China Vows to Keep Tibet
September 9, 2015At a meeting of senior Chinese communist party leaders in Beijing known as the Sixth Work Forum on Tibet, Xi Jinping pledged to fight against Tibetan aspirations for greater freedom from Chinese controls, which Tibetan activists and rights groups have described as being harsh and repressive. Coming just a month read more →
Pakistan says “almost all” Uighur militants eliminated
September 8, 2015REUTERS — UPDATED SEP 02, 2015 12:34PM China’s President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain (L) before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 2, 2015. BEIJING: Almost all members of the Uighur militant group the East Turkestan Islamic Movement read more →
Chinese growth fueled by environmental destruction in Tibet
September 8, 2015Tempa Gyaltsen Zamlha By Daniela Del Bene (ICTA, UAB), ejolt.org “The number of Tibetans setting themselves ablaze is increasing at an alarming rate. […] In addition to several political, social, religious and economic factors, the impact of mining and environmental pollution has been one of the major causes that drive read more →
My family has been closely associated with Tibetans: Maneka
September 3, 2015The Statesman, 3 September 2015 Maneka Gandhi “My family has been closely associated with the Tibetan movement since you (Tibetans) came here and we continue, my son and I, this tradition of being closely involved with the Tibetan people,” she said at a function to mark the 55th anniversary of read more →
Tibetans say homeland under Chinese occupation, call for autonomy
September 3, 2015By Abhishek Madhukar, Reuters, 1 September 2015 Tibet’s leadership in exile said on Tuesday its mountain homeland was occupied by China and called for more autonomy, days after Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed an unceasing fight against “separatism” by the Dalai Lama and his followers. As Beijing marks the 50th read more →
Tibet calls for more autonomy
September 3, 2015Lobsang Sangay said Tibetan autonomy would benefit China as it would build trust with its neighbors. Photo: AFP EJ Insight, 2 September 2015 Tibet’s leadership in exile reiterated its call for more autonomy, saying that its mountain homeland is being occupied by China, Reuters reported. As Beijing marks the 50th anniversary read more →
World War II parade: Chinese President Xi Jinping announces military cut down by 30,000 troops
September 3, 2015The Chinese World War II parade involved more than 12,000 troops, 500 pieces of military hardware and 200 aircraft of various types, representing what military officials say is the Chinese military’s most cutting-edge technology. World War II March: Chinese soldiers march into position ahead of a military parade commemorating the read more →
Exiled Tibetan Gov’t Warns China Not to Meddle in Tradition
September 2, 2015New York Times DHARMSALA, India — The exiled Tibetan government said it saw no cause for celebrating 50 years since China formed the Tibetan Autonomous Region, insisting that Tuesday instead marked a half-century of occupation and control over the once-independent Himalayan kingdom. It also warned China against proceeding with its read more →
Tibetan autonomy reaches 50, wishes unresolved
September 2, 201531 August, Euro News Beijing is celebrating 50 years since it made Tibet an autonomous region. This follows a couple of months after long-exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama turned 80, and was feted in Glastonbury, England, in June. He has contested China’s iron rule in Tibet since 1950. read more →
China denies all universal rights to Tibet even after 50 years of rule (Part-II)
September 1, 2015Business Standard, 1 September 2015 Its been more than 50 years since China established complete control over Tibet and in this period China has institutionalised a system of two policies – one for the Chinese people and another for the Tibetans. Hong Kong based Tibet watchers who on the condition read more →