Pro-independence demonstrations continue to spread across the whole of Tibet, not just in Lhasa or what the Chinese government calls the “Tibetan Autonomous Region.” Chinese authorities must be freaking out that the whole of Tibet is ablaze with resistance. This is an irrefutable sign of how widespread is the Tibetan desire for freedom and independence.
According to […]
Radio Free Asia just posted these eyewitness reports from across Tibet:
Tibetans Report More Deaths, Spreading Protests As China Clamps Down
2008.03.15
Numerous sources interviewed by RFA’s Tibetan service have reported that anti-Chinese protests have spread further from the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, into the Amdo and Kham regions in Qinghai and Sichuan provinces, respectively. Witnesses notably reported a […]
Imagine for a moment that the carnage and chaos we are seeing in Tibet occurred in another country.
Wouldn’t there be frantic calls for a UN fact finding mission, especially when the numbers and causes of deaths remain disputed? Even a regime as isolated and odious as Burma accepted a UN mission.
So it is completely […]
Chinese authorities in Tibet have resorted to trying to use threats, issue ultimatums, and bribe informants to regain control. This is a completely typical reaction: subterfuge, intimidation, and false promises of leniency to lure people to turn themselves in.
The Washington Post reports on the crackdown in the monasteries and nunneries:
Official statements suggested the government […]
Senator Barack Obama is the first U.S. presidential candidate to issue a statement on China’s crackdown in Tibet (issued March 14):
I am deeply disturbed by reports of a crackdown and arrests ordered by Chinese authorities in the wake of peaceful protests by Tibetan Buddhist monks. I condemn the use of violence to put down peaceful […]
Jim Yardley of the New York Times narrates a short video about “worldwide Tibetan protests.” Click here to watch.
Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, issued this strong statement on March 12:
“The violent response by Chinese police forces to peaceful protesters in Tibet is disgraceful. It must be met with strong condemnation by the United States government and the international community. The Chinese government should immediately […]
The Taipei Times looked at the unenviable options China now faces in Tibet: crack down and risk even more criticism 5 months before the Olympics, or risk Tibetans becoming even more emboldened in calling for independence.
The paper concludes that Beijing is likely to crack down but try to keep its violence out of the news, […]
Speaking of tepid responses, here is the disappointingly weak response from the United Nations:
In Geneva, the UN high commissioner for human rights, Louise Arbour issued a statement to express her concern about ‘the escalating tensions’ [in Tibet].
‘The high commissioner urges the government of China to allow the demonstrators to exercise their right to freedom of […]
From Radio Free Asia:
Chinese military vehicles patrolled the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, early Saturday after spreading anti-Chinese protests turned violent and an unknown number of people were killed and injured when Chinese forces fired on rioting crowds. […]
Residents said Lhasa was under martial law, with protests erupting in other provinces, but officials couldn’t be reached for […]
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