. Samdrup, a well-known Tibetan art collector and founder of the Three Rivers Environmental Protection Group, was arrested on the charge of 'grave robbery' after he urged the authorities to release two of his brothers. His brothers Namgyal and Rinchen Samdrup were arrested last

---

» Karma Samdrup's Trial Tests China's New Regulations To Halt Torture... - 25-June-2010
Karma Samdrup's Trial Tests China's New Regulations To Halt Torture June 25, 2010 Central Tibetan Adminstration (CTA) June 24, 2010 Dharamshala - Karma Samdrup, a prominent Tibetan environmental philanthropist's complaint against police officials for repeatedly torturing him to extract confession for an offense that he vehemently denied of committing, is a test case for China's new regulations on halting evidence obtained illegally through torture, a US-based rights group said. Karma Samdrup was arrested from his home in Sichuan Province in January on alleged charges of buying artifacts from a looted tomb in 1998. According to his lawyer, Pu Zhiqiang, those charges were dropped after the police realised that he had a license to buy and sell cultural relics. His arrest came following his attempts to defend his two younger brothers, Rinchen Samdrup and Chime Namgyal, who are in jail since August 2009 for accusing a police official in Chamdo Prefecture of illegal poaching. "By jumpi

---

» Tibetans Fear a Broader Crackdown - 25-June-2010
Tibetans Fear a Broader Crackdown June 25, 2010 Andrew Jacobs The New York Times June 24, 2010 Karma Samdrup and his two younger brothers were the kind of Tibetans who put the Chinese Communist Party at ease. Vaunted environmentalists, they were pillars of their community who steered clear of politics. Even better, Mr. Samdrup had become a rich philanthropist and planned to donate part of his immense Tibetan art collection to a state-run museum. This week, however, Mr. Samdrup, 42, frail and gaunt after six months in police custody, was marched into a courtroom to face accusations of "tomb robbing," a charge that had been originally dropped 12 years ago by the police. His real crime, say friends and relatives, was trying to save his brothers from labor camp and torture - their punishment for accusing a local police chief of hunting protected animals in a Tibetan nature preserve. Exile groups and rights advocates say the prosecution of Mr. Samdrup and his brothers is part of

---

» His Holiness in Japan - 7th Day - 25-June-2010
His Holiness in Japan - 7th Day June 25, 2010 Tsewang Gyalpo Arya tgarya@gmail.com Tibet House Japan June 24, 2010 Yokohama - His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Kanazawa city this morning and reached Yokohama today. In the afternoon, His Holiness interacted with some hundred Japanese university students and educationists at one of the conference halls at Yokohama Grand Hotel. Mr. Akira Ikegami, a noted journalist and TV commentator was the moderator. His Holiness greeted the gathering, and said that as this 21st century belongs to the young people, he is happy to talk with the young people here. His Holiness said that the 20th century has been a century of violence, but the later part of it has made us realize the mistake and the world has become more mature. "During the World War II, Japan has suffered greatly, but out of the tragedy of nuclear bomb, Japanese have come out strongly rebuilding the nation to one of the most develop nations. This is very good, so you are in a very go

---

» Future Connector: Namgyal Lhagyari - 25-June-2010
Future Connector: Namgyal Lhagyari June 25, 2010 Connect the World Blogs CNN June 24, 2010 Born and raised in India, Namgyal Wangchuk Trichen Lhagyari is the only direct descendent of the first Dharma king of Tibet, who was crowned in 617 AD. As part of the Tibetan royal family, the 17-year-old has spent all his life in exile. In June 2004, Namgyal was crowned king during a ceremony presided over by Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. Namgyal has just finished his high-school education and is about to head for a university in the United States. However, before he furthered his education, Namgyal wanted to tell the story of the Tibetan people through their eyes. As a result he has been working alongside the BYkids non-profit organization - which aims to match the world?s youth with experienced filmmakers to cover globally relevant issues. It has led to the production of "My Country Tibet," a new documentary in which Namgyal, who conducted his own interviews, speaks with

---

» Books: "Soliloquy in Tibet" - 25-June-2010
Books: "Soliloquy in Tibet" June 25, 2010 Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly June 24, 2010 "Soliloquy in Tibet" By Anne Park Aventine Press, 2010 "What is the meaning of life? Why are we here?" Although everyone asks these questions from time to time, not many people truly think about them and contemplate the answers. At age 23, Maya is among the few who really want to know why we were put on this planet. Originally from Hong Kong but studying in Tibet, the philosophy student becomes restless and unsettled as she struggles with the purpose of her existence. Maya becomes disturbed when she and her friends attempt to see their future souls. Having tried several times in the past, but coming up unsuccessful, the group sees the activity as nothing more than a game. The game is no longer fun for Maya when she not only sees her future soul, but sees herself as a Buddhist monk. Questioning the consequences of seeing into one?s future, Maya embarks on a journey that is no

---

» Fears for three environmentalist brothers as 'gaunt' Karma Samdrup on trial after torture... - 25-June-2010
Fears for three environmentalist brothers as 'gaunt' Karma Samdrup on trial after torture June 25, 2010 ICT Report June 24, 2010 There are fears for the safety of a leading Tibetan environmentalist and philanthropist, Karma Samdrup, his two brothers, two cousins, other relatives and supporters in a major case in which prominent Tibetans have been targeted and imprisoned despite no evidence of political activities. The three brothers, who are now all in custody and facing charges, had been regarded as model citizens and previously acclaimed in the Chinese state-run media for their environmental and cultural work. Karma Samdrup, a 42-year old businessman, well-known collector of Tibetan art and founder of the award-winning Three Rivers Environmental Protection Group, appeared in court yesterday in Xinjiang. He was detained following unsuccessful efforts to secure the release of his two brothers, Chime Namgyal and Rinchen Samdrup, who were imprisoned on August 7 2009 after their efforts

