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Mining in Tibet threatens Asia’s rivers
[Source: thethirdpole.net] Extensive mining is set to transform Tibet into an industrial landscape, with disastrous environmental and social impacts, argues Gabriel Laffite There has been an upsurge in mining activities in Tibet in recent years (Image by Reurinkjan) In his new book, Spoiling Tibet: China and Resource Nationalism on the Roof read more →
Spanish court indicts China’s ex-president Hu Jintao on genocide charges
[Source: South China Morning Post] By Patrick Boehler Spain’s National Court has agreed to hear charges of genocide against former Chinese President Hu Jintao. On Thursday, the court’s criminal division ruled in favour of an appeal by Tibetan exile groups allowing the indictment of Hu, a request which had been read more →
India pressuring China over Tibetan water by building dams on Brahmaputra: Report
[Press Trust of India] BEIJING: Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit here this month, a Chinese state-run think tank has accused India of pressuring China to prevent it from using water resources in Tibet by building dams on the Brahmaputra. “Chinese government acknowledges the water resource disputes, and predicts a read more →