Via Phayul, a Reuters article on China oh-so benevolently giving the people of Tibet a 40+ foot tall statue of Mao. Late Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong is set to cast a huge shadow over Tibet once again with a giant stone statue of the Great Helmsman on its way to the Himalayan region,...

Via Phayul: Tibetan national flag flies high amidst national flags of other countries including China at the main entrance of the ‘Foire de Lyon’, one of the largest international trade fairs in France. ‘Peoples of Himalaya’, an exhibition of Tibetan culture and religion, was one of the themes...

Our friend Sonam Wangdu, chair of the U.S. Tibet Committee, recently spoke on a panel discussion on the Congressional-Executive China Committee. Here is his testimony on the progress of dialogues between the Tibetan Government-in-Exile and the Chinese government. “The China-Dalai Lama Dialogue: Prospects...

Translated from original Tibetan. Respected Everyone, I would like to offer my Tashi Delek and greetings to everyone and to express my pleasure at being able to communicate to you all after I arrived in this land of freedom. Following my participation in a peaceful rally for Tibetan independence in October...

Phuntsog Nyidron, the last of the Drapchi 14 nuns to be released from prison, just arrived in San Francisco on a plane from Beijing. Only two months ago, many of you participated in an action alert, calling on the Chinese authorities to allow her to travel abroad to receive proper medical treatment....

The government of the state of Wisconsin has firmly planted itself as an ally in the cause for Tibetan independence. Wisconsin’s governor Jim Doyle declared March 10th “Tibet Day” and issued a proclamation honoring the Dalai Lama as the rightful leader of the Tibetan people and describing...

Here are some pictures from my camera phone from the March 10th Rally at Union Square, as well as the demonstration at the United Nations. We had over 400 Tibetans and supporters attend today’s events. The demonstration has moved to the Chinese Consulate, but I came back to the office to provide...

For the second time since the Athens Olympics, there’s been a Tibet protest in Beijing. Last time it was Han (from SFT) and Liam (from ATC) unfurling a banner from the bridge in Beijing Nationalities Park. This time it’s Wangpo Tethong (from International Tibet Support Network’s Olympics...

This picture is resurfacing as this site never gave it adequate recognition for it being so cool. This is a full picture of the card that was delivered to Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California on Valentine’s Day. You can see video of this card being delivered to Google Public...

Google has finally made a step in the right direction vis a vis its relationship with China. They announced last week (sorry for the delay in writing on it) that they would move all of their search records out of China to prevent the records from having to be turned over to the Chinese government. The...