---

Uyghur News / Radio Free Asia English

» Tibetan Gets 15 Years - 24-June-2010
A prominent Tibetan has 10 days to file an appeal to a higher Chinese court. RFA Karma Samdrup in a December 2009 photo. HONG KONG—A court in China’s troubled northwestern region of Xinjiang sentenced a prominent Tibetan businessman-turned-activist to the maximum term of 15 years in jail and a heavy fine on Thursday on theft-related charges that were initially dropped in 1998, according to his wife and lawyer. Karma Samdrup, 42, denied the charges and has 10 days to appeal, his lawyer, Pu Zhiqiang, said in an interview. "The verdict was unfair,” his wife, Dolkar Tso, said. “I asked for some time to meet and talk to my husband but I was not allowed.” “I just want to let him know all his relatives are proud of him and he shouldn’t worry about us. But I wasn’t given the chance.” Pu, the lawyer, said that in addition to 15 years in jail, Karma Samdrup was sentenced by a court in Yanqi county, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), to five years’ deprivation of his political rights and a

---

» Huge Pressure on Farmland - 24-June-2010
Urbanization is claiming Chinese farmland, but the cost is steep. AFP Chinese farmer poses with a copy of China’s Property Law on the outskirts of Wuhan in Hubei province, June 6, 2010. HONG KONG—Vast tracts of China's rural land have already been lost to agriculture in the name of economic development, and the country stands to lose a further 1.2 million square kms unless the government acts to stop it, experts said. "Changes in land use must be controlled within set parameters," China Agricultural University chief Ke Bingsheng told a recent top-level meeting in the northern Chinese proivince of Shanxi. Around 1.8 billion mu (120 million hectares) of agricultural land could soon be lost, Ke warned. "There is a shortage of land supply, and the forces of urbanization are an inevitable part of development," he said. Land acquisition for development, often resulting in lucrative property deals for local officials, sparks thousands of protests by farming communities every month, many of wh

---

Uyghur News / Uyghur American Association

» China Breaks Up Xinjiang Terror Group - 24-June-2010
VOA Beijing 24 June 2010 The Chinese government says it has broken up a major terrorist organization that plotted attacks in the far northwestern region, Xinjiang.  Thursday's announcement comes nearly a year after the region was hit by deadly ethnic violence that left nearly 200 people dead.  Chinese Public Security Ministry spokesman Wu Heping said Chinese public security authorities have arrested more than 10 terrorists, including the alleged ringleader of the group. Two Xinjiang incidents specifically mentioned by the spokesman both occurred around the 2008 Beijing Olympics - deadly attacks on police stations in Kashgar and Kuqa. At a meeting with reporters in Beijing, Thursday, Wu read out a brief statement, but did not take questions.  A document handed out at the media briefing included photos of two places where the terrorists had allegedly made and tested explosives, along with other weapons. China said the alleged terrorists belong to the East Turkestan Independence Movement

---

» Ihsanoglu pays unprecedented visit to Chinese Muslim regions - 24-June-2010
Saudi Gazette By Habib Shaikh 2010-06-24 JEDDAH - The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Ekmeleddin  Ihsanoglu made an unprecedented first visit by an OIC secretary general to the Muslim-majority Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the Muslim-majority autonomous region of Ningxia, and toured the historical city of Kashgar, during his eight-day official tour of  China that concluded on Tuesday. The visit was especially significant because China is known for its categorical rejection of any foreign interference in the affairs of its ethnic minorities. According to informed OIC sources, Ihsanoglu toured the mosques and religious sites in Kashgar. In his meeting with the city’s municipality chief, Akbar Ghofur, the Secretary General reiterated the need to preserve the traditional nature of Kashgar and stressed that economic industrial expansion should not come at the expense of the cultural heritage of the city which is one of the most outstanding histor

---

» China breaks up Muslim terrorist gang - 24-June-2010
Telegraph UK Peter Foster in Beijing Published: 4:12PM BST 24 Jun 2010 The group with alleged links to the banned East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) was said to be plotting further attacks using pipe-bombs and other improvised explosives in the restive western Chinese province of Xinjiang. The announcement at a news conference in Beijing came days before the one-year anniversary of brutal race riots in the Xinjiang capital Urumqi that left 200 dead and exposed the deep divisions between majority Han Chinese and the minority ethnic Uighur populations. "Since 2008 this terror group planned and carried out many terror acts in Xinjiang, including an attack on police and border guards in Kashgar during the Olympics," said the Public Security Bureau spokesman. "The breaking up of this large terrorist group once again proves that the East Turkestan Islamic Movement is the major terror threat facing China at present and henceforward," he added. The riot on July 5 last year was the most se

---

» China to develop Kashgar - 24-June-2010
Article Link Jun 24, 2010 BEIJING - CHINA plans to ramp up growth in the ancient city of Kashgar in the restive Xinjiang region by making it an 'economic development zone' focused on central Asian trade, state media said on Thursday. Preferential investment and tax policies will aim to boost investment in the Silk Road trading hub near the borders of Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, the China Daily reported. 'After detailed research, the central government has decided to build an economic development zone in Kashgar,' Wang Yongzhi, Deputy Commissioner of Kashgar prefecture, was quoted as telling the newspaper. 'None of the policies will be finalised until the end of this year at the earliest,' Mr Wang said. However, the plan could court controversy due to anger among the region's Muslim ethnic Uighurs over China's development policies and concerns over the city's ancient architecture. Xinjiang's roughly eight million Uighurs have long alleged Chinese polit

