Posts Tagged ‘Tibet’

A sad reality in Urumqi

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 18:52 By NARUTO

As it did in Tibet, the Chinese leadership is repressing the disturbances hardly in Xinjiang. The Muslims Uigures of the area are feeling degraded and stolen of their culture while they suffer in their birthplace under the domain of Han Chinese ethnicity.
Xinjiang (”new border”, in Chinese) is an enormous area that links China to Central [...]

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YouTube Blocked by China

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 15:38 By Madhuri Katti

You Tube video-sharing site has been blocked in China because of the videos posted on the sites. Apparently a footage showing Chinese soldiers beating up monks and Tibetans was posted by a Tibetan exile group. In the present information age such blockage can hardly suppress news. Though it is yet to be confirmed officially but [...]

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The Dalai Lama accuses China of ‘hell’ in Tibet

Sunday, March 15, 2009 18:06 By GSerrano

The Tibetan leader says that persistent ‘repression’ has been ongoing for the past 50 years since the revolt. The government in Beijing described the allegation as pure humbug.  Half a century after his escape from Tibet and exile in India, the Dalai Lama lashed against the government in Beijing and reported that the campaigns and [...]

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Pro-Tibet Independence Movement: Getting Tired of ‘Peaceful’ Resistance

Sunday, March 15, 2009 17:55 By GSerrano

In Tibet, the real situation is not idyllic and allegations of repression occur almost daily. Its economy grew by 13.4% in 2006, the highest figure since 1995. In 2007, over 4 million people visited the country, and its revenues grew by 73.3% to reach 451 million euros. However, the government in exile claims that these [...]

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Tibet: Peaceful Resistance at the Top of the World

Sunday, March 15, 2009 17:47 By GSerrano

In Dharamsala, a small town at the foot of the great Himalayas, some 7,000 Tibetans await better times. They await the day when they can return to their homeland. More than 100,000 compatriots live scattered throughout India. Many were exiled while others were born there.
In 1950, Mao’s Communist China invaded Tibet, a region of 2.5 [...]

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Wen Jiabao: China ready for dialogue with the Dalai Lama

Sunday, March 15, 2009 17:37 By GSerrano

China is ready to talk with the Dalai Lama if Tibet waives its call for independence. The Chinese premier assesses that “the situation in the region is peaceful and stable and China is ready to resume talks.”
During a press conference, the Chinese Premier attributes the ‘peaceful and stable’ situation to the correctness of China’s policy [...]

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You Have To Wait For a While If You Want To See The Potala Palace!

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 16:49 By MB

China has closed all access to Tibet for all foreign tourists ahead of the 50 th anniversary of failed Tibetan uprising. The Chinese government has advised all the tour agencies and the related industries to stop organizing trips to Tibet until April 1.
The uprising has been a failed attempt of the Tibetans to break free [...]

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