Tibet's most famous woman Woeser la,
Tibet's most famous woman writer & blogger was accused of taking photographs of military installations and arrested by police after she returned home briefly to Lhasa, the capital.The detention of Woeser, who, like many Tibetans, goes by a single name, underscores the nervousness of the authorities in the Himalayan city, where 22 people were killed and hundreds of offices and businesses were set alight when Tibetans, restive under Beijing rule, rioted in the streets in March. Eight police arrived at the home of Woeser's mother on Thursday and presented the writer with a summons to accompany them for questioning. Her husband, the author Wang Lixiong, said: "They had used the wrong name on the document so I insisted that they correct the name before they could take her away. I reminded them that they had to bring her home within the stipulated 12 hrs . Read more...
His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Chinese dissident nominated for major human rights award by the European Parliament.ICT press release. September 12th, 2008.The Dalai Lama has been chosen of one of eight nominees for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, awarded by the European Parliament to honour individuals or organizations who have dedicated their lives to the defence of human rights. Previous winners of the Prize, named after Soviet scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov, include Aung San Suu Kyi and Nelson Mandela.. Read more...
Tibetan protesters without Nepalese papers face removal to India September 12th, 2008
The Tibetan Refugee Reception Center in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo: Jonathan Green) 137Tibetan protesters who were taken into custody by the Nepalese authorities on September 9, 10, and 11 have been handed over to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kathmandu with the understanding that those who do not hold valid papers will be sent to India. Thousands of Tibetans have participated in months of protests in Kathmandu, often near the Chinese Embassy, against China's crackdown in Tibet that followed a tidal wave of demonstrations across the Tibetan plateau this spring and summer. Beijing has urged the Nepal government to stop the demonstrations, claiming they are an irritant to China-Nepal relations... Read more...
9/9/08
Posted by Tenyes
Labels: Latest News
The Soul of Tibet !!
Remaining silent due to fear of social, political and economic reprisals is a tragedy for the world and the human race. Tibet will not be silent. Tibetans will fight for our righteous aim and struggle for the restoration of independence for Tibet. Fighting occupation, injustice, discrimination, exploitation, oppression, colonization, genocide, ethnic cleansing, environmental destruction, cultural invasion, massive population transfer of Han Chinese into Tibet...
