— By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF China’s cup runneth over. The Olympics are a milestone in Chinese history, a celebration of the Middle Kingdom’s return to international greatness after nearly two centuries of torpor and humiliation. Yet the Olympics could end…
Dear Friends, You might have seen the Appeal issued by the Tibetan Solidarity Committee to request all Tibetans, Tibet Support Groups and peace-loving people of the world to observe a 12-hour symbolic fasting and prayer on 30th August 2008 for…
The Sydney Morning Herald: August 8, 2008 – Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao have agreed to pursue discussions on human rights in China in the next round of bilateral talks later this year. Mr Rudd said…
To the Editor The New York Times: I do not wish to respond to the entirety of Nicholas D. Kristof’s Aug. 7 column, “An Olive Branch From the Dalai Lama.” Mr. Kristof himself says that both sides will surely flinch…
This refers to a press report of August 2, 2008 in the online version of Times of India citing a report in the Nepal’s Maoists’ mouthpiece Janadisha Daily accusing His Holiness the Dalai Lama of brainwashing Nepalese children. The Maoists,…