History of the Controversy Regarding Tibet Versus China
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Introduction - What's It all About
During the Olympics we witnessed an amazing display of solidarity between Tibetans from all of Tibet's regions.
As soon as the first protests happened China rapidly moved tourists, aid workers and journalists out of Tibet so that a much larger and systematic crackdown could begin without witnesses. By blocking information about the suppression of the disturbances from the media, Beijing once again backtracked from its pledges to give free rein to foreign media.
Dalai Lama's Losar Message
24. Feb 2009(from tibet.net ) The Dalai Lama said he admired the resolute decision made by Tibetans both in and outside Tibet to forgo "celebratory activities" during
Losar, the Tibetan new year. The Tibetan leader said: "I would like to greet all Tibetans, both inside and outside of Tibet. I pray that there be peace and
prosperity, and that our just cause may see gradual resolution". He added: "last year in Tibet we witnessed hundreds of Tibetans losing their lives, and several
thousands facing detention and torture, in response to the widespread display by Tibetans all over Tibet of their discontentment with the Chinese authorities' policies". Highlighting the repressive measures enforced by Chinese authorities
all over Tibet since then, he called on Tibetans to exercise patience against
provocative actions, since otherwise "the authorities can then indulge in
unprecedented and unimaginable forceful clampdown". He therefore directed "a
strong appeal to the Tibetan people to exercise patience and not to give in to
these provocations so that the precious lives of many Tibetans are not wasted,
and they do not have to undergo torture and suffering". In the message, the
Dalai Lama also reiterated that there should not be a departure in the Tibetan
people's commitment towards non-violence in their struggle for freedom.
Nancy Pelosi Spoke Out About China's Human Rights Abuses
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited Dharamsala with a delegation of 10 members of Congress to meet with the Dalai Lama in a great show of support from the US government. Accompanied by International Campaign for Tibet staff, she has spoken out, harshly condemning China's recent actions and saying, "We insist the world know what the truth is inside Tibet." Some May Misunderstand Why the Tibetans Protest
The protests have brought together people of conscious on behalf of Tibetans struggling for religious and other freedoms and the survival of the Tibetan identity under Chinese rule.
In San Francisco Tenzing Chonden, the North American representative for the Tibetan government in exile, gave a status report from Tibet, and as expected it's bleak: The exile government's count of those killed by the Chinese during demonstrations in Tibet and surrounding Chinese provinces began is 156. And those brave monks who led the protests? After being arrested and beaten, Chonden said, many have since committed suicide. "They could not tolerate the oppression anymore," he said.
Trouble in Tibet
Holding Back the Darkness: In Tibet, in Burma, and around the WorldThe following statements are adapted from remarks that Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo made to KPC students on March 15, 2008:
We saw it in Tianammen Square. In Rangoon and the Burmese countryside. Now, as in 1959, in Lhasa and throughout Tibet. In this uncertain time, selfishness, unwholesome actions, brutality, and force . . . and for the time being, darkness seems to have the upper hand.
The attack on Dharma is happening all over the world. For as long as we can hold out as Dharma practitioners, we are charged with defending our faith. We have a right to defend against the darkness. The Tibetan people have a right to defend their faith. The monks and nuns who are standing up in Tibet, in Burma as well . . . I join them in body, speech, and mind. They have seen that it is time we cannot be pushed any further.
This is the time to rely most on our deepest and purest intention and our most wholesome qualities. It means being solid practitioners. It means not being afraid to speak up to defend one's sangha, or one's temple, or one's monastery. Remember that we are fighting, not with weapons, but with Bodhichitta, with virtue. So when we defend the Dharma, we want to do it for the intention of all sentient beings.
If those monks and nuns in Tibet are willing to be shot dead, we should be willing to stand with them.
Tibetan's Are Not Allowed to Own Pictures of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
To Defy this Oppression one Tibetan Protestor Wears This Headgear
Protestor with mask showing picture of HHDL
Please read the An Appeal to the Chinese People from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama - click below on the Wisdom Loving Mother Blog - this is dated
March 28th, 2008.