---

Uyghur News / Uyghur Human Rights Project

» China breaks up Muslim terrorist gang - 24-June-2010
Telegraph UKPeter Foster in Beijing Published: 4:12PM BST 24 Jun 2010The group with alleged links to the banned East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) was said to be plotting further attacks using pipe-bombs and other improvised explosives in the restive western Chinese province of Xinjiang. The announcement at a news conference in Beijing came days before the one-year anniversary of brutal race riots in the Xinjiang capital Urumqi that left 200 dead and exposed the deep divisions between majority Han Chinese and the minority ethnic Uighur populations. "Since 2008 this terror group planned and carried out many terror acts in Xinjiang, including an attack on police and border guards in Kashgar during the Olympics," said the Public Security Bureau spokesman. "The breaking up of this large terrorist group once again proves that the East Turkestan Islamic Movement is the major terror threat facing China at present and henceforward," he added. The riot on July 5 last year was the most seri

---

» China to develop Kashgar - 24-June-2010
Article LinkJun 24, 2010BEIJING - CHINA plans to ramp up growth in the ancient city of Kashgar in the restive Xinjiang region by making it an 'economic development zone' focused on central Asian trade, state media said on Thursday. Preferential investment and tax policies will aim to boost investment in the Silk Road trading hub near the borders of Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, the China Daily reported. 'After detailed research, the central government has decided to build an economic development zone in Kashgar,' Wang Yongzhi, Deputy Commissioner of Kashgar prefecture, was quoted as telling the newspaper. 'None of the policies will be finalised until the end of this year at the earliest,' Mr Wang said. However, the plan could court controversy due to anger among the region's Muslim ethnic Uighurs over China's development policies and concerns over the city's ancient architecture. Xinjiang's roughly eight million Uighurs have long alleged Chinese politic

---

» China Breaks Up Xinjiang Terror Group - 24-June-2010
VOABeijing24 June 2010 The Chinese government says it has broken up a major terrorist organization that plotted attacks in the far northwestern region, Xinjiang.  Thursday's announcement comes nearly a year after the region was hit by deadly ethnic violence that left nearly 200 people dead.  Chinese Public Security Ministry spokesman Wu Heping said Chinese public security authorities have arrested more than 10 terrorists, including the alleged ringleader of the group. Two Xinjiang incidents specifically mentioned by the spokesman both occurred around the 2008 Beijing Olympics - deadly attacks on police stations in Kashgar and Kuqa. At a meeting with reporters in Beijing, Thursday, Wu read out a brief statement, but did not take questions.  A document handed out at the media briefing included photos of two places where the terrorists had allegedly made and tested explosives, along with other weapons. China said the alleged terrorists belong to the East Turkestan Independence Movement. 

---

» Ihsanoglu pays unprecedented visit to Chinese Muslim regions - 24-June-2010
Saudi GazetteBy Habib Shaikh2010-06-24 JEDDAH - The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Ekmeleddin  Ihsanoglu made an unprecedented first visit by an OIC secretary general to the Muslim-majority Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the Muslim-majority autonomous region of Ningxia, and toured the historical city of Kashgar, during his eight-day official tour of  China that concluded on Tuesday. The visit was especially significant because China is known for its categorical rejection of any foreign interference in the affairs of its ethnic minorities. According to informed OIC sources, Ihsanoglu toured the mosques and religious sites in Kashgar. In his meeting with the city’s municipality chief, Akbar Ghofur, the Secretary General reiterated the need to preserve the traditional nature of Kashgar and stressed that economic industrial expansion should not come at the expense of the cultural heritage of the city which is one of the most outstanding historic

---

Uyghur News / World Tibet News

» Tibetan environmentalist says Chinese jailers tortured him - 24-June-2010
Tibetan environmentalist says Chinese jailers tortured him June 24, 2010 Award-winning conservationist and philanthropist Karma Samdrup tells court of beatings during interrogation Jonathan Watts, Asia environment correspondent Guardian June 22, 2010 Tibetan environmentalist Karma Samdrup at Mount Kawakarpo Dechen, in China's Yunnan province, 2008. Tibetan environmentalist Karma Samdrup at Mount Kawakarpo Dechen, in China's Yunnan province, in 2008. Photograph: AP A jailed Tibetan environmentalist used the opening of his trial today to accuse Chinese captors of beatings, sleep deprivation and other maltreatment, his wife told reporters. Karma Samdrup - a prominent businessman and award-winning conservationist - issued a statement in court detailing the brutal interrogation methods, including drugs that made his ears bleed, used on him since his detention on 3 January. "If not for his voice, I would not have recognised him," his wife Zhenga Cuomao told the Associated Press. S

---

» Trouble in India's Shangri-La - 24-June-2010
Trouble in India's Shangri-La June 24, 2010 By Raja Murthy Asia Times June 24, 2010 LADAKH, Northern India - A booming tourist industry is curiously churning in Ladakh, India's stunningly beautiful Himalayan Shangri-La in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. But 21st-century changes are leaving locals like Dorjay torn between celebrating the area's increasing prosperity and worrying about their austere Tibetan culture being drowned in Mammon's toys. "People walked or rode horses when I came here over 50 years ago," Dorjay says from within his tiny Tibetan Friends Corner restaurant off the main market street in Leh, the capital of Ladakh province. "Now there are more cars than people," he says as he shakes his head sadly. Prem Paul, the middle-aged owner of Paul's Guest House, which is home to long-stay visitors from Europe and the United States, grumbles that even traditional food habits are dying. "We hardly ate rice when I was a boy," he says. "

