The exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, spoke to German press this week about his current situation, also commenting on the current refugee crisis in Europe. The Dalai Lama has previously spoken in favor of sheltering all refugees in need, but in his interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine he also said that the numbers had … Read more
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“The Self Immolators,” written in 2013 under the pen-name Day Blakely Donaldson. Rights and permissions to use material in this book: the text, including translations, can be used under the Creative Commons licence. You can reprint sections of this book, but include a line noting the source and link the text “The Self Immolators” back … Read more
Originally written for Radio Free Asia’s Mandarin service, Woeser’s “Ai Weiwei’s ‘Wing’ From Lhasa” was translated by volunteer Zhao Wencui (Whitman College), with help from Chas McKhann, and has been kindly provided via the Ai Weiwei Studio and originally published by High Peaks Pure Earth. I am a native of Lhasa. Even though I have been … Read more
“They would pour boiling hot water on us” — Free Tibet submits torture evidence as China reviewed at UN Director meets Committee Against Torture Campaign group Free Tibet and its research partner Tibet Watch provided oral evidence to the United Nations’ Committee Against Torture Monday, following up their written submission detailing the continued use of torture across Tibet. The groups’ … Read more
A Tibetan rights campaign group has challenged Prime Minister David Cameron to invite the Dalai Lama to meet him during the current visit to the UK of the Tibetan spiritual leader and bête noire for the government of China. The group, Free Tibet, has submitted a 4,000 signature petition to 10 Downing St this week, … Read more
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A joint letter was sent today to the International Olympics Committee calling on them to reject China’s bid for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, citing past claims that the 2008 Games would reduce China’s human rights violations contrasted with evidence that the 2008 Games actually increased human rights abuses in the Asian nation. The letter, which … Read more
With one week to go before the International Olympic Committee makes its decision, Human rights groups are raising their voices in protest over the possibility of China being awarded another Olympic Games. One hundred seventy-five such groups have joined in submitting a letter to the committee saying the IOC should refuse China’s bid on the grounds of China’s human and … Read more
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The International Olympic Committee will make its decision about which nation will host the 2022 Games July 31, and rights groups are questioning — and petitioning — the committee about China’s bid, referring to China’s ongoing human rights abuses and claims the committee made last time around that awarding China the Games would improve human rights in the … Read more