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TCHRD releases report on enforced disappearances in Tibet

mercredi 31 octobre 2012 par jamphel — News From Other Sites

[TCHRD] “This heinous practice is not permitted under any circumstances. No exceptional circumstances whatsoever may be invoked to justify an enforced disappearance.” Jeremy Sarkin, UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (Nov. 2011) Imagine a close loved one being taken into (...)

Set in the Himalayas

mercredi 31 octobre 2012 par jamphel — News From Other Sites

Pallavi Chattopadhyay / The Indian Express The presence of the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala has made it a popular destination for tourists from around the world. But now, the hill station will be part of the tourist circuit for another reason — a first-of-its-kind international film festival, which (...)

China powerless to prevent rising tide of Tibetan self-immolations

mercredi 31 octobre 2012 par jamphel — News From Other Sites

By Simon Denyer, Oct 30, 2012 04:50 PM EDTThe Washington Post NEW DELHI — As China’s Communist Party prepares for its leadership transition, a wave of self-immolations has spread and accelerated across Tibet, in the most sustained protests against Beijing’s rule there in five decades. Most of (...)

Tibetan Parliament Urges China to Solve Self-Immolation Crisis

mardi 30 octobre 2012 par jamphel — Flash News

DHARAMSALA: Reiterating its deep concern over the spate of self-immolations in Tibet last week, the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on Monday said the situation would aggravate if the Chinese leadership does not address the underlying causes of the crisis. Last week witnessed the highest number of (...)

After rare trip, US envoy urges China on Tibet

mardi 30 octobre 2012 par jamphel — News From Other Sites

[AFP] WASHINGTON: The US ambassador to China on Monday urged Beijing to re-examine policies toward Tibetans as he acknowledged that he had quietly visited monasteries during a spate of self-immolation protests. Ambassador Gary Locke, speaking from Beijing to an online forum in the United (...)

Xi Jinping : The man who must change China

mardi 30 octobre 2012 par jamphel — News From Other Sites

Xi Jinping will soon be named as China’s next president. He must be ready to break with the past The Economist Oct 27th 2012 | from the print edition JUST after the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, which starts in Beijing on November 8th, a short line of dark-suited (...)

Road to reform beckons new leaders

mardi 30 octobre 2012 par jamphel — News From Other Sites

[South China Morning Post] Editorial Is party-leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping a true reformer? The imminent change of leadership in China has intensified debate about the need for political and economic reform. Given all the structural problems that have developed amid rapid growth, hope for (...)

French Tibet Supporters Meet Amid Deteriorating Situation Inside Tibet

lundi 29 octobre 2012 par jamphel — Flash News

PARIS: Representatives of 25 different Tibet support groups in France, including the Tibetan Community, met on Saturday to discuss ways and means to further sensitise the issue of Tibet in France and Europe, amid deteriorating situation inside Tibet. Participants of the meeting while expressing (...)

Chief Representative Office organises introductory teachings on Buddhism for Tibetan youth

lundi 29 octobre 2012 par jamphel — Flash News

BANGALORE: A two-day introductory teachings on Buddhism for college students was held at Sera Jey monastery’s Yega Choeling centre on 27-28 October. It was jointly organised by the Chief Representative Office in Bangalore and Sera Jey monastery based in Bylakuppe Tibetan settlement. Khenpo (...)

As China Readies for Transition, 7 Tibetan Self-Immolations in 7 Days

lundi 29 octobre 2012 par jamphel — News From Other Sites

By Hannah Beech [TIME] Last week, seven Tibetans set themselves on fire in as many days, bringing the total of self-immolations on the troubled high plateau to more than 60 people since March 2011, according to Tibetan exile groups. Most of the protestors have been young Buddhist monks or (...)