Burmese monks support Tibet

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The ‘International Burmese Monks Association’ called on the Chinese authorities yesterday to stop using violence against Tibetan monks and people who are staging protests in Tibet. […]
The statement of Burmese monks said they are concerned about the security of their fellow Tibetan monks, their freedom of expression and freedom of religion in Tibet.
The […]

From SFGate “Message in the Ice”

Ethnic Tibetans write a Tibetan prayer for good fortune on the surface of a frozen river in Yushu, China. A human rights group accused China of actively trying to undermine the Tibetan language in an effort to assimilate the region’s unique culture.

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This is What Resistance Can Look Like

The International Campaign for Tibet has posted new photos from Lhasa and Labrang, showing Tibetans thronging to offer incense and light fireworks to celebrate the Dalai Lama’s Congressional Gold Medal.
This despite intense warnings and intimidation from Chinese authorities, who are revealing themselves to be increasingly powerless to stop concerted actions by the Tibetan people.
The Tibetan […]

Update on Lhasa Crackdown

Information on the crackdown in Lhasa continues to trickle out. After clashes following Tibetans’ celebration of the Congressional Gold Medal being awarded to the Dalai Lama, Chinese security forces are “mopping up.”
Radio Free Asia reports:
Chinese authorities in Tibet have detained three monks and are questioning more than a dozen others after the monks tried […]

Kids + Graffiti = Arrest, Beatings

In a normal country, kids who do graffiti get in minor trouble. In Chinese-occupied Tibet, it can mean incommunicado detention and being beaten bloody.
According to a new report by Human Rights Watch, seven Tibetan high school students are being “detained on suspicion of writing pro-Tibetan independence slogans on buildings… One of the detainees, aged […]

Turning Point for Tibet?

This is an exciting time for Tibet. As the Beijing Olympics approach, it’s good to assess now and then where the Tibet movement is. More and more, the Tibet movement has been winning important victories — even as repression worsens inside Tibet.
Internationally, HH the Dalai Lama is receiving more honors than at any time […]

Tibetan Government-in-exile Repudiates China’s Reincarnation Rules

The democratically-elected Tibetan government-in-exile (TGIE) has strongly rebuked the Chinese Communist Party’s attempt to seize control of Tibetan Buddhist reincarnations.
In a press statement issued jointly with the heads of all the schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the TGIE calls the Chinese government’s new regulations, which went into effect September 1, ”ludicrous and unwarranted.”
These regulations, the TGIE and […]

Sept. 1, 2007 — Anguish for Tibet, Shame for China

Today, September 1, 2007, is truly a black day. Today, China’s ridiculous new regulations come into effect, claiming for the Chinese Communist Party the right to approve Tibetan Buddhist reincarnations.
It is impossible to overstate the anguish these regulations are causing in Tibetans’ hearts.
One Tibetan we spoke with described it this way: an overwhelming and dizzying […]

From Burma to Tibet?

Tibet and Burma are linked in many ways: their peoples and languages are related, and they share a deep faith in Buddhism and the misfortune of being under brutal regimes. Tibet and Burma also both saw widespread protests for freedom in the late 1980s, which their respective regimes crushed violently.
Could a new wave of technology-enabled […]

Channel 4 TV (UK) Reports From Tibet

SFT’s Everest and Beijing actions continue to impact news stories about the Olympics, China, and Tibet. 
In the latest example, the UK’s Channel 4 News ran a TV story on August 28 about how the Chinese government is exerting socio-economic control over Tibet.  The anchor started out the broadcast mentioning SFT’s “free Tibet” banners, and said […]