From Wisdom Loving Mother Blog
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Amnesty International has posted an alert on behalf of fifteen monks, whose whereabouts and wellbeing cannot be determined. According to recent reports, key monasteries remain closed or occupied by Chinese troops. Yet the monks are undeterred, and protests continue to flower in Tibet's cities wherever possible.
26 June 2008 - Tibetan monk alleges police stole money (RFA)
A Tibetan monk in Qinghai province has petitioned authorities to investigate the disappearance of a large sum of cash from his monastery quarters, saying he believes police officers that searched his room are responsible. In an unusual petition to county prosecutors, Choyang Gyatso wrote that 23,000 Yuan (UK£1,690; US$3,354; EUR%u20AC2,136), given to him for safekeeping, vanished from his quarters at Rongwo monastery between 17 and 19 April, for which he blames 20 police who searched the premises after they detained him.Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports that he has also threatened to sue the government unless authorities investigate. The petition, dated 13 May, informs the Rebgong (Chin: Tongren) People's Procuratorate that on the afternoon of Choyang Gyatso's detention, police "searched my room in the monastery, and took 23,000 yuan". "I think this is directly related to those people who searched my room, and they should be held directly responsible for the incident, therefore, I would like to request that the People's Procuratorate quickly investigate the incident, and demand that those who stole my money from my room return it immediately. If your esteemed working unit does not investigate the incident, I will sue and find out all the illegal actions of those involved in this incident, at any cost".
Tibet China Struggle Video
The Great Village #2: The Tibet-China Struggle
As we approach the 2008 Olympic Games, many folks are taking the opportunity to protest and speak out about the situation in Tibet. We took the time to speak to a few people to try and better understand this tense climate surrounding the events leading up to the Olympics.
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New Film Titled YETI Is a Must See
Yeti is the story on film of Tibetans born in India, living a dream of going back to their free country one day. YETI is a non-profit, collaborative film project that was released online on August 8, 2008.To learn all about it click here.
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What do you think about China's human rights?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byThey have a right to do as they wish.
I think their human rights suck!
GreenRevolution says:
I think that they will make changes in the very near future if they want to be a respected member of the new global economy. Let's hope it happens sooner than later.
Posted October 02, 2008
Frankster says:
China's crimes against humans and animals are outrageous, barbaric and inhumane. I have been boycotting China, including the Olympics, for over a year and will continue until they turn around -- their treatment of Tibetans, their people and animals.
Posted September 27, 2008
Friamin says:
China will not come around and all of a sudden acquiesce to the whims and dictates of a moral imperative when the tenets of their political structure are based on repression and domination. They have to much to lose. Look at all the revenue they would lose from their illegal organ trading. What do you think happens to many of the wrongly accused and condemned in China? They are terminated and harvested for their body parts. This is a travesty and it's just the tip of the iceberg.
Posted September 11, 2008
youhavegottobekidding says:
it really suck coz their police officer don't care if they hurt those people that are practicing thier freedom of speech.
Posted August 28, 2008
ElizabethJeanAllen says:
Human rights cannot be ignored forever. China will come around soon. I don't think they'll have much choice.
Posted July 19, 2008
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CNN Video Regarding Contraversy
Dispatches Undercover in Tibet - Documentary
Dispatches Undercover in Tibet/ by Tash Despa is an important informative video - don't miss it.
Tash Despa escaped Tibet 10 years ago and recently went back with a British passport to film this undercover documentary video. Of course, he must film he risked arrest and the possibility of being charged as a splitist and could be killed. In order to report on typical life in Tibet. He lived undercover for 3 months while filming this documentary.
Please watch this video all the way through! In the beginning is rioting, but if you keep watching it goes much deeper into the reasons for the uprising.
The latest news out of Tibet is that the Chinese are surrounding monasteries and cutting off water supplies and prohibiting food supplies from delivery - in other words they are STARVING THE MONKS TO DEATH - this is a very slow and painful way to die!!!! Getting shot is much quicker.
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