---

» China now pressuring Tibetans outside politics - 24-June-2010
China now pressuring Tibetans outside politics June 24, 2010 By CARA ANNA (AP) The Associated Press JUne 19, 2010 BEIJING - Karma Samdrup was always the kind of Tibetan the Chinese government liked. The antiques dealer's cultural and environmental preservation efforts won national awards and praise, and he stayed out of the region's highly charged politics. But next week he'll stand trial on what rights groups say is a trumped-up charge of grave-robbing amid the largest crackdown on Tibetan intellectuals since the Cultural Revolution. China's government has grown increasingly sensitive about Tibet in the two years since rioting in the regional capital of Lhasa left 22 people dead and led to the most sustained Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule in decades. Violent clashes and demonstrations swept Tibetan towns throughout western China, where occasional protests still continue, and security remains extremely tight. Now, activist groups say a growing number of Tibetan intellectuals ar

---

» The Dalai Lama: "Son of India" Followed by a Squad of "Grandsons of India"... - 24-June-2010
The Dalai Lama: "Son of India" Followed by a Squad of "Grandsons of India" June 24, 2010 by Ellen China Radio Internaional (CRI) (People's Republic of China) June 24, 2010 "On the issue of 14th Dalai Lama's statement of being a 'Son of India', I've discussed several rounds with him and his heelers," the article said. Prior to this, an article pulbished on Feb. 19 unveiled the fact that Dalai Lama had "ceded" southern part of Tibet to India. On March 9, the Dalai Lama, who could no more turn a blind ear to critics, held a high-profile press conferrence in grandiosity in India and "produced three reasons for being son of India". "I had patiently pointed out that all the three reasons were groundless," Yi Duo quoted his March 31 article as saying. "It was not so easy for the Dalai Lama to prove such a sonship, he had to give sufficient reasons." Afterwards, the spokesman of the Dalai Lama's government-in-exile came to argue for him. Anoth

---

» China's regulations to weed out user-generated maps - 24-June-2010
China's regulations to weed out user-generated maps June 24, 2010 By Victoria Ho ZDNet Asia June 9, 2010 Summary The country's new restrictions on online maps will likely eliminate the thousands of crowd-sourced maps in the country, as well as Google's own service, says analyst. With China requiring online maps providers to operate under licenses this month, crowd-sourced maps and Google's own online product may soon face elimination in the market, says an analyst. According to reports, the country's State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping announced last month that it would start issuing licenses to Internet maps providers in the country. Charice Wang, an analyst with Ovum's telecom regulation team, noted that the maps are also expected to be hosted on servers based in China. This means Google, which provides a maps service in the country but which recently moved its search service to Hong Kong after a dispute with the Chinese government, may be forced to stop including maps of China in

---

» Tibet: China: 30 Tibetans arrested for protesting against mining... - 24-June-2010
Tibet: China: 30 Tibetans arrested for protesting against mining June 24, 2010 The civilians from a sub district of Namling threw stones against ten police vehicles. Their reaction provoked by a Chinese company that is polluting the waterways, thereby jeopardizing drinking water. By Asia News June 22, 2010 Beijing (AsiaNews/Agencies) - In a subdistrict Namling, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet, a group of 30 people threw stones at ten Chinese security vehicles and were arrested. The civilian protests began in April, when a Chinese company began work on unspecified land in mining, adversely affecting the groundwater and grazing animals. "The Tibetans in the area are desperate and have appealed to local authorities to stop mining," a source revealed. "They explain that operations are damaging the environmental conditions of the territory." The extraction of resources, which started in an area traditionally used to herd, prevents grazing animals and has also polluted the gr

---

» Film: The Sun Behind the Clouds Makes Arizona Premiere in Sedona Arizona... - 24-June-2010
Film: The Sun Behind the Clouds Makes Arizona Premiere in Sedona Arizona June 24, 2010 Gateway to Sedona (USA) June 22, 2010 Sedona, Arizona - The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the exclusive Arizona premiere of the award-winning documentary ?The Sun Behind the Clouds? on Thursday, July 1. There will be two screenings of the film at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Sedona Creative Life Center. The film is being presented by the Sedona International Film Festival in this one-night-only special engagement. The film has been recognized around the world as one of the most dynamic and important film exploring Tibet?s struggle for freedom. Critics and audiences are applauding the film?s balance and two-sided view of the complex political and social dynamics within and outside Tibet. Sheri Linden with The Hollywood Reporter calls the film "essential viewing for anyone who cares about the fate of the mountain region and the legacy of the Dalai Lama." Filmmakers Ritu Sarin

---

» Canada-China: Hu visit caps a triumphant rise in relations - 24-June-2010
Canada-China: Hu visit caps a triumphant rise in relations June 24, 2010 By Carl Meyer Embassy (Canada) June 23, 2010 It was June 1 and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and Trade Minister Peter Van Loan were both soaking up the spectacle of the elegant, cedar-wood-planked, Cirque du Soleil-designed Canada Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo. Mr. Van Loan had just taken part in the Canada-China Science and Technology Committee meeting at the Pavilion earlier that day, and was now joining up with his Cabinet colleague at a reception that evening. Mr. Flaherty had recently arrived in China for what would be an ultimately successful effort to find common cause with the Middle Kingdom in opposing a global bank tax. The crowd that night was made up of movers and shakers of the Canada-China business community, the power players at the forefront of Canada's rapid commercial re-engagement with the giant dragon of the East. Amongst them was Gordon Houlden, the director of the China Institute at the Univ

