Tag Archives: Tibetan Cause

• 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. ...

• 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. ...

• Tibetans deserve compassion, in action 15 August 2012 | Chime Tenzing This post has no comments yet

  It is a pity that the continuing self-immolations by the Tibetans inside Tibet are not able to get practical international support. ...

• Censorship and the struggle for Tibetan freedom 27 July 2012 | Tenzin Nyinjey This post has one comment

  The Chinese never invited the Dalai Lama to visit Wutaishan, nor did they negotiate for Tibetan autonomy; they never intended to, right from the beginning. ...

• German media accuse Dalai Lama of hyprocrisy This post has no comments yet

  The German media cast increasing doubts and queries over the so-called "neutral atitude" by the Dalai Lama towards the frenetic self-immolation by fire. ...

• China’s top two obsessions — loyalty and Party 26 July 2012 | Claude Arpi This post has no comments yet

  China has had two obsessions: stability and loyalty to the Party. When Beijing's State machinery starts hammering a certain issue on the masses, it usually means that the leadership has a serious predicament. ...

• Thousands welcome “Flame of Truth” Torch Relay in Bylakuppe 21 July 2012 | Lobsang Yeshi This post has no comments yet

  The "Flame of Truth" Torch Relay, launched in the Kochi city in Kerala on 6 of July, reached the biggest exile Tibetan settlement of Bylakuppe on the morning of the 20th to a grand reception. ...

• 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. ...

• Drapchi: A Tibetan opera singer’s odyssey 16 July 2012 | Zafri Mudasser Nofil This post has no comments yet

  Indie filmmaker Arvind Iyer's new venture "Drapchi" traces the journey of a Tibetan opera singer. ...