http://www.uyghurnews.com/ World Tibet News - Feed for Uyghur, Uighur, East Turkistan, Tibet News en-us http://www.uyghurnews.com/SiteDesign/etflag.gif http://www.uyghurnews.com/ 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]]> SAT, 08 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=south-african-friends-of-tibet-are-not-surprised-by-the-failure-of-the-sa-govt-to-timeously-issue-a-visa-to-the-dalai-lama&ItemID=QK-1082011442272014743974 Tibetan, Chinese)            &n]]> SAT, 08 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=one-more-monk-self-immolates-in-ngaba&ItemID=MD-1082011360272014570905 SAT, 08 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-regrets-calling-off-south-africa-visit&ItemID=VS-1082011306672014285062 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]]> SAT, 08 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=dalai-ruling-made-but-not-public&ItemID=BG-1082011138972014455125 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]]> SAT, 08 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=todays-fifth-self-immolation-in-tibet-establishes-unprecedented-trend&ItemID=BX-1082011599072014120111 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]]> SAT, 08 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=tibetan-flag-removal-triggers-protests&ItemID=WQ-1082011517072014947041 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]]> SAT, 08 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=dalai-lama-visit-blocked-by-south-africa-to-please-china-says-opposition&ItemID=BL-1082011977872014602406 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 ]]> SAT, 08 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=mps-to-meet-new-tibetan-prime-minister-in-exile-dr-lobsang-sangay-in-dharamsala&ItemID=UR-1082011581072014693901 FRI, 07 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=chinese-peace-prize-ditched-after-one-year&ItemID=BW-1082011784772014378662 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]]> FRI, 07 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=tibets-next-incarnation&ItemID=QB-1082011281872013796184 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]]> FRI, 07 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=twa-seeks-effective-implementation-of-legal-measures-protecting-womens-rights&ItemID=OL-1082011571272013137813 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]]> FRI, 07 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=chinas-power-should-not-make-it-immune-to-criticism-over-tibet&ItemID=AJ-1082011574972013621611 Holiness the Dalai Lama to Archbishop Desmond Tutu October 07, 2011 ]]> FRI, 07 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=birthday-greetings-by-his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-to-archbishop-desmond-tutu&ItemID=TQ-1082011863672013972861 Dalai Lama: Re-set Harmony with Soft Autonomy versus Cultural Nihilism October 05, 2011 http://www.weeklyblitz.net/1841/dalai-lama-re-set-harmony-with-soft-autonomy   http://www.eurasiareview.com/29092011-dalai-lama-tibet-china-reset-buddhist-harmony-with-soft-autonomy-vs-cultural-nihilism-analysis/   .... The Dalai Lama needs a new Autonomy and Reconciliation Plan for Tibet and a better team On the other side the position of the Tibetans and the Dalai Lama are weakened by two factors: First: no clear and short Autonomy and Reconciliation Plan for Tibet has been published and promoted by him with precise demands and proposals and outlining the first pragmatic steps forward. His negotiation team has concentrated in the nine rounds on confidence building measures, which lead only to vagueness and produce not even small results. It must be made clearer which areas should be included in the Tibetan autonomy. The Dalai Lama wants to include “Old Tibet” with all three ]]> WED, 05 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=dalai-lama-re-set-harmony-with-soft-autonomy-versus-cultural-nihilism&ItemID=DF-1082011124672013427264 China to Reject Secret Arrests Bill October 05, 2011 Photo: AP Lu Qing, wife of Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei heads to the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau, July 14, 2011. The wife of renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, whose arrest earlier this year sparked international outrage, is urging Chinese lawmakers to reject legislation that would allow police to hold dissidents in secret locations without informing their families. Lu Qing said the draft legislation, if enacted, will, in her words, "slow the progress of our civilization."  Her comments were posted Wednesday on the Internet on her husband's Google+ account. In an open letter addressed to a committee of the National People's Conference, China's communist-controlled parliament, Lu said notification of arrest in cases such as Ai Weiwei's is a family's "most basic right." She recalled how her husband's 80-year-old mother spent "fearful days and sleepless nights" following]]> WED, 05 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=artists-wife-asks-china-to-reject-secret-arrests-bill&ItemID=BM-108201184197201362854 China Rejects US Concerns Over Immolated Tibetan Monks October 05, 2011 China is telling the United States the self-immolation of two Tibetan monks is none of Washington's business. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Wednesday that China opposes interference in its internal affairs by any other country. He also insisted that China protects the legal rights of its ethnic minorities. Hong was reacting to U.S. remarks concerning reports that two monks had set themselves on fire at a monastery in western China to protest government policies. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland urged Beijing Tuesday to respect the rights of Tibetans and to address policies that have created tension in their areas.  She also asked Beijing to protect Tibetans’ unique religious, cultural and linguistic identity.   Nuland said the United States continues to urge the Chinese government to allow access to Tibetan areas of China for journalists and diplomats. Hong declined to say We]]> WED, 05 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=china-rejects-us-concerns-over-immolated-tibetan-monks&ItemID=YP-1082011502772013919179 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]]> WED, 05 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=china-warns-dalai-lama-about-choosing-successor&ItemID=MF-1082011877872013917676 Tibetan Parliament in Exile, today tabled the dire issue of ‘Violence against Women’ in the ongoing parliament session of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile. Prior to the parliamentary debate, TWA members held a caucus meeting among women parliamentarians and discussed the pragmatic approach of the resolution. TWA President Dolkar Lhamo Kirti and TWA Research and Communications Officer Dhardon Sharling proposed a resolution bearing three clauses: 1. The members of the Parliament should condemn in strongest terms, any form of violence against women 2. The Kashag / Executive is requested to ensure the effective enforcement of the host country’s laws and acts on dealing with any forms of violence a]]> WED, 05 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=twa-seeks-effective-implementation-of-legal-measures-protecting-womens-rights&ItemID=IX-1082011795772013744607 WED, 05 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=burma-dam-work-halted-on-divisive-myitsone-project&ItemID=GG-1082011513272013380197 China, Tibet and the Dynamics of Inland Borders October 05, 2011 http://www.chinaheritagequarterly.org/scholarship.php?searchterm=027_borders.inc&issue=027   NEW SCHOLARSHIP China, Tibet and the Dynamics of Inland Borders Robert Barnett Columbia University A Keynote Address at the conference 'Asian Diversity in a Global Context' Asian Dynamics Initiative University of Copenhagen 11 November 2010 Discussions in the western press about China's standing these days tend to center on two issues: its economic might, meaning primarily its foreign trade and its holdings of foreign reserves, and its military capacity, meaning in particular its emerging ability to deny the US Navy access to its littoral areas. Thus we see much mention in our papers these days of the South China Seas. Prominent among such reports has been Secretary of State Clinton's statement in May 2010 that the People's Republic of China [hereafter China] now considers the South China Sea to be a 'core interest', a k]]> WED, 05 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=china-tibet-and-the-dynamics-of-inland-borders&ItemID=TY-1082011373072013451917 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]]> WED, 05 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=south-africa-issue-visa-to-dalai-lama&ItemID=HO-1082011748072013450414 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]]> WED, 05 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=china-to-launch-third-battle-campaign-in-tibet&ItemID=VW-1082011494672013963608 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]]> WED, 05 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=baird-defends-israel-condemns-china&ItemID=TF-1082011212072013599198 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]]> WED, 05 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=china-more-tibetan-monks-set-themselves-on-fire-to-protest-repression&ItemID=GD-108201121577201382997 Tibetan freedom struggle. It was one of the largest peaceful demonstrations after 1959 uprising in Lhasa against the illegal Chinese occupation of Tibet. 1987, 1988 and 1989 saw mass peaceful demonstrations in Tibet. Thousands of Tibetans who took part in the protests were arbitrarily arrested, savagely beaten and sentenced to hard labor. Many Tibetans were killed and many seriously injured. Hu Jin Tao, the then Party Secretary of Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) and former President of China declared ‘Martial Law’ in Lhasa on 8 March 1989 following a mass peaceful protest on 5 March to clampdown on Tibetan protesters.  