---

» Dalai Lama says many Buddhist texts yet to be translated in Japan... - 24-June-2010
Dalai Lama says many Buddhist texts yet to be translated in Japan June 24, 2010 By Tsering Tsomo Phayul June 23, 2010 Kanazawa (Japan), June 22 - Over 300 Buddhist texts written by great Indian masters of the ancient Nalanda University including Nagarjuna, Shantarakshita, Dhigna, Dharmakirti are available only in Tibetan language and not in Japanese and Chinese languages, said His Holiness the Dalai Lama in his teaching of the Heart Sutra at Ishikawa concert hall this afternoon in Kanazawa, the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture. His Holiness said translating these texts which are commentaries on Lord Buddha's original teachings would benefit many Buddhists in having a deeper and more thorough understanding of Buddhist teachings especially the concept of emptiness or shunyata. A Japanese Buddhist nun has already expressed her interests in translating these texts. His Holiness said he is hopeful that some Chinese Buddhists will also translate them into Chinese in future. By using critical

---

» Tape Reveals Embassy Footing Bill for Hu Jintao's Welcome Rally... - 24-June-2010
Tape Reveals Embassy Footing Bill for Hu Jintao's Welcome Rally June 24, 2010 By Jason Loftus Epoch Times June 23, 2010 Official tells students they must join; describes event as "political struggle" against human rights advocates Beginning today, expect to see throngs of flag-waving Chinese on Parliament Hill and lining the streets of Ottawa where Chinese leader Hu Jintao will visit the next three days. According to an official at the Chinese embassy in Ottawa, staff there have been working late into the night and spending lots of money to ensure Mr. Hu is met with a crowd of passionate supporters, not those protesting human rights abuses. The Epoch Times has obtained a recording of a speech given Friday by Mr. Liu Shaohua, the first secretary of the education section at the Chinese embassy in Ottawa, to a crowd of between 40 and 50 students receiving Chinese state-scholarships to study there. Those students, Liu says, must attend the welcome events for Hu. In the recording

---

» His Holiness the Dalai Lama Japan Visit - Day 5 - 24-June-2010
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Japan Visit - Day 5 June 24, 2010 Tibet House Japan June 22, 2010 Kanazawa - His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the fifth leg of his visit to Japan gave a public teaching at Ishikawa Concert Hall to the crowd of some 2000 people. His Holiness greeted the people and in his initial remark he said that Japan basically being a Buddhist nation, he feels comfortable giving teaching on Buddhism here in Japan. "I get a feeling as if I am returning to you a part of your ancient tradition. This feeling is not so forthcoming in the West, because I feel every country needs to maintain their own religion and culture." He said. His Holiness started the teaching on Heart Sutra, Sherab Nyingpo by saying that we all need to be 21st century Buddhist. "Buddhism should not become a mere ceremonial exercise, we need to study and know the meaning of the scriptures we are reading. Heart sutra teaching is an essential Buddhist teaching of Nalanda Sanskrit version of Mah

---

» Why I Was Attacked By Chinese Security Guards - 24-June-2010
Why I Was Attacked By Chinese Security Guards June 24, 2010 Russel Norman Voxy News (New Zealand) June 22, 2010 Green Party co-leader Russel Norman gave a personal explanation of the incident with Chinese government staff on the steps of Parliament last week to Parliament today. What follows is a transcript of his speech to the house: Mr Speaker I seek leave to make a personal explanation regarding the incident in front of Parliament involving the Chinese Vice President on Friday. Mr Speaker, Last Friday, in the lead up to the arrival of the Chinese Vice President, I held up a Tibetan flag at the bottom of the steps in front of parliament. My purpose was to draw attention to the shocking human rights abuses suffered by the Tibetan people under Chinese Communist Party Government occupation of their country, in line with this parliament's long and honourable tradition of speaking out to protect human rights. I was well away from the security entrance to the Beehive where the Vice Presid

---

» A new step in restoring Sino-Canadian relations - 24-June-2010
A new step in restoring Sino-Canadian relations June 24, 2010 Chinese president in Ottawa Hu's visit expected to improve ties, but not entirely heal rift caused by Harper By AILEEN MCCABE The Montreal Gazette Canwest News Service June 23, 2010   Chinese President Hu Jintao's official visit to Ottawa today is seen here as the next step -but not necessarily the final one -in restoring normalcy to Sino-Canadian relations. Hu's visit "will improve the political relations," but not completely heal the rift caused by Prime Minister Stephen Harper's outspoken criticism of China's human rights record and his official meeting with the Dalai Lama, Jin Canrong, a professor at Beijing's Renmin University's School of International Studies, said in an interview. "Stephen Harper's visit (to China) last year made some progress, but it wasn't substantial. Both sides still hold their original views," he said. Categorizing the current relations as still "relatively cold,&qu

---

» Canadian PM to put human rights on top of agenda with Hu - 24-June-2010
Canadian PM to put human rights on top of agenda with Hu June 24, 2010 By Tenzin Tsering Phayul June 23, 2010 Dharamsala, June 23 - A coalition of 11 groups working for human rights in China and Tibet have written to the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper appealing him to put human rights on top of his agenda during his talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao before and during the G20 Summit. 'The Canadian Coalition on Human Rights in China' comprises of Amnesty International Canada, Canada Tibet Committee, Falun Dafa Association of Canada, Federation for a Democratic China (Canada), and Students for a Free Tibet Canada, among others. The members of the coalition met Tuesday in the lowest level of Canada's Parliament building to present a letter to Harper. "The range of human rights violation experienced by millions of people across China including Uyghurs, Tibetans, Falun Gong practitioners, democracy-activists, human rights lawyers and advocates, trade unionists and many oth

