Tibet faces monastery purge
Tibetan monks from an Indian monastery attend a gong music festival in Spain. Photo: Reuters CHINA is planning a sweeping purge of Tibetan monasteries, including banning all worship at those it deems to be centres of subversion. Monks with “attitude…
China pressuring Nepal over Tibet: rights group
A Nepali policeman tries to hit fleeing Tibetan monks during a crackdown in Kathmandu in March. (Liam Cochrane) ABC Radio Australia: China has rejected accusations that it has put pressure on authorities in Nepal to use excessive force and arbitrary…
Update on Tibet Demonstrations, 21 July 2008
10 July 2008: Ngaba (Ch: Aba) County, Ngaba “TAP”, Amdo (incorporated into the Chinese province of Sichuan) – Three given arbitrary sentences On around 10 July, three people, who allegedly participated in a protest held in Ngaba county on 16…
Australia: Chinese and Tibetan Friendship Association
PRESS RELEASE: 19 July 2008 During the visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in July, he suggested the formation of a Friendship Association between the Han Chinese and the Tibetans, to promote harmonious society. Based on this suggestion, Mr…