GuChuSum Movement of Tibet commemorated th]]> WED, 05 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=guchusum-commemorates-20th-annniversary&ItemID=TS-108201159087201381494 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]]> WED, 05 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=tibetans-of-dechen-shangrila&ItemID=DE-1082011279772013829856 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]]> WED, 05 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=sangays-new-cabinet-strengths-and-weaknesses&ItemID=JM-108201185447201334126 Tibetan Parliament Beats the U.S. Senate by 59,904 Times October 05, 2011 http://www.tibetanpoliticalreview.org/articles/tibetanparliamentbeatstheussenateby59904timesspeakingofkalonspartii On September 16, 2011, the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile demonstrated a stunning efficiency in its approval of the six nominees for Kalon (Minister).  After apparently learning the identities of nominees for the very first time, and hearing their brief one-minute biographies, Parliament unanimously approved each nominee.  This was accomplished by the Speaker of Parliament, Penpa Tsering, checking if there were any objections, hearing silence, and then declaring the nominee confirmed.  This process lasted approximately 15 seconds per nominee.  As with past Kalon confirmations, Parliament did not know the specific portfolio for which each nominee was selected, nor was any nominee questioned or even physically present.  The Tibetan Parliament’s efficiency is particularly aw]]> WED, 05 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=tibetan-parliament-beats-the-us-senate-by-59904-times&ItemID=VI-1082011286272013811885 China (CPC) and the Democratic and Republican parties of the United States held the third high-level dialogue on Tuesday in Beijing. The dialogue was co-chaired by Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Williamson, representing the Democratic and the Republican parties, respectively. "The two sides conducted candid and in-depth exchanges on governance philosophy and China-U.S. relations as well as major international and regional issues of common concern," according to a press release issued after the meeting. The Chinese side reiterated China's principles and position on the Taiwan issue and demanded the U.S. take practical measures to maintain the overall situation of bilateral ]]> WED, 05 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=chinese-us-political-parties-hold-third-high-level-dialogue&ItemID=KX-1082011661372013810381 China to respect Tibetans' rights October 05, 2011 http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jjk4d7manucoyBvRYlp4bGTTHEZQ?docId=CNG.db1d23e131011b151e848f9dcb9407bd.301 (AFP) – 9 hours ago  WASHINGTON — The United States urged China to respect the rights of Tibetans and address their grievances after two monks set themselves on fire, triggering a security clampdown. The State Department also urged Beijing to allow journalists and diplomats to observe the situation in Sichuan province's Aba county, which has seen a string of protests and self-immolations by monks. The State Department said in a statement it was "seriously concerned" by attempts Monday by two monks at the Kirti monastery - in China's southwest - to self-immolate in an apparent call for religious freedom. Although both were reported to have survived and were taken to hospital, a witness contacted by AFP said one of the two appeared to have suffered very serious injuries and wa]]> WED, 05 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=us-urges-china-to-respect-tibetans-rights&ItemID=GQ-1082011579272013637312 China's 12th Five-year Plan Will Start Construction on Over 60 Hydropower Projects October 01, 2011 Source: China Energy News Net http://green.news.qq.com/a/20110830/000907.htm August 30, 2011 (Translation at: http://eng.greensos.cn/ShowArticle.aspx?articleId=1036) Construction will finish by the end of 2015 on eight large hydropower zones, each comprising several hydroelectric plants and each producing tens of millions of kilowatts. By then, the national production of hydroelectricity will reach 910 billion kilowatt-hours, according to a report on xinhua.com. An authoritative source reveals that in the coming 12th Five-year Plan of Renewable Energy Resources, hydropower will be the most prioritized source of renewable energy. During the 12th Five-year Plan period, China will begin construction on more than 60 key hydropower projects. Previously the market expectation predicted six major hydropower zones, but the goal has now increased to eight. Analysts say that the process of author]]> SAT, 01 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=chinas-12th-five-year-plan-will-start-construction-on-over-60-hydropower-projects&ItemID=FO-1082011982572013527846 Tibet October 01, 2011 TWA REPORT http://tibetanwomen.org/2011/09/candlelight-vigil-dharamsala-self-immolation-tibet/ Dharamsala, July 6: As a misty evening drew in, Tibetan monks, lay people and supporters solemnly took to the streets of McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala to hold a candlelight vigil following the distressing news of two self-immolations in eastern Tibet this morning, at around 10am local time. The two young monks were Lobsang Kalsang and Lobsang Konchok, believed to be aged only 18. Initial reports stated that one of the monks died immediately, whereas another was in a critical condition and taken away by security personnel. However thankfully it has since been announced by state news agency Xinhua that, according to doctors, the two are in a stable condition with minor burns. The report added that “the suicide attempt is under further investigation.” The full picture is still currently emerging ]]> SAT, 01 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=candlelight-vigil-held-in-dharamsala-following-two-self-immolations-in-tibet&ItemID=KZ-1082011242872013991868 SAT, 01 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=desperate-self-immolation-continues-in-ngaba&ItemID=SU-1082011132372013931573 China Critic Wins Zambian Election October 01, 2011 Africa’s largest copper producer has elected and sworn in a new president, “anti-China” candidate Michael Sata. During his campaign, Sata accused Chinese mining companies of exploitation, while decrying the corruption and inequality that mining-led development has fostered. From The Wall Street Journal: The victory of Mr. Sata, who ran unsuccessfully for president in three previous elections, comes after his campaign seized on Zambians’ frustration with Chinese investment in their country. Mr. Banda, the 74-year-old incumbent, has welcomed capital from China and other countries as a way to create jobs and bolster the country’s currency. Chinese companies have invested heavily in mining and have set up two special investment zones in Zambia. But Mr. Sata railed at what he said were abusive Chinese labor practices in the mining sector. There have been at least two incidents of managers at Chinese mines sho]]> SAT, 01 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=china-critic-wins-zambian-election&ItemID=DG-1082011821272013679937 Tibetan Democracy Today October 01, 2011 The International Campaign for Tibet   presents   Significance and Challenges to Tibetan Democracy Today   The exile Tibetan community, under the leadership of His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been diligently pursuing steps towards becoming a fully democratic society.  Since coming into exile in 1959, the Dalai Lama introduced gradual democratic processes within the governmental system. Earlier this year, the Dalai Lama formally announced his intention to devolve his political authority to the democratically elected Kalon Tripa (Chairman of the Cabinet). Subsequently, the Tibetan Parliament amended the Tibetan Charter in exile in May to reflect this devolution of power. In August 2011, Dr. Lobsang Sangay took oath of office, as the newly elected Kalon Tripa, under the new system. The incumbent Kalon Tripa, Professor Samdhong Rinpoche, symbolically handed over to Dr. Lobsang Sangay, the nearly 40]]> SAT, 01 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=significance-and-challenges-to-tibetan-democracy-today&ItemID=AQ-108201111067201221566 Dalai Lama Blesses Visiting Burmese Activists October 01, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 24th September 2011 Contact: Tenzin Tsundue: 09418079832 Tenzin Jigdal: 09736660451 Dharamsala, H.P.: With their visit at the Norbulingka Institute & the Gyuto Monastery at Sidhupur, the Burmese students and activists left Dharamsala with lots of inspiration and encouragement. "This is my first visit to Dharamsala. Tibetans and the Burmese struggle have so much in common, ” said Alana of Burma Centre in Delhi, “I feel that both of us have so much to learn from each other. The Tibetans are so organized and we are so inspired to see this sense of organization whether it's the resources or manpower. We want more Burmese to come and learn from here." During their three-day stay, they witnessed the ongoing session of the 15th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, visited the various NGOs, schools, monasteries and engaged with Tibetan audience after an evening of documentary screening on B]]> SAT, 01 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=dalai-lama-blesses-visiting-burmese-activists&ItemID=RH-1082011922472012174524 Tibetan Buddhist leaders meet to talk Dalai Lama's October 01, 2011 By Tendar Tsering, Phayul, September 22, 2011 DHARAMSALA, India - Heads and representatives of four major traditions and sub-traditions of Tibetan Buddhism and ancient Bon tradition are taking part in a 3 – day religious conference that began today at Surya Hotel here. The Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama will preside over the meeting Friday. << Tibetan religious heads and Lamas observe one minute silence to mourn the demise of Trulshik Rinpoche and Trizur Juchen Thupten Namgyal, 22/9/11/ Phayul photo/Norbu Wangyal Religious leaders from Himalayan Buddhist regions and Kalmykia are also participating in the conference that is 11th of its kind. Tsona Rinpoche from Arunachal Pradesh said he was pleased for being invited to the conference. Sources say that the meeting, among other things, will discuss the reincarnation of the 14th Dalai Lama, an issue that dominated media headlines and became a serio]]> SAT, 01 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=tibetan-buddhist-leaders-meet-to-talk-dalai-lamas&ItemID=FX-1082011297672012173020 Tibetans to UNHCR October 01, 2011 For Immediate Release 22 September 2011 TCHRD, Dharamsala Contact: Ms. Dukthen Kyi  (English) / Mr. Jampel Monlam (Tibetan, Chinese) Tel: +91 1892 223363, 229225, 225874     On 11 September 2011, 20 Tibetan refugees were arrested by Nepal police for illegally entering Nepal. The 20 Tibetan escapees included 15 boys and 5 girls, mostly teenagers. They were arrested for illegally trying to enter Delhi via Bajura-Kathmandu route and were held in Bajura, at the district police office. They had reached there after 17 days walk. Few days later, around 13 September, three more Tibetans were arrested. All of them have been turned over to Nepal’s Department of Immigration (DOI) in Kathmandu, Nepal. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) had sent a letter to the Nepalese Administration requesting them to hand the Tibetans over to them which is accordance with the ‘Gentl]]> SAT, 01 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=urgent-appeal-to-nepal-govt-hand-over-the-23-tibetans-to-unhcr&ItemID=UF-108201144172012686215 Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, on the Issue of His Reincarnation October 01, 2011 24  September 2011 Introduction My fellow Tibetans, both in and outside Tibet, all those who follow the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and everyone who has a connection to Tibet and Tibetans: due to the foresight of our ancient kings, ministers and scholar-adepts, the complete teaching of the Buddha, comprising the scriptural and experiential teachings of the Three Vehicles and the Four Sets of Tantra and their related subjects and disciplines flourished widely in the Land of Snow. Tibet has served as a source of Buddhist and related cultural traditions for the world. In particular, it has contributed significantly to the happiness of countless beings in Asia, including those in China, Tibet and Mongolia. In the course of upholding the Buddhist tradition in Tibet, we evolved a unique Tibetan tradition of recognizing the reincarnations of scholar-adepts that has been]]> SAT, 01 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=statement-of-his-holiness-the-fourteenth-dalai-lama-tenzin-gyatso-on-the-issue-of-his-reincarnation&ItemID=IW-1082011218372012498181 China? October 01, 2011 Phelim Kine September 22, 2011 16:12 Opinion: Foreign countries should resist China's efforts to make them complicit in the abuse of human rights. HONG KONG, China — The Chinese government has a novel solution to the growing problem of illegal enforced disappearances. “Legalize” them. On Aug. 24, Chinese state media announced a proposed change in the Criminal Procedure Law which would allow police to legally detain individuals and hold them incommunicado in secret detention for up to six months without contact with either their families or legal counsel. The Chinese government is pitching the proposed change as merely an extension of the conditions of the existing practice of residential surveillance, or “soft arrest,” to suspects in state security, terrorism or major corruption cases. “Soft arrest” allows police to confine criminal suspects to their homes for up to six months without tria]]> SAT, 01 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=why-are-people-disappearing-in-china&ItemID=BF-1082011393572012295716 Tibetan government has long kept some distance from indigenous rights, on legal grounds, since the rights of indigenous communities, at best, are much less than the rights of occupied or colonised nations to full self determination. While it is important to restate this legal disclaimer, in practical terms the situation on the ground of Tibetan communities facing Chinese mining companies has obvious parallels with what ]]> SAT, 01 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=un-special-rapporteur-on-indigenous-rights-has-released-a-report-on-the-impacts-of-mining-extractive-industries-on-indigenous-communities&ItemID=HK-1082011597172012980476 Tibet activists to China October 01, 2011 http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2011/sep/sep23/news03.php The Supreme Court Thursday issued an order asking the government not to move ahead with handover of 23 Tibetan refugees arrested from various parts of the country, to China. Nepal police had arrested them on charge of involving in anti-China activities from Bajura and Sindhupalchowk in the first week of September. The apex court also asked the Home Ministry and Nepal Police to attend the hearing on the same case scheduled for coming Sunday. The SC’s order comes in response to the habeas corpus writ filed by advocate Indra Prasad Aryal on Wednesday, arguing that the Tibetan refugees, who were on their way to Dharmashala of India, had been detailed illegally and that there was a possibility of them being sent back to China. Meanwhile, following the SC’s order, the Home Ministry has handed them to United Nations High Commissioner for Ref]]> SAT, 01 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=sc-orders-govt-not-to-hand-over-23-free-tibet-activists-to-china&ItemID=QF-1082011600272012473896 Tibetans who suffered under Chinese rule Will sit down together at the table of friendship And wine and dance to the music of freedom ]]> SAT, 01 OCT 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=i-have-an-aim&ItemID=ZU-1082011546672012188053 Tibetan Freedom Struggle Visits Dharamsala September 27, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 22nd September 2011 Contact: Tenzin Tsundue: 09418079832 Tenzin Jigdal: 09736660451 Dharamsala, H.P.: As a part of the annual program, a group of Burmese refugee students and activists visits Dharamsala from 22nd to 24th September. The main aim of their visit is to learn more about the Tibetan struggle, get a sense of organization and the different strata of the community. “The Burmese struggle for democracy and the Tibetan struggle for independence are both fighting Chinese colonialism. The Burmese military dictators are funded and supported by China. Being common victims of imperialist Chinese Government, we stand in solidarity with each other,” said Tenzin Tsundue, President of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, Dharamsala, “There is much to learn and support each other. This kind of ongoing dialogue and sharing between the two strugg]]> TUE, 27 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=burmese-students-activists-inspired-by-the-tibetan-freedom-struggle-visits-dharamsala&ItemID=FH-1082011378972012358115 Tibetan refugees detained in Kathmandu as Nepalese Prime Minister meets world leaders in New York September 27, 2011 ICT report, September 20, 2011 Human rights monitors and foreign diplomats in Nepal who monitor the situation for Tibetan refugees transiting from Tibet through Nepal are concerned for the safety of 23 Tibetan refugees in custody in Kathmandu, Nepal. The group of Tibetans has not been turned over by Nepalese authorities to the UNHCR, as per established protocols, and the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu has written a letter demanding that the Tibetans be released into Chinese custody for return to Tibet. The 23 Tibetans were arrested by Nepalese police on September 11-13 after they crossed the border from Tibet, brought down to Kathmandu and turned over to Nepal’s Department of Immigration (DOI) in Nepal. They remain in the custody of the DOI, contravening established protocols that Tibetans crossing into Nepalese territory ar]]> TUE, 27 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=chinese-interference-delays-transit-of-23-tibetan-refugees-detained-in-kathmandu-as-nepalese-prime-minister-meets-world-leaders-in-new-york&ItemID=YI-1082011925472012670348 China’s exploding population of computer users bend too easily to China’s rules of censorship and surveillance, according to a new report by SecDev Group, a think tank focused on regions at risk from violence and insecurity. And though the United States is at the forefront of nations supporting freedom of expression online, the report says that voluntary codes of ethical conduct so far have not worked. In “Collusion and Collision: Searching for guidance in Chinese cyberspace,” SecDev researchers criticized search engine firms for “conforming to China’s censorship and surveillance policies” as the price of doing business in a market with 450 million Internet users. “Internet companies operate in a narrow space between collusion and collision with the Chinese government,” said the Ottawa-based group, which has p]]> TUE, 27 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=us-companies-playing-by-chinese-cyber-rules&ItemID=DI-1082011442972012104976 China: Tibetan PM-in-exile September 27, 2011 http://www.deccanherald.com/content/192019/efforts-restart-talks-china-tibetan.html Dharamsala, Sep 19, (IANS) : Efforts are on to restart the stalled talks between the envoys of the Dalai Lama and the Chinese officials, Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay said Monday, adding the Chinese ''are not reciprocating''. "We are ready to negotiate with the Chinese anytime, anywhere, but they are not reciprocating," Sangay said while announcing the portfolios in the newly-constituted cabinet - a blend of old and new faces. Sangay, who was once dubbed a "terrorist" by China because of his earlier association with the Tibetan Youth Congress, the largest radical group of exiles, said efforts would continue to restart the talks within the framework of the constitution of China. China and the Dalai Lama’s envoys have held nine rounds of talks since 2002 to resolve the Tibetan issue. ]]> TUE, 27 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=efforts-on-to-restart-talks-with-china-tibetan-pm-in-exile&ItemID=ZT-1082011732272012446604 China’s Growing Spy Threat September 27, 2011 Source: http://the-diplomat.com/2011/09/19/chinas-growing-spy-threat/ The Chinese government’s ‘vacuum cleaner’ approach to espionage is worrying foreign governments, companies and overseas dissidents. They’re right to be concerned. Beijing fiercely denies it. Much of the world ignores it. But according to analysts and officials, the communist-controlled People’s Republic of China operates the single largest intelligence-gathering apparatus in the world—and its growing appetite for secrets has apparently become insatiable. From economic and military espionage to keeping tabs on exiled dissidents, the China’s global spying operations are rapidly expanding. And, therefore, so is the threat. Some analysts even argue the regime—which is also gobbling up such key natural resources as farmland, energy, and minerals—has an eye on dominating the world. Estimates on the number of spies and agent]]> TUE, 27 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=chinas-growing-spy-threat&ItemID=RJ-1082011649672012283156 Tibet September 27, 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14965598 BBC News South Asia 19 September 2011 Last updated at 07:20   Dozens of people have been killed and many more injured after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook north-eastern India, Nepal and Tibet.   