---

» Freedom or disrespect? Norman's protest debated - 24-June-2010
Freedom or disrespect? Norman's protest debated June 24, 2010 By Michael Dickison NZ Hearald (New Zealand) June 23, 2010 Representatives of New Zealand's Chinese community and a pro-Tibetan group are at odds over whether Russel Norman's protest at Parliament last week showed a lack of respect or demonstrated enviable freedom. The Green Party co-leader was caught in a scuffle with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping's security when he approached the delegation while waving a Tibetan flag last Friday at Parliament. Prime Minister John Key later apologised to the delegation, an act Dr Norman said was "degrading". nzherald.co.nz readers have reacted strongly to the incident, contributing more than 200 comments since yesterday. Views have been split between those who say New Zealand should not have to apologise for a peaceful protest and others who criticised Dr Norman as rudely trying to intimidate a guest dignitary. New Zealand Chinese Association national president Steven Young

---

Uyghur News / Radio Free Asia English

» Call to Open Flood Gates - 23-June-2010
Residents on the Mekong River in Thailand fight to permanently open the gates of the Pak Mun Dam. Related links: Traveling down the Mekong River Copyright © 1998-2010 Radio Free Asia. All rights reserved. © Radio Free Asia

---

» North Koreans Shun New Won - 23-June-2010
The national currency hasn't yet collapsed because there's so little of it circulating, North Koreans say. Yonghap News Agency Images released by Chosun Sinbo, a pro-North Korean newspaper in Japan, show the front and back of the newly issued North Korean 5,000, 2,000, and 1,000 won bills, Dec. 4, 2009. SEOUL—North Koreans who can afford to save their money are ignoring a new currency brought in by the ruling Workers' Party in the isolated Stalinist state in favor of the more trusted renminbi yuan from China. "Our [North Korean] money is now called ‘the commoners’ currency,’ used only as a means of exchange when goods are purchased, but not as a means of saving," a resident of Chungjin city in the northern province of Hamgyeong said. "North Koreans [still] hold their savings in Chinese money," the resident said. On the country's black markets—the chief source of essential goods for many under a planned economy in which products are scarce and often monopolized by the country's elite—an

---

» Strike Halts Toyota Plant - 23-June-2010
Striking workers in China reject an initial offer, sparking an assembly plant closure. AFP Visitors view a display in Beijing by Japanese auto maker Toyota, April 25, 2010. HONG KONG—A strike at a Japanese-invested car parts manufacturer in south China's Guangdong province prompted car giant Toyota to halt production at a Chinese car assembly plant, after workers at the supplying plant went on strike calling for a pay increase. Denso's joint venture Nansha plant in Guangzhou halted production early Monday. Workers said they were unhappy with a proposed pay rise of 450 yuan per month and were calling for a pay increase of 800 yuan per month instead, raising their salaries to 2,000 yuan, in line with a recent award at Shenzhen-based, Taiwan-invested electronics giant Foxconn. "Of course we are unhappy with such a raise," one striking working said. "We are going to continue negotiations." "Our salaries right now are low, so low we have a hard time using words to describe how low they are.

---

Uyghur News / Uyghur American Association

» PM must talk human rights with China: coalition - 23-June-2010
Article Link Last Updated: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 | 4:20 PM ET A coalition of Canadian human rights groups is urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper to use the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao as an opportunity to urge China to improve its human rights record. "Increased prosperity [in China] must not be mistaken for increased human protection," the group argues in a letter to Harper. The letter details human rights violations against Uyghurs, Tibetans, Falun Gong practitioners, democracy activists and human rights lawyers. President Hu Jintao arrives in Canada Wednesday for an official visit and will stay for the G20 meetings on the weekend. The human rights coalition, which includes Amnesty International Canada, Canada Tibet Committee, and Rights & Democracy, among others, is urging Harper to push for reforms to China's human rights practices. But the coalition also wants China, with its growing clout, to take on a leadership role in improving human rights around the world. Alex N

---

» China seeks to attend OIC meetings - 23-June-2010
Saudi Gazette By Habib Shaikh Wednesday, 23 June 2010 Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (2nd R), meets with journalists in Beijing, Tuesday. The head of the world’s largest Muslim grouping, a 57-member pan-Islamic organization based in Jeddah, met with high-level officials and visited China’s Muslim regions of Ningxia and Xinjiang almost one year after bloody fighting in Xinjiang between Uighur Muslims and Han Chinese. – AFP  JEDDAH – The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and China have agreed to jointly organize a seminar on the historical relationship between China and the Muslim World in order to consolidate friendly relations between China and the OIC and explore future possibilities. During the eight-day official visit of the OIC Secretary General Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu to China, which concluded on Tuesday, both sides agreed that the OIC and China would work together to enhance their tradit

---

» A new step in restoring Sino-Canadian relations - 23-June-2010
The Montreal Gazette By AILEEN MCCABE, Canwest News Service June 23, 2010 Chinese President Hu Jintao's official visit to Ottawa today is seen here as the next step -but not necessarily the final one -in restoring normalcy to Sino-Canadian relations. Hu's visit "will improve the political relations," but not completely heal the rift caused by Prime Minister Stephen Harper's outspoken criticism of China's human rights record and his official meeting with the Dalai Lama, Jin Canrong, a professor at Beijing's Renmin University's School of International Studies, said in an interview. "Stephen Harper's visit (to China) last year made some progress, but it wasn't substantial. Both sides still hold their original views," he said. Categorizing the current relations as still "relatively cold," Jin predicted: "President Hu Jintao's visit will make the Chinese government attach more importance to Sino-Canada relations and exchanges between the two governments will warm up, striking a balance wit

