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U.N. Rights Official Faults China on Tibetan Suppression

samedi 3 novembre 2012 par jamphel — News From Other Sites

By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE / The New York Times GENEVA — The top human rights official of the United Nations took China to task on Friday over the suppression of Tibetans’ rights that she said had driven them to “desperate forms of protest,” referring to about 60 self-immolations by Tibetans protesting (...)

UN Urges China to Urgently Address Longstanding Grievances of Tibetans

vendredi 2 novembre 2012 par jamphel — Featured Flash News, Flash News, Situation in Tibet, Situation in Tibet News, UN

GENEVA (2 November 2012) – United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged Chinese authorities to promptly address the longstanding grievances that have led to an alarming escalation in desperate forms of protest, including self-immolations, in Tibetan areas. The UN (...)

Swiss Parliamentarian Joins Flame of Truth Relay in Zurich

vendredi 2 novembre 2012 par jamphel — Flash News

ZURICH: The European leg of the flame of truth torch relay arrived in Zurich last night. About 700 Tibetans welcomed the torch relay, which started its European relay on 2 September from Barcelona. Switzerland is the last leg of the Flame of Truth’s Europe relay. Ven Thubten Wangchen, a Tibetan (...)

In a first, Dharamsala hosts film fest to promote culture, art

vendredi 2 novembre 2012 par jamphel — News From Other Sites

[Hindustan Times] Dharamsala, 1 Nov: The Dharamshala International Film Festival, the first of its kind in the state, began with a lot of excitement and expectation. The first day of the fest saw artists’ workshop where 12 artists from India and abroad intermingled in an art and cultural (...)

Four monks arrested for sharing information on self-immolations

vendredi 2 novembre 2012 par jamphel — News From Other Sites

[Phayul] DHARAMSHALA, November 2: Chinese authorities in eastern Tibet have arrested four Tibetan monks on alleged charges of sending information on the ongoing wave of self-immolation protests to outsiders. According to exile sources, the monks of the Tsoe Gaden Choeling Monastery in Kanlho, (...)

Tibetan monk and educator arrested, journal banned

vendredi 2 novembre 2012 par jamphel — News From Other Sites

[TCHRD] A Tibetan monk and educator who founded a social organization to preserve and promote Tibetan language was recently arrested by the Chinese authorities in Machu (Ch: Maqu) County in Kanlho (Ch: Gannan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province. Jinpa Gyatso, 38, a monk from Mayul (...)

His Holiness the Dalai Lama leaves for Japan

vendredi 2 novembre 2012 par jamphel — Flash News

DHARAMSHALA: On a bright sunny day this morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Dharamsala for a ten-day visit to Japan. Hundreds of Tibetans and well-wishers, carrying incense and flowers, lined on the road sides to greet him. His Holiness will begin his visit with a public teaching on Geshe (...)

Amnesty International: Crackdown escalates ahead of leadership change

vendredi 2 novembre 2012 par jamphel — News From Other Sites

The Chinese authorities are intensifying a crackdown against dissidents ahead of the imminent transition of power in the country, Amnesty International warned on Friday. Over 100 activists have been rounded-up in recent weeks as the government looks to stifle criticism and prevent protests (...)

His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Concern About Events in Burma

vendredi 2 novembre 2012 par jamphel — Featured Flash News, Flash News

DHARAMSHALA, 1 Nov: During the conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamil peoples in Sri Lanka, His Holiness the Dalai Lama appealed to the Sri Lankan authorities to find a humane solution. Likewise, in recent months, His Holiness has written twice to Nobel Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (...)

Indian Supporters Organise ‘Free Tibet, Save India’ Bike Rally

vendredi 2 novembre 2012 par jamphel — Flash News

DHARAMSHALA: The National Campaign for Tibetan Supports, an Indian Support Group for Tibet based in Wardha in the southern Indian state of Maharashtra, organised a bike rally to show their solidarity with the Tibetan cause. Mr Shekhar Shende, Former Municipal Council Chairman, Wardha and Mr (...)