The epicentre of the earthquake was in India's mountainous Sikkim state, where at least 18 people were killed.   Rain and landslides are hindering search and rescue operations there and officials in Sikkim fear that the toll could rise further.   Several earthquakes hit the region this year, but none caused major damage.   At least five people were killed in Nepal, police there say, and at least seven died in Tibet, China's official Xinhua news agency reported. At least six other people were killed in other Indian states.   Officials in all regions say the death toll is likely to rise as rescuers reach the remote mountainous areas struck by the q]]> TUE, 27 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=deadly-earthquake-rocks-india-nepal-and-tibet&ItemID=RB-1082011109972012948140 China Attempts to Dissuade Kirti Monks with Money September 27, 2011 TCHRD PRESS RELEASE                                                                                                                             19 September 2011, Dharamsala Contact: Ms. Dukthen Kyi  (English) / Mr. Jampel Monlam (Tibetan, Chinese) ]]> TUE, 27 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=3-monks-sentenced-to-re-education-through-labour-china-attempts-to-dissuade-kirti-monks-with-money&ItemID=HJ-1082011856372012461336 China’s microblogs braced for tighter regulation September 27, 2011 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/402e52b8-e1ea-11e0-9915-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz1YNCBKBOl Kathrin Hille in Beijing China’s leading microblog is developing systems to simplify the control of content and make the wildly popular social media tool less of a risk to social stability, its chief executive has said. “Over the past two to three months, we have been looking into how to establish a trust system,” said Charles Chao, chief executive of Sina Corp which runs Sina Weibo, the country’s most active microblog. He cited the way vendors on e-commerce websites get rated by their customers as a potential model. Mr Chao’s unusually forthright remarks confirm that tighter regulation is on the cards for China’s microblogs following a series of incidents where the outlets became forums for fierce criticism of the government. After a high-speed rail crash which killed 40 people in July, live witness r]]> TUE, 27 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=chinas-microblogs-braced-for-tighter-regulation&ItemID=RO-1082011488672012430436 Dalai Lama visit September 27, 2011 (AFP) – Sep 16, 2011  if (gbar.lPWF) { gbar.lPWF(function() { gapi.plusone.render('plusone-div', { "size" : "small", "count" : "true", "href" : "http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hNlxYnl9nlAO066MaePnFMOjGxOQ?docIdx3dCNG.8406293260e81e47562c0d8c46ce3272.781" }); }); } SAO PAULO — The Dalai Lama brought his message of global tolerance to Sao Paulo Friday, but no Brazilian officials attended the meetings by the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, whose trips are closely watched by China, Brazil's top trading partner. "I am here as one of nearly seven billion human beings," the Dalai Lama said, as he playfully posed for photos and spoke to reporters. In a preamble before taking carefully vetted questions on non-political topics, the Dalai Lama urged greater harmony in the world on the basis of "love, forgiveness and tolerance." In "today's world there are a lot of proble]]> TUE, 27 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=brazilian-officials-sit-out-dalai-lama-visit&ItemID=QP-1082011577472012580724 China to pump $47 bln into Tibet to 2015 September 27, 2011 (Reuters) - The Chinese government will pump 300 billion yuan ($47 billion) into restive Tibet over the next five years, with 90.5 billion yuan to finance roads, railways, hydropower stations and other infrastructure, state media said on Wednesday. The 226 projects the money will support are "aimed at achieving rapid development in Tibet", the official Xinhua news agency quoted deputy governor Hao Peng as saying at an internal meeting on Tuesday. Key transport schemes will include an extension of the railway from regional capital Lhasa to Shigatse, the traditional home of Tibetan Buddhism's second highest figure the Panchen Lama, and highways to the rest of China, the report added. Other spending will target housing, health care and environmental protection, Xinhua said. "About 8 percent of the investment will be used to foster the development of indigenous industries, including tourism, mining, agriculture and]]> TUE, 27 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=china-to-pump-47-bln-into-tibet-to-2015&ItemID=EF-1082011952572012579220 China says Mexican president's meeting with the Dalai Lama damaged relations September 27, 2011 BEIJING - China said Saturday a meeting between Mexican President Felipe Calderon and the Dalai Lama damaged relations between the countries and interfered with China's internal affairs. Calderon met for about 45 minutes Friday with the Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who was in Mexico to speak at a conference on peace as the basis for happiness. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said the meeting "grossly interfered with China's internal affairs, hurt the feelings of the Chinese people and harmed Chinese-Mexican relations." "We demand the Mexican side adopt measures to eliminate the bad impact and to safeguard the sound and stable development of Chinese-Mexican relations," Ma said in a statement. Beijing opposes any meetings between foreign leaders and the Dalai Lama. It considers the Nobel laureate to be a separatist intent on ending Chinese ]]> TUE, 27 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=china-says-mexican-presidents-meeting-with-the-dalai-lama-damaged-relations&ItemID=MC-1082011527672012778679 Tibetan monks and nuns under detention are subject to 'extrajudicial punishments,' a U.S. government report says. AFP Chinese military patrol the streets in the Tibetan capital Lhasa on March 15, 2008 after violent protests. A monk in Tibet has died after suffering beatings and enduring hard labor during his 10-year prison sentence for campaigning for freedom, a source said. News of his death comes amid a U.S. State Department report that many of the Tibetan monks and nuns under detention are subjected to "extrajudicial punishments, such as beatings and deprivation of food, water, and sleep for long periods." Yeshe Tendzin died on Sept. 7 in Sog county of the Nagchu prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) after being bedridden and in extremely poor health following his release in December last year, said Ngawang Tharpa, a Tibetan resident in the Indian hill town of Dharamsala.  "He was imprisoned i]]> TUE, 27 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=monk-dies-after-beatings&ItemID=KK-1082011245072012414269 China cracks down on would-be 'independent' candidates for parliament. Courtesy of He Depu. An undated photo of He Depu, who says the aspiring candidates have been taken to a police station. Authorities in the Chinese capital on Friday briefly detained 12 people seeking to stand in forthcoming nationwide parliamentary elections, as hackers targeted the Skype accounts of another activist. The group was taken to the Jingshan police station, according to fellow activist He Depu. "We were planning to organize an activity at the home of one of the candidates this morning," He said on Friday. "We were going to divide up our campaigns by residential district." "At around 8.30 a.m. the head of the Jingshan police station showed up, and told the candidates to go with him, separating them from the rest of us." "A lot of police showed up around 9.00 a.m. and took the 12 candidates away for questionin]]> TUE, 27 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=police-detain-election-hopefuls&ItemID=VI-1082011248772012898067 China Sentences 4 Ethnic Uighurs to Death September 27, 2011 Peter Simpson | Beijing Photo: REUTERS A police office checks the trunk of a car of an ethnic Uighur man as security forces are deployed at a square in Kashgar in China's western Xinjiang region, August 2, 2011. Courts in China have sentenced to death four members of the Uighur minority ethnic group following deadly attacks in the country's restive Xinjiang region. China was quick to defend the death sentences handed down the four men found guilty on Tuesday of murder, arson and running a terrorist organization following the bloody unrest in restive Xinjiang in July.  