---

» Xinjiang launches campaign to promote stability ahead of riot anniversary... - 23-June-2010
Article Link 07:57, June 23, 2010      Almost 10,000 people Tuesday went out among the people of west China's Xinjiang region to deliver a message of stability and prosperity in the run-up to the first anniversary of a riot that left almost 200 people dead. A total of 9,210 officials and scholars would explain the government's support policies in schools, government departments, communities, villages, families and mosques across Xinjiang, said Li Yi, head of the regional publicity department of the Communist Party of China (CPC). After the campaign launch, Professor Ding Shouqing, of Xinjiang's Party school, embarked on a tour to promote the policies to support the region's development. Ding said he felt obliged to deliver the voice of the Party to every household in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. "We will let all people in Xinjiang know that an historic opportunity has arrived and show them the region's future in the next 10 years." A focus of the campaign is the package of polic

---

» Post July 2009, asylum for Uighurs is a tricky business - 23-June-2010
Shanghaiist  June 22, 2010 4:00 PM The rippling consequences of last July's unrest in Xinjiang continues. Along with rampant arrests, and quite a few executions of those held responsible, it's an understatement to say that this year was hard on Xinjiang. Exasperated by last summer's syringe attacks, the crackdown on Uighurs "terrorists" goes on. What's the latest? Moving under the radar, Uighurs are quietly slipping out of China, to the chagrin of officials looking for them. The World Uyghur Congress (led by the exiled Rebiya Kadeer) estimates that at least 300 Uighurs have fled - although given the organization's interests, the number should be taken with a grain of salt. Nonetheless, the Uighur's movements have been the source of tension in global immigration policies. According to the AP, China has called for the extradition of Uighur refugees. Many countries oblige. Others simply play down the number of incoming Uighurs. Cambodia sent back 20 Uighur refugees to China in December d

---

» Tape Reveals Embassy Footing Bill for Hu Jintao's Welcome Rally... - 23-June-2010
By Jason Loftus Epoch Times Staff Created: Jun 22, 2010 Last Updated: Jun 23, 2010 Beginning today, expect to see throngs of flag-waving Chinese on Parliament Hill and lining the streets of Ottawa where Chinese leader Hu Jintao will visit the next three days. According to an official at the Chinese embassy in Ottawa, staff there have been working late into the night and spending lots of money to ensure Mr. Hu is met with a crowd of passionate supporters, not those protesting human rights abuses. The Epoch Times has obtained a recording of a speech given Friday by Mr. Liu Shaohua, the first secretary of the education section at the Chinese embassy in Ottawa, to a crowd of between 40 and 50 students receiving Chinese state-scholarships to study there. Those students, Liu says, must attend the welcome events for Hu.   In the recording, Mr. Liu says the embassy is covering hotels, food, travel, and clothing for what he estimates will be 3,000 people who will welcome Mr. Hu Wednesday throu

---

» The World Has Been Kidnapped - 23-June-2010
By Yanjun Sun Epoch Times Staff Created: Jun 22, 2010  Last Updated: Jun 23, 2010 Chaos plagues China these days. According to official statistics, 200 million people are unemployed. Every two minutes, someone kills him or herself. Grievances among the citizenry have lead to a rapid increase in mass protests, which are often violent. In addition, the environment is gravely polluted, with half of underground water undrinkable. The seven major rivers are completely polluted, and one-fifth of arable land is polluted by heavy metals. Corruption is rife. The gap between the rich and poor is massive. China’s Gini coefficient has already reached 0.51. [The Gini coefficient is a measure of statistical dispersion commonly used to measure inequality of wealth.] The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) may well collapse, but before it does, it seems as though the world has been taken hostage. The CCP’s rule of China is a tragedy of history. The 1989 democracy movement provided the CCP with

---

» China To De-Emphasise Uighur Identity Of Xinjiang - 23-June-2010
Eurasia  Review Wednesday, 23 June 2010 09:27 Written by B. Raman In the wake of the first Xinjiang Work Conference, a joint conference of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee and the State Council, China’s cabinet, held at Beijing from May 17 to 19, 2010, to draft a blueprint for the region’s economic development until 2020, the Chinese authorities have embarked on a campaign in Xinjiang, which de-emphasises the Uighur ethnic identity of the province and highlights the Government's plans for its rapid economic development in order to bring it on par with other Chinese provinces. The various documents and statements emanating from the conference, which was inaugurated by President Hu Jintao, underlined the plans of the Government for what was described as a leap-frog economic development of the province, but were silent on the Government's plans to protect the Uighur ethnic and Islamic religious identities of its Uighur population. However, subsequent comm

---

» China Moves Uyghur Christian Prisoner, Allows Family Visit - 23-June-2010
Article Link Posted on 23. Jun, 2010 by CDN in China Authorities in Xinjiang Province recently moved Uyghur Christian Alimjan Yimit from a prison in Kashgar to a prison in the provincial capital Urumqi and allowed the first visit from family members since his arrest in January 2008, sources told Compass. Alimjan (Alimujiang Yimiti in Chinese) was noticeably thinner but in good spirits, the family told friends after their brief visit to him in Xinjiang No. 3 prison on April 20, one source told Compass. They were allowed only 15 minutes to speak with Alimjan via telephone through a glass barrier, the source said. But Alimjan’s lawyers, Li Baiguang and Liu Peifu, were prohibited from meeting with him, despite gaining permission from the Xinjiang Bureau of Prison Management, the China Aid Association (CAA) reported on Saturday (April 24). Officials have now granted Alimjan’s wife Gulnur (Chinese spelling Gulinuer) and other close family members permission to visit him once a m

