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» South African Friends of Tibet are not surprised by the failure of the SA Govt to timeously issue a visa to the Dalai Lama... - 08-October-2011
South African Friends of Tibet are not surprised by the failure of the SA Govt to timeously issue a visa to the Dalai Lama October 08, 2011 PRESS RELEASE SA FRIENDS OF TIBET STATEMENT ON THE FAILURE OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVT TO ISSUE A VISA TO THE DALAI LAMA. 4 September 2011 The South African Friends of Tibet are not surprised by the failure of the SA Govt to timeously issue a visa to the Dalai Lama. We, like most South African citizens, hold the view that the SA Govt has stalled and prevaricated over this matter under pressure from the Govt of the PRC. We remind all interested parties that the Foreign Ministry of the PRC issued directives in March 2009 to the effect that the Dalai Lama should not be allowed to visit countries with special ties to the PRC. We await a clear statement from the SA Govt as to its reasons for deliberately delaying the processing of the visa. The South African electorate has a right to straightforward answers in this rega

» Dalai Lama visit blocked by South Africa to please China, says opposition... - 08-October-2011
Dalai Lama visit blocked by South Africa to please China, says opposition October 08, 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/27/dalai-lama-banned-south-africa Government denies being put under pressure to stop Tibetan spiritual leader attending Desmond Tutu's 80th birthday The South African government is considering blocking the Dalai Lama from attending the 80th birthday of fellow Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu so as not to offend China, according to opposition politicians. Tutu has invited the Tibetan spiritual leader to give a lecture as part of his birthday celebrations in Cape Town on 8 October. Officials from the former archbishop's office started the visa application process in June, but have yet to get approval for the Dalai Lama's visit and fear it may not come. The Dalai Lama was refused entry to South Africa in 2009, a move that conflicted with the country's progressive human rights policies and was widely criticised at home. "We've sent letters, following up

» One More Monk Self Immolates In Ngaba - 08-October-2011
One More Monk Self Immolates In Ngaba October 08, 2011 TCHRD PRESS RELEASE 4 October 2011, Dharamsala Contact: Ms. Dukthen Kyi (English) / Mr. Jampel Monlam (Tibetan, Chinese) &n

» Tibetan Flag Removal Triggers Protests - 08-October-2011
Tibetan Flag Removal Triggers Protests October 08, 2011 http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/protests-10022011004611.html 2011-10-02 Renewed tensions after self immolation by monks. AFP A Tibetan in-exile shouts anti-China slogans at a protest march in New Delhi on Sept. 30, 2011 following the self-immolation of two Tibetan monks. Protests flared in a Tibetan area in China's southwestern Sichuan province at the weekend after a photo of the Dalai Lama and a huge Tibetan flag were removed from a building and thrown in the street, eyewitnesses said. The dozens of protesters in the Serthar (Seda in Chinese) county city in the Ganzi Tibet Autonomous Prefecture also called for the return of the Dalai Lama from exile and demanded freedom for Tibet. Police tried to intervene but withdrew as the crowd swelled, according to Sertha Tsultrim Woeser, a native of Serthar and a member of the Tibetan parliament-in-exile based in India's Dharamsala hill town. "The detail identification of

» MPs to meet new Tibetan Prime Minister in exile, Dr Lobsang Sangay in Dharamsala... - 08-October-2011
MPs to meet new Tibetan Prime Minister in exile, Dr Lobsang Sangay in Dharamsala October 08, 2011 TIBET SOCIETY PRESS ADVISORY MPs to meet new Tibetan Prime Minister in exile, Dr Lobsang Sangay in Dharamsala Five British MPs participating in exchange visit to Tibetan exiled parliament [London, 30 September 2011] As part of an ongoing parliamentary exchange programme, Tibet Society will be facilitating a visit of five UK MPs to the Parliament of the Tibetan government in exile based in Dharamsala, northern India. The MPs will be in Dharamsala between Monday 3 and Friday 7 October and, whilst there, the delegation will meet the recently inaugurated Kalon Tripa (Prime Minister) Dr Lobsang Sangay, Ministers of the exiled government as well as representatives and officials. An audience with the Dalai Lama is scheduled for Tuesday 4 October. The programme will also include visits to the Reception Centre for newly arrived refugees, the Tibetan Transit School, the

