Tibetans cancel New Year celebrations
Tibetans inside Tibet and around the world are refraining from Losar (Tibetan New Year) celebrations this year to mourn the more than 200 Tibetans killed by Chinese forces.
For first hand information about the situation inside Tibet from Tibetan bloggers, visit: www.highpeakspureearth.com
This announcement was released on January 27th:
TIBETANS CANCEL NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS TO MARK ‘BLACK YEAR’
Prayer vigils planned to mourn Tibetans killed by Chinese forces in 2008Dharamshala, India – Tibetan exile groups announced today they will cancel Tibetan New Year celebrations to mourn the deaths of over two hundred Tibetans killed by Chinese forces following the uprising in Tibet last year, and to protest China’s ongoing crackdown. According to the Tibetan lunar calendar, February 25th will mark the first day of 2136, the year of the Earth Ox. Instead of the usual celebrations marked by singing, dancing and other festivities, silence will be observed and butter lamps will be lit in the temples and homes to pray for the deceased. Tibetan leaders also called on Tibetans worldwide to organize similar observances in their communities.
also from Reuters:
This year, some Tibetans, including exiles and intellectuals, are refraining from celebrating as a quiet protest gesture, and have urged others to do the same in heated exchanges on the Internet. Meanwhile, some communities that usually celebrate at the same time as Chinese have delayed their holiday to coincide with the Tibetan calendar.
HHDL on BBC 4 Radio last night
Click below to listen to the Dalai Lama’s powerful interview on with BBC Radio 4 in Delhi on October 30.
“Dalai Lama losing patience with China….”
original bbc link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/worldtonight/
[audio:http://blog.studentsforafreetibet.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/hhdlbbc4-103008.mp3]
download the mp3: hhdlbbc4-103008
BBtv (Beijing): interview with pro-Tibet videobloggers in hiding.
Last week, eight American citizens were detained in Beijing for participating in pro-Tibetan sovereignty protests near the site of the 2008 Olympics, with Students for a Free Tibet. Two videobloggers who documented those protest and guerrilla art installations evaded detention, and spoke to Boing Boing TV on Friday Beijing time about why they were there, what they witnessed, and why it mattered.
Jay Dedman and Ryanne Hodson of Ryanishungry.com spoke to us over Skype from a hostel in Beijing. One of the actions they documented in photo and video was the hanging of an “LED throwies” light banner, shown below, which read “FREE TIBET.” We agreed to hold this Boing Boing tv episode until after we received word that they’d safely left the country. They have returned home, so I am posting the piece today.
View the original post at http://www.boingboing.net/2008/08/25/bbtv-beijing-intervi.html
CitizenReporter.org Podcast on Brian Conley & Beijing6
Bicycle Mark posts:
The following podcast features an interview with Brian’s wife, Eowyn, who explains what she knows about Brian’s situation, the group, and people who have risked their freedom and well-being in protest of the Chinese government and their disregard for basic human rights. More information can be found here. Please listen to the program and do pass on the link, otherwise all we have is the image of the mainstream press… the picture perfect images of the olympic games and China on television.
Beijing6: Statement from Eowyn Rieke, Wife of Brian Conley
Dan Patterson is a personal friend of detained blogger Brian Conley, and has posted an amazing statement from Brian’s wife, Eowyn on his blog:
My husband, Brian Conley, has dedicated his life to helping oppressed people communicate their struggles to the world. Since 2004 he has worked on the video blog Alive in Baghdad (www.AliveinBaghdad.org), which produces and distributes weekly video segments about daily life in Iraq and the impact of the war.
Brian went to China to document pro-Tibet protests taking place concurrent with the Olympics. He was not particpating in political actions, only documenting them as any journalist would. On August 19, 2008, he was arrested by Chinese authorities for this work, along with 5 others working with Students for a Free Tibet. Under China’s repressive government it is illegal to record expressions of free speech and work as a journalist without state supervision.
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She continues pointing out the amazing truth about Brian – he would absolutely hate all of this attention on him. In fact, he is more of the type to teach others how to blog and make video, then to actually promote his own work
Brian would be uncomfortable with the attention being paid to his situation. He would want us to focus on the people around the world who are truly struggling – as a result of war, global economics, racism, imperialism and other injustices.
Read the full post here: http://danpatterson.creepysleepy.com/statement-from-wife-of-alive-in-baghdad-producer-detained-in-bejing/
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