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China – Wave of arrests contributes to Tibet’s growing isolation
[Source: Reporters Without Borders] The Chinese authorities have stepped up their persecution of independent Tibetan news providers in recent weeks, arresting three writers who are frequent information sources for external observers on the pretext that they carried out “political activities aimed at destroying social stability and dividing the Chinese homeland.” read more →
Downing Street denies Tibet policy change
[Source: The Herald Scotland] Downing Street has denied changing its stance on Tibet to secure lucrative Chinese business contracts. The claim was made in an editorial in the People’s Daily newspaper, which said that UK Government had admitted it mishandled the issue. The move paved the way for this read more →
Tibetan poet gives voice to dead protesters in new book
[Source: AFP/France 24] A blogger, a taxi driver, a Communist Party official and a Buddhist monk. All of them Tibetan, and all of them driven to the desperate step of setting themselves on fire in protest at Chinese rule. These and dozens of others are the subject of a new read more →
4 Tibetans shot dead, 50 injured
[Source: Times of India / PTI] By Saibal Dasgupta BEIJING: Four Tibetans were killed and 50 wounded after Chinese security forces fired on a crowd of protesters at Driru in the Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday, according to Washington-based Radio Free Asia (RFA). Reports said Driru villagers were demanding the release of a local read more →
When Patriotism is Flagging: Lhasa Lockdown
[Source: The Economist] LHASA: MORE than five years after violent mass protests rocked Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, the city remains in the grip of a severe security lockdown. The first week of October—the festive National Day holiday period when millions in China take the chance to travel to exotic spots like Tibet—offered read more →
Mining in Tibet threatens Asia’s rivers
[Source: thethirdpole.net] Extensive mining is set to transform Tibet into an industrial landscape, with disastrous environmental and social impacts, argues Gabriel Laffite There has been an upsurge in mining activities in Tibet in recent years (Image by Reurinkjan) In his new book, Spoiling Tibet: China and Resource Nationalism on the Roof read more →
Spanish court indicts China’s ex-president Hu Jintao on genocide charges
[Source: South China Morning Post] By Patrick Boehler Spain’s National Court has agreed to hear charges of genocide against former Chinese President Hu Jintao. On Thursday, the court’s criminal division ruled in favour of an appeal by Tibetan exile groups allowing the indictment of Hu, a request which had been read more →
India pressuring China over Tibetan water by building dams on Brahmaputra: Report
[Press Trust of India] BEIJING: Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit here this month, a Chinese state-run think tank has accused India of pressuring China to prevent it from using water resources in Tibet by building dams on the Brahmaputra. “Chinese government acknowledges the water resource disputes, and predicts a read more →