Two other Uighur nationals were jailed for 19 years for their roles in the separate incidents in Kashgar and Hotan. Trial questioned International rights groups claim the four men had been tortured into making confessions and were denied lawyers. Government spokeswoman Jiang Yu refuted the claims, saying the suspects were tried fairly and deserved the hars]]> TUE, 27 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=china-sentences-4-ethnic-uighurs-to-death&ItemID=JX-1082011623872012896564 Tibetan PM: Lobsang Sangay September 25, 2011 For five decades, the Dalai Lama has embodied the spiritual and political aspirations of generations of Tibetans in Exile. But just last month he gave up the political job, giving increasing power to a Harvard educated exile named Lobsang Sangay. Tibet's new Prime Minister in Exile has his own views of China's control. Will a new political strategy change the game for Tibetans anxious for an autonomous homeland? http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2011/09/20/tibetan-pm-lobsang-sangay/   ]]> SUN, 25 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=the-current-tibetan-pm-lobsang-sangay&ItemID=ST-1082011626872012389984 China peace prize September 23, 2011 (AFP) – 5 hours ago  BEIJING — China's controversial choice as the Panchen Lama and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin are both in the running for a Chinese alternative to the Nobel Peace Prize, an organiser said Saturday. The "Confucius Peace Prize" emerged for the first time last year, when it was suddenly announced by a shadowy group two days before jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel amid furious protests from Beijing. Members of the jury at the time, many of them professors, denied links to China's government or suggestions their prize - which they awarded to Lien Chan, a former Taiwan vice-president - was in response to the Nobel. But as he announced the candidates for this year's prize on Saturday, the award's executive chairman Liu Haofeng told AFP it had been set up by an association overseen by China's culture ministry. Liu said the candidates include t]]> FRI, 23 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=panchen-lama-putin-in-running-for-china-peace-prize&ItemID=IT-1082011744772012417877 China: a path to unity with diversity September 23, 2011 http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/09/08/education-in-china-a-path-to-unity-with-diversity/ September 8th, 2011 Author: Liu Lili, Chinese Communist Party School China is a united multicultural country. The development of each national minority (with its unique language, culture, location and shared experience) has different requirements and the educational needs of each nationality within China involve unique challenges. What is the best way to renew thinking about education for minority nationalities and improve multicultural education in ethnic minority areas? First, a pattern of diversity and unity should be adopted for the education of China’s nationalities. In multicultural education and practice, Western countries have developed different patterns, which can be divided into two categories. The first is that of integration and diversification, which coordinates ethnic and cultural differences, eliminates c]]> FRI, 23 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=education-in-china-a-path-to-unity-with-diversity&ItemID=UQ-1082011748472012901675 China Brief Volume: 11 Issue: 17 for full article:  http://www.jamestown.org/programs/chinabrief/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=38411&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=25&cHash=74e885364935de9c32e5aae19921ea6a September 16, 2011 12:28 PM Age: 5 hrsBy: Sarah Cook, Leeshai Lemish Numerous official websites from the past six months—in Beijing, Qingdao, Shandong, and Jiangsu among others—mention the 610 Office, an entity engaged in efforts to “carry out comprehensive investigations,” strengthen “transformation,” and prevent unwanted incidents (Pingyin.gov.cn, September 5; Jsrm.gov.cn, August 15; Laoshan.gov.cn, April 2011). A June 2011 article in a reputable Chinese magazine briefly referenced the 610 Office as a key component of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “stability-preservation work” (Caijing, June 6). What is the 610 Office? How and why d]]> FRI, 23 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=the-610-office-policing-the-chinese-spirit&ItemID=XP-108201158047201276549 Tibetan Buddhists September 23, 2011 Tibetan Buddhists in Nepal face restrictions on their religious freedom from Nepalese authorities under pressure from the Government of China, according to the State Department's annual report on International Religious Freedom. The report, which documents violations of religious freedom around the world from June to December 2010, documents harassment and intimidation of Tibetan Buddhists in Nepal, including police presence at religious gatherings and interventions to stop certain religious ceremonies. "Nepal gets generally good marks for its record religious freedom and tolerance, but with the notable exception of the restrictions on Tibetan Buddhists. On this, the finger is pointed squarely at Chinese interference in Nepal's internal affairs," said Todd Stein, Director of Government Relations at the International Campaign for Tibet. "It is regrett]]> FRI, 23 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=us-government-documents-chinese-pressure-on-nepal-to-restrict-religious-freedom-of-tibetan-buddhists&ItemID=GK-1082011583572012569968 Tibet; names China as ‘of Particular Concern’ September 23, 2011 U.S. State Department documents “severe” religious repression in Tibet; names China as ‘of Particular Concern’ The U.S. Department of State released its annual International Religious Freedom report yesterday, September 13, 2011, covering events from July through December 2010. The section on religious repression in Tibet concludes that the "government's level of respect for religious freedom remained poor in the TAR (Tibet Autonomous Region) and other Tibetan areas," and that "[r]epression was severe." China was identified in the report as one of only eight "countries of particular concern," which signals the most egregious and systematic denials of religious freedom.  Official restrictions on Tibetan Buddhists were highlighted by Secretary of State Clinton in her public roll out of the report, and]]> FRI, 23 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=us-state-department-documents-severe-religious-repression-in-tibet-names-china-as-of-particular-concern&ItemID=EV-1082011872872012911596 China - A question of Quality? September 23, 2011 These days it is a fact that Chinese made goods are a feature of life in most Western countries. Stroll into any store in America or Europe – from the eponymous small town Mom and Pop hardware store, to a faceless corporate mega-store – and you will likely be greeted by shelf upon shelf of Chinese made goods. Indeed, in many places it is not unusual to find stores where up to 80% of the items on sales originate from a factory somewhere in China. Even if the particular goods you are purchasing aren't Chinese made, the register that the clerk rings your purchase on up might well be. As might the clerk's shoes, uniform and wrist watch. Not to mention the light fixtures that you are standing under and the flooring that you are walking on. Chinese made goods are that common. Unfortunately, while it is an inescapable fact that Chinese made goods are everywhere, it is also an inescapable fact that one of the main reasons t]]> FRI, 23 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=made-in-china-a-question-of-quality&ItemID=XY-1082011904072012297053 Tibet’s Stateless Nationals II: Tibetan Refugees in India September 23, 2011 For Immediate Release   Contact:            John Isom, Executive Director E-mail:               johni@tibetjustice.org tjc@tibetjustice.org Telephone:      +1 510.486.0588 +1 510.507.1453   Press release and complete memorandum available at: http://www.tibetjustice.org/reports/stateless-nationals-ii/stateless-nationals-ii.pdf   September 15, 2011 –– Tibet Justice Center (TJC) today released Tibet’s Stateless Nationals II: Tibetan Refugees in India, a comprehensive report that documents and analyzes the legal status of Tibetan refugees living in exile in India. The product of more than seven years of meticulous research, Tibet’s Stateless Nationals II provides information that attorneys aiding Tibetan asylum seekers may need]]> FRI, 23 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=tibets-stateless-nationals-ii-tibetan-refugees-in-india&ItemID=SY-1082011450772012609285 Dalai Lama meets Mexican President, China cries foul September 20, 2011 DHARAMSHALA, September 10: Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Friday held "private" talks with the exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama, a move which has riled the communist Chinese government. The president’s office said in a statement that the pair had discussed "the importance of promoting ethical values in contemporary society" while reiterating his country's adherence to the "one-China principle." Fresh from meeting with another head of state – the Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves in August – the Dalai Lama described his talks with the South American leader as "very good." The meeting which was not listed on Calderon’s public agenda went on for about 45 minutes at the Los Pinos, the Presidential Palace of Mexico. Speaking to reporters, the Nobel Peace laureate said that the meeting took place in a "friendly atmosphere" and ]]> TUE, 20 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=the-dalai-lama-meets-mexican-president-china-cries-foul&ItemID=HF-1082011519772011732847 Dalai Lama September 20, 2011 China amenaza a México. Y lo hace por partida doble: en lo diplomático, y aún más grave y sin vínculo con lo anterior, en lo económico. En el ámbito diplomático, las autoridades del país asiático recurren a un lenguaje arrogante —de tono inadmisible para la dignidad de nuestro país— con motivo del encuentro en Los Pinos, del presidente Felipe Calderón con el Dalai Lama. La embajada china emitió el siguiente comunicado: “La recepción al Dalai Lama por parte del presidente Felipe Calderón, es una grosera intervención en los asuntos internos chinos y hiere al pueblo chino”. Por su parte, el vocero del ministerio del Exterior de China, Ma Zhaoxu, dijo en un comunicado: “Exigimos que el gobierno de México adopte medidas para eliminar el impacto negativ]]> TUE, 20 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=mexico-avasallado-por-la-diplomacia-china-durante-visita-del-dalai-lama&ItemID=FN-1082011237272011368436 China September 20, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/opinion/walking-out-on-china.html?hpw September 14, 2011 By LIAO YIWU YUNNAN PROVINCE, in southwestern China, has long been the exit point for Chinese who yearn for a new life outside the country. There, one can sneak out of China by land, passing through pristine forests, or one can go by water, floating all the way down the Lancang River until it becomes the Mekong, which meanders into Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. So each time I set foot there, in a land where red soil gleams in the sun, I turned restless; my imagination ran wild. After all, having been imprisoned for four years after I wrote a poem that condemned the Chinese government’s brutal suppression of student protesters in 1989, I had been denied permission to leave China 16 times. I felt very tempted. It doesn’t matter if you have a passport or visa. All that counts is the amount of cash in your pocket. You toss your cel]]> TUE, 20 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=walking-out-on-china&ItemID=YT-1082011840372011459931 China sentences four to death over Xinjiang attacks September 20, 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14926413 BBC News Asia-Pacific 15 September 2011 Last updated at 08:10   Four members of the Uighur minority have been sentenced to death over attacks in China's restive Xinjiang province, which left 32 people dead.   