Tag Archives: Human Rights

  • Act meaningfully against China policies: Tibet to US 1 September 2012 | Lalit K Jha This post has one comment

    A member of Tibetan Parliament-in-exile has asked the US to take meaningful action against the oppressive Chinese policies in Tibet. ...

  • Does China’s next leader have a soft spot for Tibet? 31 August 2012 | Benjamin Kang Lim and Frank Jack Daniel This post has one comment

    Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama once had a special relationship with the father of Xi Jinping, the man in line to become China's next president. ...

  • Timeline: 51 self-immolations in Tibet since 2009 29 August 2012 | Tibet Sun Newsroom This post has no comments yet

    Fifty-one Tibetans in Tibet have set themselves on fire since 2009; thirty since 6 January 2012, protesting against the Chinese rule in Tibet. ...

  • China detains more monks in Amdo Ngaba 25 August 2012 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

    In further tightening and crackdown in Ngaba, which has become a centre of Tibetan protests against Chinese rule, authorities continue to detain monks without charges. ...

  • Lobsang Wangyal The crime of Julian Assange: Speaking the truth 24 August 2012 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

    If something happens to Assange's life, the US and UK governments will be accountable. And I will be among those seeking answers. ...

  • South Africa: Press Statement By Kalon Dicki Chhoyang 23 August 2012 This post has no comments yet

    Kalon Dicki Chhoyang has met with different groups for briefings on the current human rights situation in Tibet and the cycle of self-immolation which now numbers 49. ...

  • Burma ends censorship 20 August 2012 | Kyaw Kyaw Aung. Translated by Khin May Zaw. Written in English by Richard Finney. This post has no comments yet

    The Burmese government announced on Monday the lifting — after 50 years — of direct censorship of print media. ...

  • Trapwire surveillance system exposed in document leak 13 August 2012 | Charles Arthur This post has no comments yet

    Papers released by WikiLeaks show US department of homeland security paid $832,000 to deploy the Trapwire system in two cities. ...

  • Technology boosting China people power 4 August 2012 | Fareed Zakaria This post has no comments yet

    The internet, despite Beijing's best efforts at censorship, has empowered and connected China’s people in a way that couldn't have been envisioned even a few years ago. ...

  • Dalai Lama’s way out requires compassion 19 July 2012 | Cheng Yunjie This post has no comments yet

    Describing self-immolation as "very, very delicate political issue," the 14th Dalai Lama has said he will "remain neutral" on the topic in order to avoid offending the relatives of the self-immolators. ...