ALERT: Tendor, SFT’s Executive Director, live on Al Jazeera English’s show ‘The Stream’ today!
ALERT: Tendor, SFT’s Executive Director, will be live on Al Jazeera English’s show ‘The Stream’ today!
The show airs at 3:30pm EST / 1930GMT and can be seen at http://stream.aljazeera.com.
The discussion will be about the recent news on Tibet, including the death of 29-year-old monk Tsewang Norbu and the election of the new Tibetan Prime Minister in Exile, Lobsang Sangay. It will also focus on whether Tibet should be under the autonomous rule of China or if officials should push for complete independence.
PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION!
This program is based solely on social media interactivity. You can participate in the conversation via Twitter and Facebook.
1) Tweet directly to program producers @ajstream or tweet using the hashtag #ajstream.
2) Post your comments and questions on the Facebook site: http://www.facebook.com/ajstream.
You can also view the program on TV in Washington D.C. and New York City, the channel numbers are listed below:
- Washington, D.C. – Comcast Channel 275 | Cox Channel 474 | Verizon FiOS Channel 457
- New York City Region - Time Warner Cable Channel 92
The show airs live at 3:30pm EST / 1930GMT and can be seen at http://stream.aljazeera.com
Join this discussion and help us accomplish two important goals:
1) Demonstrate to the media that there is widespread interest in the Tibetan issue and therefore it warrants more coverage.
2) Advance the case for Tibetan freedom & independence in the global discussion on Tibet.
To read more on the reasons why we should be calling for Tibetan independence, please click here:
http://www.rangzen.net/rangzen-charter/english/
For more background on the legal case for Tibetan independence, please click here:
http://www.rangzen.net/rangzen-facts/independent-tibet-the-facts/
DAY OF ACTION | REFUTING THE “PEACEFUL LIBERATION”
On July 13th, while Washington D.C. is abuzz with Kalachakra fever, over 50 Tibetans and Tibet supporters staged a protest in front of the Chinese consulate.
Daily protests continue in Kardze—Eastern Tibet—while the Chinese government is commemorating 60 years since the “peaceful liberation” of Tibet. Students for a Free Tibet called for a Global Day of Action to highlight the true reality of 60 years of failed Chinese policies in Tibet.
Watch AFP’s video coverage of the protest here: http://youtu.be/9wblX_aN3Es
The protest included speeches by former political prisoners Ngawang Sandrol and Phuntsok Nyidron, Amnesty International’s T. Kumar, Dorjee of RTYC, Ngawang Tashi, and Alim Seytoff of the Uyghur American Association.
The International Tibet Network’s “17 Points of Disagreement: 60 Years of China’s Failed Policies in Tibet” pamphlets were distributed.
View, download, and share the pamphlet here: http://www.chinasfailedtibetpolicies.org/
The protest was covered by AFP, and included quotes from SFT’s Executive Director Tenzin Dorjee.
Click here to read the article: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j8JeRJKXvv23NDgu6i6W0RuZH0KA?docId=CNG.561caa8da42ba25c5ee1f3158a926c28.da1
Did you stage a Day of Action for Tibet on July 13th? Send us your stories, photos, and videos for us to post on our blog or website! info[at]studentsforafreetibet.org
Tibet News Roundup during President Hu’s US Visit
Photo of SFT's skeleton dancers courtesy of Reuters
The world’s media was on hand last week to cover the historic state visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to Washington, D.C. Human rights was a hot topic and Tibet was a central theme in the media’s coverage of China’s human rights failures.
Tibetan and their supporter also gave the media lots to cover with 7 protests over 3-days, including a coffin march around the White House and giant skeleton puppets symbolizing how Tibet is a skeleton in Hu Jintao’s closet.