The men were found guilty of murder, arson and running a terrorist organisation, state media reported.   Two others were jailed for 19 years for their roles in separate incidents in Kashgar and Hotan in July.   China accuses Uighur militants in Xinjiang of waging a violent campaign for an independent state.   China says the incidents were organised terror attacks, but activists say they were anti-government riots carried out by angry citizens against Beijing's heavy-handed rule in the region.   Details of the court action were published on www.tianshannet.com.cn, a news website run by the Xinjiang government.   The trials ]]> TUE, 20 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=china-sentences-four-to-death-over-xinjiang-attacks&ItemID=FY-108201144072011144693 Tibetan exile leader a milestone for democracy that will strengthen Tibetan cause September 20, 2011 14 September 2011 A statement by Senator Joseph Lieberman (ID-CT), a senior Senator and Co-chair of the US-China Working Group, carried in the Congressional Record on September 7, 2011 welcomes the inauguration of Lobsang Sangay as Kalon Tripa and calls for enhanced engagement with the Central Tibetan Administration. It joins similar statements made by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA), former Polish President Lech Walesa and UK Member of Parliament Fabian Hamilton. All statements can be found on the ICT website here. “These statements by Members of Congress and other international figures demonstrate the high level of interest in Lobsang Sangay and his new administration in Dharamsala,” said Todd Stein, Director for Government Relations at the International Campaign for Tibet. “The new Kalon Tripa will hav]]> TUE, 20 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=us-senator-calls-election-of-tibetan-exile-leader-a-milestone-for-democracy-that-will-strengthen-tibetan-cause&ItemID=BR-1082011961972011971622 China Feud September 20, 2011 Blogger Calls Sociologist a U.S. Government Informant, Sparking a Heated Online Debate and Demand for an Apology By JEREMY PAGE http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903532804576568620359653558.html BEIJING—An outspoken Chinese sociologist whose name appears in U.S. diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks is at the center of a heated online debate in China after a prominent blogger accused him of being a U.S. government informant and "hypocritical." Police in eastern China in February checked a microblog Yu Jianrong founded to post information to help recover missing children. Yu Jianrong, a professor at the state-run Chinese Academy of Social Sciences who was among dozens of Chinese sources named in the unredacted cables the website posted, used his popular Twitter-like microblog Saturday to acknowledge and defend his contacts with U.S. diplomats. He also demanded an apology on Monday from Fang Zho]]> TUE, 20 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=releases-by-wikileaks-intensify-china-feud&ItemID=MU-108201122372011234684 Tibetan region three years ago led to some interesting conclusions among China’s mainstream scholars and writers. For example, Professors Wang Hui from Tsinghua University, who does not seem to be “an expert in Tibetan studies”, and Shen Weirong, the “Tibetan expert”  from Renmin University, both published articles and books vehemently criticising the West’s “Shangri-La complex” and “Shangri-La Myth” as being nothing but mysterious “Orientalism”. This so-called “Shangri-La” place originates from the novel “Lost Horizon” that was written by James Hilton over 70 years ago. It became so popular that it was later turned into a Hollywood film and adopted into the English dictionary as English vocabulary, meaning “the Garden of the Peaches of Immortality”. “Shangri-La” b]]> TUE, 20 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=who-are-the-real-orientalists&ItemID=LU-1082011111172011384972 China that has come up. But we know them very well’ September 20, 2011 Lobsang Sangay, political successor to the Dalai Lama, was sworn Prime Minister of the Tibetan government in exile last month. In this Idea Exchange moderated by Consulting Editor C Raja Mohan, Sangay speaks about Beijing’s “hardline attitude” and autonomy for Tibet within China.         C Raja Mohan: Tell us about yourself and the challenges of leading the movement.   Lobsang Sangay: I grew up in place called Lamahatta. It is between Darjeeling and Kalimpong. It’s a remote Tibetan refugee camp better known for radish and carrots. I owe a lot to India and the Indian people—I grew up in a refugee camp subsidised by the Indian government. My parents own an acre of land and a couple of cows. They sold one of the cows to send me to a Tibetan refugee school. Later, I attended Delhi University and then went to the US]]> TUE, 20 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=the-world-is-scared-of-this-unknown-entity-called-china-that-has-come-up-but-we-know-them-very-well&ItemID=TO-1082011428772011618637 China’s Tibetan Theme Park September 20, 2011 Richard Bernstein   The Kangxi Ceremony in Chengde In the international press, China’s tensions with Tibet are often traced to the Chinese invasion of 1950 and Tibet’s failed uprising of 1959. But for the Chinese themselves, the story goes back much further—at least to the reign of Kangxi, the Qing Dynasty emperor, who ruled for sixty-one years (1661-1722) and, in the official Chinese view, incorporated many lands, including Tibet, into a glorious Chinese empire. One of the most important symbols of those events, moreover, lies not in Tibet but thousands of miles east in the city of Chengde, near Beijing. There, Kangxi built a hunting estate amid a cluster of lakes and jagged hills, and between 1767 and 1771, the emperor Qianlong, his grandson, built one of the more astonishing architectural monuments in China: a Tibetan Buddhist temple housed in a scrupulously detailed scale model of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, the ]]> TUE, 20 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=chinas-tibetan-theme-park&ItemID=LJ-1082011289172011680736 Tibet’ September 20, 2011 PRESS RELEASE [13 September, London]   World Premiere of ‘Little Tibet’ Saturday 17 September 2011, 3.30pm at the Prince Charles Cinema, Leicester Square, London   Tibet Society is delighted to announce the world premiere of the film “Little Tibet”, a documentary by Nawang N. Anja-Tsang and Joseph Brett. This exciting new film follows Sonam, a UK based Tibetan, on a voyage of discovery to Ladakh in the high Himalaya, in search of his living cultural identity. Both moving and funny, the film is accompanied by a fresh and unvarnished narrative describing the challenges faced travelling through inhospitable terrain, the warmth of welcomes, eccentric encounters, the living traditions of centuries and the wonderful and evocative vistas of the dramatic and unspoilt landscape. It gives a unique glimpse into life and travel in one of the highest inhabited places on earth as well as sharing one man’s jo]]> TUE, 20 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=world-premiere-of-little-tibet&ItemID=NM-1082011492172011375118 Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The six nominees were found to be in compliance with the requirements stipulated in Article 21 of the Charter of the Tibetans in Exile. The Parliament approved all six nominees as Kalons (Ministers). The new Kalons will be sworn in by Chief Justice Commissioner Ngawang Phelgyal Gyechen at the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission office at 3:15pm this afternoon. The six new Kalons are Mr. Dongchung Ngodup, Mr. Tsering Dhundup, Mr. Pema Chhinjor, Ms. Dolma Gyari, Ms. Dicki Chhoyang and Mr. Tsering Wangchuk. Brief biographies of the new Kalons are attached. The Kalon Tripa, who is also the Chairman of the Kashag, will announce the portfolios of the new Kalons at the Press Conference on ]]> SUN, 18 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=new-kashag-formed&ItemID=TZ-1082011324372011545180 Tibet September 18, 2011 The State Department issued its annual report on International Religious Freedom today.  The report covers July-December 2010.  