Monthly Archives: October, 2008

China was silent on media freedom on Friday, the expiry date of special Olympic regulations that had officially allowed foreign journalists to report freely in most of the country for nearly two years

Chinese Communist authorities have now decided to cut admission fees to key attractions in Tibet in an effort to boost tourism to the region after massive demonstrations against Chinese rule in March forced China to lock down Tibet for months

On October 10th, 2008, rights networks around the globe had press releases ready in expectation that the 2008 Peace Prize would be rightly granted to Hu Jia or Gao Zhisheng, to condemn

A veteran Chinese diplomat has openly criticised officials for their lack of awareness and inability to communicate with the outside world

His Holiness the Dalai Lama receives a warm traditional welcome from staff members and students upon his arrival at the Tibetan Youth Hostel in New Delhi on Thursday, October 16, 2008. He is expected to rest there for few days before returning to Dharamsala, his exile hometown in northern India. His Holiness was discharged from New Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital earlier this morning after recovering from successful surgery to remove gallstones. (Phayul.com/Photo: Jigme Tsering, tibetonline.tv)

Australian first-time filmmaker Lara Damiani is in Cannes this week looking for international broadcast partners, specifically from the UK, for her documentary Tibet's Cry for Freedom

Rules introduced before the Olympics aimed at giving foreign reporters greater freedoms in China are set to expire Friday, with authorities refusing to say whether they will be extended

We can’t win Tibetans’ heart merely by developing their economy. If we fail to understand this, more conflicts will arise, and they could be intensified into unrest like the current Tibetan incident

Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who underwent a surgery for gallstones at a hospital in the Indian capital, has been discharged this morning.

The Kashag (Cabinet) of the Central Tibetan Administration on Tuesday outlined an eight-point policy to empower Tibetan women's equal participation in the successful establishment of non-violent and democratic Tibetan community as