It has been just over a month since the fantastic action on Everest. After the initial excitement and adrenaline wore off, the deep significance of what was achieved began to sink in. While the focus at the time of the action was on the message and the people, there was another story not being told […]
The Boulder Daily Camera ran several stories about last month’s Everest action. Today the paper published the following op-ed by Kirsten Westby, a Boulder native and one of the five members of SFT’s Everest action team.
On politics and privilege: Protesting the Olympic Torch in Tibet
Boulder Daily Camera
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
By Kirsten Westby
Privilege is a complex […]
Tibet Activists Demonstrate at Base Camp While Chinese Team Attempts Olympic Torch Ascent Four Tibetan independence activists, including one Tibetan-American, remain in detention today after demonstrating at Mount Everest’s main base camp in Tibet on Wednesday, unfurling a banner reading “One World, One Dream, Free Tibet 2008” in English, and “Free Tibet” in Tibetan and Chinese. (more info : http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org) Alexis, SFT-France member has been interviewed by the radio RMC about this action. If you understand French : http://tibetlibre.org/Article/index.php?rubrique=CR&sujet=9&id=2
Despite the best efforts of the Chinese government (more precisely, the Chinese Communist Party that controls the government) to portray its control over Tibet as secure and stable, sometimes its true colors show through. Sometimes we see that over fifty years into the occupation, Tibet’s Chinese rulers remain insecure and afraid.
This happened recently on May […]
Seems like the “Everest Five” have left a lasting impression on the Chinese government. From Andrew’s China Blog posted today, Tuesday May 8th:
Because of the politically sensitive nature of the Tibetan political status within People’s Republic of China, foreigners have to get a special permit – in addition to their Chinese visa – if they […]
Rep. Tom Lantos (Democrat, CA-12) during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on China:
Last week, the Chinese detained four Americans protesting for freedom for the Tibetan people - a salient issue as next year’s Beijing Olympics approach. China has charted a route for the Olympic torch that brings it to the top of Mount […]
Renowned Tibetan writter Woeser informs us of truly frightening developments about the Chinese government’s efforts to control the Tibetan populace and create a culture of snitching and fear within Tibet. Here’s the English translation China Digital Times (original post here):
These two SMS messages are almost identical, they both came from the Tibet Public Security Border […]
Now that Tendor is back home and safe, we can start having some fun with him. Click on the button below to get the now-famous “This is Tibet…” statement as a ringtone…and then play it for him over and over again!
If you’d like to make your own ringtones, remixes, mashups, or tribute songs, you […]
Two American friends, Kellbell and Angemon, are traveling and blogging their way across India and China. They had the misfortune to end up in Lhasa this week, where it seems that the effects of last week’s Everest protest is being felt:
All this has irritated the Chinese government in Tibet and they have severely tightened permit […]
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