News roundup of the protests in Washington, D.C:
President Hu Jintao’s ‘Skeletons’ Dance Outside White House in Human Rights Protest (ABC News): http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-obama-hu-jintao-china-human-rights-record/story?id=12650071
Barack Obama risks China’s ire with human rights remarks (Guardian): http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/19/barack-obama-china-human-rights
Obama publicly raises human rights with China’s Hu (Reuters): http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70C12520110119?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
Reactions to Hu’s visit highlight a stark divide among Chinese Americans (Washington Post): http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/19/AR2011011903925.html
China’s President Begins U.S. Visit (CBS): http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7259576n&tag=contentMain;contentBody
US and China Agree Human Rights Dialogue (Sky News – watch first video for Tibet coverage): http://is.gd/aGom99
White House defends Hu state visit invite (AFP): http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110118/pl_afp/uschinadiplomacyrights_20110118193102
CNN Footage Captures Tibet Chants as Hu Arrives for State Dinner: http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2011/01/19/vo.state.dinner.arrivals.cnn
Associated Press Footage of Protest in front of Chinese Embassy: http://video.ap.org/?f=AP&pid=Os0b6lLIYFwvhGDXAF2clBViwJ4WwMx4
International Campaign for Tibet’s Statement on U.S.-China Summit: http://savetibet.org/media-center/ict-press-releases/ict-statement-us-china-summit-positive-development-human-rights-and-tibet
Dramatic Photos: Tibetans Detained After Anti-Mining Protest in Shigatse
Dramatic new photos obtained by RFA show Chinese security forces detaining up to 30 Tibetans in Shigatse after an anti-mining protest. On May 21st, local Tibetans in the U Yuk Sogchen sub-district of Namling Shigatse protested environmentally destructive gold mining activities which have affected their only sources of drinking water, grazing ground for cattle, and have brought an increasing number of Chinese miners to the region.
The protest took place after repeated appeals by Tibetans in Namling to the local authorities for an end to the hazardous gold mining.
View the high resolution photos on SFT’s flickr or below.
Standoff between Tibetan protesters and Chinese security
Chinese security forces detain Tibetans
Standoff between Tibetan protesters and Chinese security
“Give Me My Flag Back,” MP Russel Norman Manhandled by Chinese Security
Green Party co-leader Russel Norman protests during the arrival of China’s vice president Xi Jinping, in New Zealand.
Dr Norman waved the Tibetan flag and called “freedom for Tibet” as the Chinese delegation walked by, a scuffle broke out as an umbrella was shoved over him and the flag forcibly removed from his grasp then thrown to the ground. Norman emerged with a bleeding hand but made his message heard.
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Post a comment of support on the Channel 3 News of New Zealand’s website .
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Media Round Up: Dalai Lama “Very Happy” With Obama Meeting
The Independent quotes SFT’s Executive Director Tenzin Dorjee:
“As the leader of the free world, President Obama is uniquely positioned to help broker a negotiated resolution that will give the Tibetan people the freedom they long for and deserve,” said Tenzin Dorjee, Executive Director
of Students for a Free Tibet: http://is.gd/8GMkN
The White House has released this great photo of this morning’s meeting between the two Nobel Peace laureates. View the photos and read CBS’s coverage of the meeting here: http://is.gd/8FVfx
SKY News has also posted a video of His Holiness applauding the United State for upholding universal moral values: “Since my childhood I always admire America – not economy but mainly as a champion of Democracy, freedom, human value, human creativity: http://is.gd/8G2eH
More celebrations reported in Tibet by Phayul.com: Thousands rejoice in Tibet as Obama meets Dalai Lama
NYT: Dalai Lama’s Envoys to Resume Talks With China
SFT’s Tendor was quoted in yesterday’s New York Times article by Ed Wong about the 9th round of meetings taking place between Beijing and Dharamsala.
“Until we see visible change on the ground in Tibet and some real give-and-take on the part of the Chinese government, we can be confident that the resumption of the dialogue is nothing more than a delaying tactic designed to mute international criticism, especially in the lead up to the expected meeting between Obama and the Dalai Lama,” said Tenzin Dorjee, executive director of Students for a Free Tibet, a group based in New York that advocates for Tibetan independence.
Read the full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/world/asia/27tibet.html
As one person aptly commented, Tendor’s quote “captures an essential reality check.”
The Economist was also quick to point out that China’s decision to re-start the dialogue is more a politically calculated maneuver to preempt the expected meeting between Preisdent Obama and the Dalai Lama than a genuine gesture.
Read the full article: http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15384117
NYT Mentions Tibet in Climate Summit Protest Roundup!
The New York Times article summarizing the Day of Action for Climate Justice on Saturday, December 12th in Copenhagen included mention of the large Tibet presence during the march & rally. Read the full article.
COPENHAGEN – Thousands of protesters from around the globe converged in a square here Saturday for what was expected to be the largest demonstration during two weeks of talks on a global strategy to combat climate change…
People calling for a “Free Tibet” were well represented…
Watch more videos from the protest and the Tibet Third Pole delegation of Tibetans and supporters in Copenhagen:
http://www.tibetthirdpole.org/updates-from-cop15
http://www.tibetthirdpole.org/updates-from-cop15
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