» Dalai ruling made, but not public - 08-October-2011
Dalai ruling made, but not public October 08, 2011 A decision on whether or not to grant the Dalai Lama a visa to enter South Africa has been made, but it has not yet been made public. Oct. 3, 2011, The Citizen Online JOHANNESBURG - A decision on whether or not to grant the Dalai Lama a visa to enter South Africa has been made, but it has not yet been made public. The Department of International Relations (Dirco) yesterday said they had informed the Dalai Lama of it’s decision. However, Dirco spokesman Clayson Monyela said the media would not be informed. He conceded that the matter was of public interest as it concerned South Africa’s foreign policy on China, and Chinese-ruled Tibet. It was for this reason that his department, and not home affairs, was handling the matter. Earlier yesterday, President Jacob Zuma said he did not know whether the Dalai Lama’s South African visa would be approved. “The department of international relations and co-oper

» HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA REGRETS CALLING OFF SOUTH AFRICA VISIT... - 08-October-2011
HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA REGRETS CALLING OFF SOUTH AFRICA VISIT October 08, 2011 PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mr. Tempa Tsering &

» Today’s fifth self-immolation in Tibet establishes unprecedented trend... - 08-October-2011
Today’s fifth self-immolation in Tibet establishes unprecedented trend October 08, 2011 3 October 2011 A young monk set himself on fire at 2pm local time today at the vegetable market in Ngaba Town (Ch. Aba), Ngaba County, Eastern Tibet, Sichuan province; it is reported that he was holding a picture of the Dalai Lama when he set fire to himself and calling for religious rights and freedom in Tibet. The monk, Kalsang, is seventeen or eighteen years old and is from Kirti monastery, Ngaba. Police put out the flames but the current well-being and whereabouts of Kalsang are unknown. Free Tibet Director Stephanie Brigden said: “It is tragic that a fifth monk has set fire to himself in Tibet this year, only a week after two young monks from the same monastery also did this (1). A growing number of Tibetans clearly feel that this is the only way that they can be heard. This is an extremely worrying and absolutely unprecedented trend that we hope will end. Pri

» Chinese 'peace prize' ditched after one year - 07-October-2011
Chinese 'peace prize' ditched after one year October 07, 2011 Association calls off award for breaking regulations 2 weeks after unveiling 2011 line-up Priscilla Jiao, Updated on Sep 30, 2011 The controversial "Confucius Peace Prize", unveiled hastily last year after jailed mainland dissident Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize amid furious protests from Beijing, has suddenly been cancelled. The award this year was scrapped for "violating relevant regulations", the organisers' parent association said in a letter posted on the Ministry of Culture website. The Chinese Local Art Association, which itself is overseen by the ministry, also said the organisers, known as the "cultural protection department", had been disbanded. The department was not authorised to stage such an event and had "severely breached regulations on social organisations", it said. It addressed the letter to the department, which had set up the prize. Separately, an in

» TWA seeks effective implementation of legal measures protecting women’s rights... - 07-October-2011
TWA seeks effective implementation of legal measures protecting women’s rights October 07, 2011 A resolution on ending ‘Violence against Women’ receives unanimous support from the members of TPIE September 30, 2011 Dharamsala: Two TWA representatives, also members of Tibetan Parliament in Exile, today tabled the dire issue of ‘Violence against Women’ in the ongoing parliament session of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile. This comprehensive report can be viewed in English http://tibetanwomen.ntdll.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/TWA-report-on-sexual-violence-against-a-Tibetan-Woman-in-Tenzinghang-2011.pdf TWA wish to sincerely thank and pay our respects to the victim of this terrible abuse, who has agreed to share her story with the world, a brave choice that TWA do not intend to waste; this case has opened our eyes to the continuing discrimination and violence faced by Tibetan women and the imperative for a clear resolution from parliame