Below is the Tibet portion. TIBET The United States recognizes the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), and Tibetan autonomous prefectures (TAPs) and counties in other provinces, as part of the People's Republic of China. The Department of State follows these designations in its reporting. The United States continues to be concerned for the preservation and development of the Tibetan people's unique religious, cultural, and linguistic heritage and the protection of their fundamental human rights. The constitution protects religious freedom for all citizens but, in practice, the government generally enforced other laws and policies that restrict religious freedom. The constitution states that Chinese citizens "enjoy freedom of religious belief." It bans the state, publi]]> SUN, 18 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=us-state-department-report-on-religious-freedom-in-tibet&ItemID=FW-1082011441672011582694 human rights Issues in Tibet" September 18, 2011 A report on "human rights Issues in Tibet" talk by Dr Nicholas Bequelin, Senior Asia Researcher of human rights Watch at the Jawaharalal Nehru University campus in New Delhi organised by Friends of Tibet (Delhi) and the Tibet Forum of JNU on August 11, 2011. New Delhi: The talk by Dr Nicholas Bequelin, Senior Asia Researcher of human rights Watch at the Jawaharalal Nehru University campus in New Delhi was of mostly surrounding the details that the recent bouts of violence Chinese-occupied Tibet had witnessed. Giving a brief overview of the incidents that led to the monks setting themselves on fire, in retaliation to specific demands that the Chinese government was making on the Tibetan monasteries, the talk centered on the significance of these acts of resistance in today's context. He was speaking on "human rights Issues in Tibet" at a function organised by Friends of Tibet (Delhi) and the T]]> SUN, 18 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=dr-nicholas-bequelin-on-human-rights-issues-in-tibet&ItemID=OR-108201144477201176114 Tibetans held in Bajura September 18, 2011 http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=20+Tibetans+held+in+Bajura+&NewsID=302535#.Tm4KDzUJdLd.gmail PRAKASH SINGH BAJURA: Police arrested 20 Tibetan nationals, supporters of Dalai Lama, for illegally entering to Nepal on Sunday. They were arrested at Bauli, near district headquarters for illegally trying to enter Delhi via Bajura-Kathmandu route, informed Birkha Bahadur Rawal, DSP at the district police office, Bajura. According to the national law of Nepal, the Tibetans, who do not have proper legal papers, are not allowed to enter. Police started chasing them after they were seen at Pandusen in the district on Saturday night. They had reached to the district after 17-day walk. All the arrested are youths which include 15 boys and five girls. However, their identities are yet to be ascertained due to the language barrier. “We are unable to establish their identities as they can not speak Nepali Language,” s]]> SUN, 18 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=20-tibetans-held-in-bajura&ItemID=ER-1082011562672011104006 Tibetan nomads whose way of life is being ruined by China http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Touching+documentary+tells+tale+melancholy+longing/5374790/story.html ]]> SUN, 18 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=touching-documentary-tells-tale-of-melancholy-and-longing&ItemID=DT-1082011223472011960332 China Buys Damage Control Space in Daily After Dalai Lama Visit September 18, 2011 http://news.err.ee/politics/45186874-de74-4f60-898d-503a7cfe4d31 The Chinese Embassy in Tallinn paid for a public relations insert, published in one of Estonia's main daily newspapers, that praised Communist Party policies on Tibet. The September 9 insert in Postimees appeared a few weeks after the Dalai Lama's visit to Estonia, during which the religious leader met with several Cabinet ministers and, albeit informally, with President Ilves, drawing a heated response from Chinese officials. Full of government propaganda, the embassy's publication caused a stir in the media with headlines such as "Tibet: 60 years after the peaceful liberation." The newspaper issue itself did not take up the topic of Tibet. Postimees editor-in-chief Merit Kopli told uudised.err.ee that the embassy-funded articles were part of an advertisement and that the editorial staff is in no way connected. "It's an adv]]> SUN, 18 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=china-buys-damage-control-space-in-daily-after-dalai-lama-visit&ItemID=JZ-1082011427072011645094 Tibet September 18, 2011 http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-remembering-indias-capitulation-on-tibet/20110906.htm ]]> SUN, 18 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=remembering-indias-capitulation-on-tibet&ItemID=RW-10820112172011844552 China over Dalai Lama September 18, 2011 (AFP) – Sep 9, 2011  if (gbar.lPWF) { gbar.lPWF(function() { gapi.plusone.render('plusone-div', { "size" : "small", "count" : "true", "href" : "http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jWhyjP_Ct5PaZaKhWY3M6nzt2IQg?docIdx3dCNG.023ee9314abae6e7ff98e7c8766829bc.2d1" }); }); } CAPE TOWN — Activist Desmond Tutu said South Africa's government will "shoot themselves in the foot" if they deny a visa to the Dalai Lama to please key trade partner China, a news report said on Friday. Tutu invited the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader to his 80th birthday celebrations next month but Pretoria has yet to announce if it will grant him a visa after denying his entry in 2009 over fears of angering Beijing. "It's only a few weeks left and you need to know, prepare. What's going to happen if he doesn't come?" Tutu told the Cape Times, saying the wait for a decision was a little "ungr]]> SUN, 18 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=tutu-hopes-south-africa-defies-china-over-dalai-lama&ItemID=OH-1082011291472011186182 Dalai Lama and Tibetan Refugees wins Worldwide Award September 18, 2011 www.melodika.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66890&Itemid=50   The struggle for Freedom continues. A 2010 film is winning awards and takes a gripping look at the life of Tibetan refugees in India. Spending time in monasteries and refugee centers, ‘Heaven In Exile’ looks at the issue of the Tibetan Exodus, fifty years after the fall of Tibet. What does His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama say about life in exile? What negotiations are occurring with the Chinese? And is there hope for a return home? With a win for World Documentary Feature at the Heart of England Film Festival, Anthropologist, Filmmaker, and Director Omar W. Rosales answers these questions in ‘Heaven in Exile’. Travel and adventure await the audience at every turn. The film includes exclusive interviews with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and the first Western ]]> SUN, 18 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=new-film-heaven-in-exile-about-the-dalai-lama-and-tibetan-refugees-wins-worldwide-award&ItemID=NH-1082011380272011336469 SUN, 18 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=after-sept-11-yearning-for-peaceful-co-existence&ItemID=TN-108201158387201121230 China: Study September 15, 2011 http://post.jagran.com/2-million-attempt-suicide-every-year-in-china-study-1315488783 Beijing: Though the country is going through a prosperity boom, about two million Chinese attempt suicide every year constituting 3.6 percent of the total deaths annually, according to an official study.     About two million Chinese try to kill themselves each year and over the past five decades the figure has increased by 60 per cent, a survey by Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.     Out of the two million, 2.87 lakh people die every year resulting in 3.6 per cent of the country's annual deaths, it said.     Seventy-five per cent of the suicides were reportedly committed in rural areas and the number of suicides by women is 25 per cent higher than males, which is contrary to the trend seen in developed countries where the suicide rate among males is three ]]> THU, 15 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=2-million-attempt-suicide-every-year-in-china-study&ItemID=CK-1082011158972011220689 Dalai Lama”, “Return of the Dalai Lama” and “ May the Dalai Lama and all Tibetans unite soon”. It was reported earlier that all three youths were arrested and beaten severely by the Kandze Public Security Bu]]> THU, 15 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=samphel-of-kandze-sentenced-to-three-years-term&ItemID=SK-1082011276872011248581 Tibetan Political Review At his August 8 inauguration as the new Kalon Tripa, Lobsang Sangay gave what was probably his best public speech so far.  His words struck a tone that was confident, optimistic, and cognizant of the challenges facing the Tibetan people in the years ahead.  His speech also provided a preview of the key policies on which his administration will focus.  With some important exceptions, we believe these policies are good ones.  We encourage you, our readers, to write in with your own thoughts.    The duties of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) can be broadly divided into two areas, internal and external.  Internal duties involve administering the Tibetan refugee community, while external duties involve furthering Tibet’s political struggle.  Clearly, both are important, although it is possible to take more initi]]> THU, 15 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=previewing-the-policies-of-the-sangay-administration&ItemID=ZL-1082011222972011967548 Tibetan Political Review The 15th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile meets from September 16 to October 1 of this year.  One if its key tasks will be to consider candidates for the seven Kalons (ministers) nominated by the Kalon Tripa (Prime Minister), Lobsang Sangay.  In order to ensure that the Tibetan people get the best administration possible, it is imperative that the names of the nominees be publicly disclosed now so that they can be thoroughly vetted. Under Article 21 of the Tibetan Charter, the Parliament votes whether to confirm the Kalon Tripa’s nominees for the seven members of the Kashag (Cabinet). These seven Kalons are: Nangsi Kalon (Home Minister), Chidrel Kalon (Minister of Information and International Relations), Sherig Kalon (Education Minister), Choedhon Kalon (Religion Minister), Desung Kalon (Security Minister), Troeten Kalon (Health Minister), and Paljor Kalon (Finance Minister). The K]]> THU, 15 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=speaking-of-kalons&ItemID=HP-1082011749172010262676 Tibetan writer Woeser receives Prince Claus Award for outstanding cultural achievement and influence September 15, 2011 ICT Europe press release, September 5, 2011     Amsetrdam, 5 September: The well-known essayist and blogger Woeser, who lives in Beijing, has been awarded a Prince Claus Award by the Netherlands-based Prince Claus Fund for her outstanding achievements in the field of culture.   