---

Uyghur News / Uyghur Human Rights Project

» A new step in restoring Sino-Canadian relations - 23-June-2010
The Montreal GazetteBy AILEEN MCCABE, Canwest News Service June 23, 2010 Chinese President Hu Jintao's official visit to Ottawa today is seen here as the next step -but not necessarily the final one -in restoring normalcy to Sino-Canadian relations. Hu's visit "will improve the political relations," but not completely heal the rift caused by Prime Minister Stephen Harper's outspoken criticism of China's human rights record and his official meeting with the Dalai Lama, Jin Canrong, a professor at Beijing's Renmin University's School of International Studies, said in an interview. "Stephen Harper's visit (to China) last year made some progress, but it wasn't substantial. Both sides still hold their original views," he said. Categorizing the current relations as still "relatively cold," Jin predicted: "President Hu Jintao's visit will make the Chinese government attach more importance to Sino-Canada relations and exchanges between the two governments will warm up, striking a balance with

---

» Post July 2009, asylum for Uighurs is a tricky business - 23-June-2010
Shanghaiist June 22, 2010 4:00 PMThe rippling consequences of last July's unrest in Xinjiang continues. Along with rampant arrests, and quite a few executions of those held responsible, it's an understatement to say that this year was hard on Xinjiang. Exasperated by last summer's syringe attacks, the crackdown on Uighurs "terrorists" goes on. What's the latest? Moving under the radar, Uighurs are quietly slipping out of China, to the chagrin of officials looking for them. The World Uyghur Congress (led by the exiled Rebiya Kadeer) estimates that at least 300 Uighurs have fled - although given the organization's interests, the number should be taken with a grain of salt. Nonetheless, the Uighur's movements have been the source of tension in global immigration policies. According to the AP, China has called for the extradition of Uighur refugees. Many countries oblige. Others simply play down the number of incoming Uighurs. Cambodia sent back 20 Uighur refugees to China in December des

---

» Tape Reveals Embassy Footing Bill for Hu Jintao's Welcome Rally... - 23-June-2010
By Jason LoftusEpoch Times StaffCreated: Jun 22, 2010Last Updated: Jun 23, 2010Beginning today, expect to see throngs of flag-waving Chinese on Parliament Hill and lining the streets of Ottawa where Chinese leader Hu Jintao will visit the next three days. According to an official at the Chinese embassy in Ottawa, staff there have been working late into the night and spending lots of money to ensure Mr. Hu is met with a crowd of passionate supporters, not those protesting human rights abuses. The Epoch Times has obtained a recording of a speech given Friday by Mr. Liu Shaohua, the first secretary of the education section at the Chinese embassy in Ottawa, to a crowd of between 40 and 50 students receiving Chinese state-scholarships to study there. Those students, Liu says, must attend the welcome events for Hu. In the recording, Mr. Liu says the embassy is covering hotels, food, travel, and clothing for what he estimates will be 3,000 people who will welcome Mr. Hu Wednesday through Fri

---

» China To De-Emphasise Uighur Identity Of Xinjiang - 23-June-2010
Eurasia  ReviewWednesday, 23 June 2010 09:27Written by B. Raman In the wake of the first Xinjiang Work Conference, a joint conference of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee and the State Council, China’s cabinet, held at Beijing from May 17 to 19, 2010, to draft a blueprint for the region’s economic development until 2020, the Chinese authorities have embarked on a campaign in Xinjiang, which de-emphasises the Uighur ethnic identity of the province and highlights the Government's plans for its rapid economic development in order to bring it on par with other Chinese provinces. The various documents and statements emanating from the conference, which was inaugurated by President Hu Jintao, underlined the plans of the Government for what was described as a leap-frog economic development of the province, but were silent on the Government's plans to protect the Uighur ethnic and Islamic religious identities of its Uighur population. However, subsequent commen

---

» The Chinese government?s human rights violations against Uyghur people substantially discussed during the 14th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva... - 23-June-2010
For immediate releaseJune 22, 2010Contact: World Uyghur Congress (www.uyghurcongress.org) +1 (347) 285-6546 (United States) or  0049 (0) 89 5432 1999 (Munich, Germany) The 14th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) (May 31 –June 18, 2010) concluded on Friday, June 18th in Geneva, Switzerland.  The World Uyghur Congress (www.uyghurcongress.org), the International Uyghur Human Rights and Democracy Foundation (www.iuhrdf.org), and the Uyghur American Association (www.uyghuramerican.org) convey their deepest gratitude to the country and intergovernmental delegations, the United Nations mandate holders/Special Procedures, and the non-governmental organizations in consultative status to the UN that raised and discussed the Uyghurs’ plight at the HRC session.  The European Union’s and the United States’ statements during the general debate on Item 4 of the HRC Agenda about human rights violations in East Turkestan WUC, IUHRDF, and UAA sincerely thank the Europe

---

Random Articles in English and Uyghur Language from Uyghur News Database

Random Articles not included, please use the search function or archive page.

Page 3 from 870

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

There are 157 active visitors on UyghurNews.com.

Advertisements / Links;