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Monthly Archives: August, 2008

China tightens security following attack in west

Soldiers patrolled the streets Tuesday where bomb-tossing attackers killed 16 police in China's western Xinjiang region,

6.1-magnitude quake hits SW China, causing one death

One person was killed and 23 others were injured in a 6.1-magnitude earthquake in Qingchuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province,

Berlusconi ally urges Italian athletes to show dissent in Beijing

A senior member of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's political party has triggered a row by urging Italy's Olympic officials to allow Italian athletes at the Olympics to protest

Speaker Karma Chophel in Tokyo

Mr. Karma Chopel Taglungtsang, Speaker of Tibetan Parliament in Exile at Dharamsala arrived Tokyo yesterday. He was here at the invitation of Taiwan Foundation for Democracy to attend and to give

Op-Ed: The Dalai’s Lama’s Impossible Choice

While the world's attention turns to the truly compelling stories of human resilience behind every Olympic medal to be won in Beijing next month, another human drama is unfolding, one that

New report reveals intensified crackdown in Tibet as Olympics opens

Despite its promotion of a 'peaceful Olympics', China has intensified its crackdown on Tibet this week following the most significant uprising in nearly 50 years. The wave of mainly peaceful

Police Arrest Tibet Bound Tibetans in Spiti

Two Tibetans were arrested yesterday from Bhuntar airport in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh, India. Tenzin Tsundue and Lobsang were going to participate in a march to Tibet.

Hunger Strikers: Weak but Defiant

After eight days into an indefinite fast without food and water, the general impression would be that of mentally worn out activists. Visiting doctor Sunil Mittal from Ram Manohar Lal Hospital

Himalayan Committee to go on hunger strike for Tibet

Some 250 members from the Himalayan Committee for Action on Tibet (HIMCAT) across the belt of Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh expressed their solidarity and support for Tibet by participating in a peace

Tibetans intensify Nepal protests before Olympics

Nepali police detained at least 80 Tibetans in Kathmandu on Monday as the exiles stepped up anti-China protests four days before the opening of the Olympic Games in Beijing

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