Tibet Activists Protest Empire State Building’s China Honor
On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the People’s Repbulic of China, the Empire State Building – possibly the most iconic building in the United States – will shine red and yellow in honor of communist China.
Tibetans, supporters and concerned New Yorkers took to the streets today to voice their outrage at the Empire State Building’s kowtowing before the totalitarian Chinese state. Read media coverage of the protest:
AP: Empire State Building honors China, riling critics
Fox News: Empire State Building Goes Red for Communist China, Sparking Protest
New York Times: A Red and Yellow Glow for Celebration, and for Protest
Read SFT’s statement and watch footage of Tibet activists confronting China’s Consular General Peng Keyu. View more photos on flickr.
SFT Delivers Petitions to Stop the Executions in Lhasa
SFT members deliver petitions to Chinese consulates worldwide to stop the executions of Loyak and Lobsang Gyaltsen. Both were sentenced for their alleged involvement in the March 2008 protests in Lhasa, Tibet. Without a reprieve, they could be executed at any time.
Help save their lives by taking action now.
Tibetans, Supporters March on Eve of Tiananmen Massacre Anniversary
Photos of yesterday’s Solidarity March in NYC. We took to the streets in support of the survivors of Tiananmen Square, their families and all those in China who continue to courageously advocate for their basic rights and freedom. Check out SFT HQ’s Flickr site to view more photos.
OUR NATION: EPISODE 20
In Episode 20, Lhadon and Tendor report on:
1) Update from Tibet
2) Global Action for Tibet on March 10th
3) Next steps for the Tibetan freedom movement
This is what democracy looks like
Members of Students for a Free Tibet meet with the top staffer for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who recently replaced Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate, to ask for her support on a number of congressional bills, resolutions and efforts in support of Tibet.
Senator Gillibrand was on the floor of the Senate that day speaking so she could not meet with them directly, but she is a strong supporter of the Tibetan people:
At Dartmouth, she learned to speak and write Chinese before spending a semester in China, and wrote a senior project titled “The History of Tibetan Resistance to the Chinese Occupation of Tibet 1950-1988.” As part of her studies, she and her mother visited the Dalai Lama’s house while traveling in India.
OUR NATION: EPISODE 19 – with Tendor reporting from Dharamsala, India
In Episode 19: Tendor is back, now reporting from Dharamsala, India; Lhadon is still reporting from Hong Kong
1) New reports of protest by monks from Gomang monastery in Ngaba
2) Photos from Kandze of armed police surrounding Tapey after he self immolated
3) More information on militarization of Ngaba; Chinese army salutes the people of Ngaba
4) March 10th: Join the Global Uprising
OUR NATION: EPISODE 18
In this Episode:
1) RFA: Protests in Kham, in eastern Tibet & Tibetans boycott official dance troupe
2) Xinhua: Tapey stable & monk confess he spread rumors about shooting
3) Tibet always open to foreign media – if they report what we want them to report
4) Tibetan blogs and online forums “closed for maintenance”
OUR NATION: EPISODE 16
In this episode:
1) China denies that Oasis was banned because of Tibet
2) China also denies there were any protests in Ngaba and claims the Si monastery protests were actually celebrations
3) Chinese leaders have endorsed the handling of the Tibet unrest at the party congress in Beijing and called for more of the same
4) “Tibet’s Unlikely Defender” by Rebecca Novick for the Huffington Post
- I support
on Statement on the self-immolation of a young Tibetan in Delhi, India
- Jeanett Clemon
on 2011: What we’ve achieved together for Tibet
- Tashi Wangdu
on Tibetan Activist Sets Himself on Fire: Hu Protests Conclude in Mumbai, Dharamsala
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