The Prince Claus Awards are presented annually to individuals, groups and organisations in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean for their outstanding achievements in the field of culture and development and the positive effect of their work on their direct environment and on the wider cultural or social field. A press release by the Prince Claus Fund yesterday announcing the news, stated: “We are delighted to honour Woeser whose writings offer a unique perspective on the complexity of the current situation in Tibet.” : http://www.prinsclausfonds.nl   Ts]]> THU, 15 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=tibetan-writer-woeser-receives-prince-claus-award-for-outstanding-cultural-achievement-and-influence&ItemID=JS-1082011838572010403343 Dalai Lama visit September 14, 2011 The New Age Editorial There really should not be a problem for South Africa granting a visa to the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibet. South Africa is, after all, a country whose own freedom fighters were welcomed in many countries around the world during the long struggle against apartheid. The Dalai Lama has been in a lifelong struggle to free his tiny nation from the yoke of Chinese oppression and assimilation. He is what we would call a bona fide freedom fighter and struggle leader. The Dalai Lama and his people’s struggle have been consistently fought by peaceful means, as dictated by their religion. Yet, as is the case with many other countries, SA seems to have yielded to open intimidation by the People’s Republic of China, whose oppression of the Tibetans has been all but peaceful. China has systematically set out to isolate the Dalai Lama and has not hesitated to flex its global economic muscle and threaten]]> WED, 14 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=editorial-let-the-dalai-lama-visit&ItemID=GD-1082011127972010744971 Tibetan Democracy Day September 14, 2011 DHARAMSHALA: The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Prof Prem Kumar Dhumal, will be the chief guest at the 51st Tibetan democracy day celebration in Dharamsala on 2 September. The members of the All Party Indian Parliamentary Forum for Tibet will also join the celebration. Remembered as the gift of democracy from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Tibetans in exile have been celebrating the democracy day since 2 September 1960 - the day on which the first elected representative body in Tibet’s history, the Commission of Tibetan People’s Deputies or the Assembly of Tibetan People’s Deputies - was first instituted. The highlights of the upcoming democracy day celebration include keynote addresses by chief minister Prof Prem Kumar Dhumal, Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay and Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, Mr Penpa Tsering. The chief justice commissioner of the Central Tibetan]]> WED, 14 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=himachal-pradesh-chief-minister-to-grace-51st-tibetan-democracy-day&ItemID=XU-1082011617272010287563 Tibet govt-in-exile cabinet to have old and new faces September 14, 2011   DHARAMSHALA: The seven-member Kashag (cabinet) of the Tibetan-government-in-exile will have both old and new faces. The newly elected Kalon Tripa (prime minister) Lobsang Sangay, who officially joined the office on Monday, has hinted that his seven Kalons (ministers) will be a mix of young blood and old talent. "The cabinet will have three elders and four young faces. I would keep my promise and Kashag would be a balance of experience and new talent. It would be constituted in such a manner that there is no potential conflict," said Sangay. ]]> WED, 14 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=tibet-govt-in-exile-cabinet-to-have-old-and-new-faces&ItemID=XN-108201177572010952547 Tibet v. China – a middle way? September 14, 2011 Tibet’s new political leader says he hopes the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will recognise that Tibet is occupied by China. By Aletta Andre The right of self-determination of peoples is a fundamental principle in international law, as embodied in the Charter of the United Nations. Self-determination means the right for all peoples to determine their own economic, social and cultural development and has been defined by the ICJ (in the Western Sahara case) as: “The need to pay regard to the freely expressed will of peoples.” http://www.rnw.nl/international-justice/article/tibet-v-china-%E2%80%93-a-middle-way    ]]> WED, 14 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=tibet-v-china-a-middle-way&ItemID=GK-1082011652572010152007 China Amid US Concern September 14, 2011 A Chinese court has sentenced two Tibetan monks to long prison terms Tuesday in an unusual case that has prompted widespread international attention. The United States expressed concern over the 11-year term given another monk Monday. All three monks are accused of contributing to the death of 16-year-old Rigzin Phuntsog, who burned himself to death in March at the Kirti monastery in southwestern Sichuan province. The court Tuesday sentenced Tsering Tenzin to 13 years in prison and Tenchum, who uses only one name, to 10 years. Both were accused of instigating and assisting in Phuntsog's death. The official Xinhua news agency said the court was shown evidence that the monks had sent photos of Phuntsog outside of China days before the self-immolation, indicating that it was pre-meditated. It said the monks admitted their guilt after the proceedings. On Monday, the court convicted a monk named Drongdru for havi]]> WED, 14 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=two-monks-receive-long-jail-terms-in-china-amid-us-concern&ItemID=WK-1082011770372010179900 China May Legalize Secret Detentions September 14, 2011 2011-08-28 Activists fear the revisions could effectively legitimize forced disappearances. AFP A plainclothes policeman (R) stands guard in front of artist Ai Weiwei's studio in Beijing, April 8, 2011. China has proposed changes in its criminal law that would effectively legalize secret detentions used to silence dissidents, in a move that has sparked alarm among rights activists. Beijing has been secretly holding dissidents in a bid to silence them, with prominent outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei among the latest who have disappeared for months without formal charges being filed. Under the proposed changes, police will be allowed to hold suspects under "residential surveillance" in an undisclosed location for up to six months in cases involving terrorism, crimes endangering national security, or major corruption, according to a report. Suspects could be held without their families or lawyers being notified. Part of ]]> WED, 14 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=china-may-legalize-secret-detentions&ItemID=JI-1082011774072010663698 China Calls for Crackdown on Internet Rumors September 14, 2011 Photo: AP Chinese youths use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing, June 2005 (file photo) China's state news agency has called for a crackdown on what it calls the spread of toxic rumors over the Internet. Xinhua published an article Tuesday in Chinese-only criticizing the increasingly popular social networking sites for spreading rumors like cancer, and urged preventive action. Chinese authorities use sophisticated software to try to control what is said on the Internet. The government has become increasingly nervous about the Arab uprisings, which have gathered huge support through online networking. Officials fear they may inspire unrest in China. Human rights groups say China is stifling free speech. Eric Harwit, an adjunct fellow at the East-West Center in Hawaii, tells VOA that Beijing also may be genuinely concerned about the spread of misinformation. “In some cases, I think there are people who do want t]]> WED, 14 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=china-calls-for-crackdown-on-internet-rumors&ItemID=PL-1082011405872010642419 China's reform-minded liberals and party conservatives often engage in raging political debates. However, the scale and intensity of a gathering where dozens of elite political, economic and legal scholars - including top government advisers - jointly fired a bold salvo decrying Beijing's suffocating repression this year and the revival of Maoist leftism, is still considered rare. The group of top mainland intellectuals engaged in a spirited debate and launched an unusual broadside at regressive political steps taken by Beijing ahead of a major leadership reshuffle next year. They warned that the Communist Party faces a legitimacy crisis due to long o]]> WED, 14 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=intellectuals-warn-the-communist-party-faces-a-crisis-of-legitimacy-that-could-lead-to-its-collapse&ItemID=GJ-1082011838172010410558 China's brutal occupation of Tibet. “We ask Indian and world leaders to pressure the Chinese Government to immediately stop the ongoing crackdown in Tibet and help us in this tragic hour,” said Lobsang Jampa, organizer of the hunger strike march. “Recent acts of immolation clearly show how China's oppression in Tibet has forced Tibetans t]]> WED, 14 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=monks-from-south-india-lead-a-hunger-strike-march-to-dharamsala&ItemID=WH-1082011384172010732411 Tibet and its illegal occupation by China.   During the seventies of the last century, Sri M.C. Chagla set up the All Party Indian Parliamentarians Forum for Tibet (APIPFT). Though after him the Forum did lose some of its steam but the Tibetan cause continued to be espoused by many Parliamentarians on various platforms.   In September 1987, His Holiness the Dalai Lama proposed a Five Point Peace Plan to the world community in order to resolve the Tibetan issue and the proposal was formally supported by 212 Indian Parliamentarians in 1988.   Under]]> SUN, 11 SEP 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.uyghurnews.com/tibetan/Read.asp?TibetNews=appeal-to-all-fellow-parliamentarians&ItemID=DU-1082011216372010902474