» China's power should not make it immune to criticism over Tibet... - 07-October-2011
China's power should not make it immune to criticism over Tibet October 07, 2011 Simon Bradshaw September 29, 2011 Opinion -> Comments 59 -> You've likely not read about it, but tragic news emerged this week from remote Sichuan province that two teenage monks of a besieged Tibetan monastery had set themselves alight in a desperate last defence of their culture and heritage. Also this week, and given far more prominence in Australian media, Prime Minister Julia Gillard signalled a greater emphasis on relations with China while commissioning a White Paper on Australia in the Asian Century. While clearly there was no direct link between these two incidents, their juxtaposition highlights an uncomfortable truth for the Chinese and Australian governments alike. Such stories from Tibet have become frighteningly common and it's well understood among a majority of Australian politicians that China's "economic miracle" and unrelenting development drive has exacted a grave toll on the

» Birthday Greetings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Archbishop Desmond Tutu... - 07-October-2011
Birthday Greetings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Archbishop Desmond Tutu October 07, 2011

» Tibet's Next Incarnation - 07-October-2011
Tibet's Next Incarnation October 07, 2011 By Hannah Beech / Dharamsala He has never been to Tibet, never breathed the thin air of the high plateau, nor spun a prayer wheel in the shadow of the great Buddhist monasteries. Yet on Aug. 8, 43-year-old Lobsang Sangay was sworn in as the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile. Born in a refugee camp in India and educated in the U.S., Sangay holds no passport or nationality, only a travel certificate. He expresses homesickness for a place that exists in the foreign mind as an otherworldly haven, and in the Tibetan one as an occupied homeland. "Like all of us in exile, I will never be completely at peace until I go to Tibet," he says when we meet in Dharamsala, a scruffy settlement in the Himalayan foothills of India where the Tibetan refugee community coalesced five decades ago. "The question is: How do we get there?" Sangay's inauguration as Kalon Tripa, or Prime Minister, comes at a critical moment for Tibet — bo

» Tibetans of Dechen Shangrila - 05-October-2011
Tibetans of Dechen Shangrila October 05, 2011 Australian Broadcasting Corporation has broadcast a 30 mins doco on southeastern Tibetan Dechen prefecture, marketed as the authentic Shangri-la. This doco will soon be available online for viewing anywhere: http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/default.htm ABC Radio broadcast an interview with their foreign correspondent Stephen McDonnell, who made the story. Here is a transcript of his interview: Ethnic Tibetan areas face China's economic juggernaut. ABC PM program 27 Sept 2011 http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2011/s3327066.htm MARK COLVIN: Tibet is normally out of bounds for foreign correspondents in China. If reporters are allowed in then they are accompanied at all times by a government minder. That's also true of other ethnic Tibetan areas beyond what's officially called the Tibetan Autonomous Region. But for tonight's Foreign Correspondent program on ABC Television, a team from our Beijing bureau gained extensive access to Tibetan Yunnan. I

» Baird defends Israel, condemns China - 05-October-2011
Baird defends Israel, condemns China October 05, 2011 Minister defends religious rights in UN speech By Lee Berthiaume, Postmedia NewsSeptember 27, 2011 In a strident speech heavy with references to the Second World War and the Cold War, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird launched a full-on defence of Israel at the UN in New York on Monday before criticizing a number of countries for their treatment of religious minorities, including China. Baird said that while fascism and communism were the biggest threats facing previous generations, terrorism is the greatest threat today. "And far too often, the Jewish state is on the front line in our struggle and its people are the victims of terror," he said in reference to Israel. "Canada will not accept or stay silent while the Jewish state is attacked for defending its territory and its citizens. The Second World War taught us all the tragic price of going along just to get along." During his address, the minister

» Sangay’s New Cabinet: Strengths and Weaknesses - 05-October-2011
Sangay’s New Cabinet: Strengths and Weaknesses October 05, 2011 http://www.tibetanpoliticalreview.org/articles/sangay%E2%80%99snewcabinetstrengthsandweaknesses By the editorial board of The Tibetan Political Review September 26, 2011 Throughout his campaign, Lobsang Sangay repeated that, if elected, his nominations of Kalons (Ministers) would be inclusive of all sections of the exile Tibetan community. Sangay said that there would be one Kalon from each of the three provinces, three elders, four younger members, two women, one ecclesiastical, and one representing new arrivals from Tibet. At that time, some thought that this was a clever election strategy to reach out to all segments of the electorate, while others considered this a manifestation of his promise to focus on “unity.” In the final election results in April of this year, Sangay out-performed two veteran Tibetan politicians and was the first exile Tibetan Prime Minister to be sworn in after Hi

» China: More Tibetan monks set themselves on fire to protest repression... - 05-October-2011
China: More Tibetan monks set themselves on fire to protest repression October 05, 2011 http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA17/045/2011/en/83abb4ee-dc73-4a31-9208-d29d0ff7d190/asa170452011en.html AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT Wednesday 28 September Monday’s reported self-immolation attempt by two young Tibetan monks in Sichuan province is the third such incident since March this year. According to the official Chinese news agency, the two were promptly taken to a hospital. However, the Tibetan exiled sources say that their exact whereabouts are unknown and that it is possible that one of them died on the spot. These recent immolations have reportedly been protests against the Chinese government’s repression of freedom of religion and cultural rights in Tibetan areas. Amnesty International urges the Chinese government to end these repressive practices immediately and respect the right of Tibetans to practice their culture and religion. The Chinese government

» China Warns Dalai Lama About Choosing Successor - 05-October-2011
China Warns Dalai Lama About Choosing Successor October 05, 2011 Photo: Reuters Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama attends a conference called "Living Together with Responsibility and Cooperation" in Sao Paulo September 17, 2011. China is warning the Dalai Lama he does not have the legal right to decide if he should be reincarnated. The statement comes after the 76-year-old said Saturday he plans decide when he is “about 90” whether he should be reincarnated and that China should have no say in the matter. The Chinese foreign ministry warned the Dalai Lama Monday that only Beijing can approve his successor. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei says any decision by the Dalai Lama to appoint a successor through traditional reincarnation would break Chinese law. He insists that China endorses a policy of religious freedom including respecting and protecting succession in Tibetan Buddhism leadership. But Hong stresses China's historical

» South Africa: Issue Visa to Dalai Lama - 05-October-2011
South Africa: Issue Visa to Dalai Lama October 05, 2011 Denial Would Not Be on Merits, but to Please Chinese Government September 29, 2011 If South Africa refuses a visa to a Nobel Prize recipient and human rights campaigner, with no objective grounds for refusal, then there can only be less-than-noble motivations for its action. For the government to block a leader who supported South Africa’s struggles is not only to deny its own history, but it raises questions about whether the government looks to Pretoria, or to Beijing, for some of its domestic policy decisions. (New York) – The South African government’s reluctance to issue a visa to the Dalai Lama, Tibetans’ spiritual leader, has no objective basis and appears to be based on no more than fear of Chinese government displeasure, Human Rights Watch said today. South Africa rejected a similar visa request in 2009. The Dalai Lama has been invited to attend Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s 80th birthday celebr

» China to Launch ‘Third Battle Campaign’ in Tibet - 05-October-2011
China to Launch ‘Third Battle Campaign’ in Tibet October 05, 2011 TCHRD PRESS RELEASE 30 September 2011, Dharamsala Contact: Ms. Dukthen Kyi (English) / Mr. Jampel Monlam (Tibetan, Chinese) Tel: +91 1892 223363, 229225, 225874 On 1 October 2011, China will be celebrating the 63rd founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Such celebration is always preceded by tighter control and more restrictions in Tibet. This time is no different. According to www.chinatibetnews.com, in the afternoon of 27 September 2011, the Regional Party Committee of Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) and the TAR government held a conference in Lhasa in preparation of the celebration for the founding of the PRC on 1st of October. A ‘Third Battle Campaign’ was launched to “win this year’s stability maintenance” during the meeting. Autonomous Region Party Secretary Chen Quanguo stressed on four points in the meeting. The fir