Tag Archives: Tibetan Cause

  • Kuldip Nayar Who sheds tears for Tibet? 12 July 2012 | Kuldip Nayar This post has no comments yet

    Tibet today is like an occupied territory, without the people there having any say in governance. Beijing must let the Tibetans live the way they want to because that alone gives them their entity. ...

  • Peter Hartcher Dreams of a leader of a land he has never seen 26 June 2012 | Peter Hartcher This post has no comments yet

    Any political leader feeling unhappy with their lot might consider the situation of Lobsang Sangay. He is the Prime Minister of a government that doesn't exist, representing a land he has never visited. ...

  • Choephel Thubten Tibet in flames: can we pour some water on? 24 June 2012 | Choephel Thubten This post has no comments yet

    The tragic wave of self-immolations by Tibetans has claimed forty two lives since 2009, clearly demonstrating that the Tibetans are no longer able to bear the draconian Chinese rule in their homeland. ...

  • Italian city pulls back from making Dalai Lama an honorary citizen 22 June 2012 This post has no comments yet

    Milan has backed away from plans to give the Dalai Lama honorary citizenship because of concerns about upsetting China, although officials in Venice and Rome have already honored the Tibetan spiritual leader. ...

  • Dibyesh Anand India’s Tibet problem 19 June 2012 | Dibyesh Anand This post has no comments yet

    India should not forget that Chinese-controlled Tibet is its neighbour. The current Indian leadership's ignorance of Tibetans goes against principles of justice, humanity and ignores historic Indo-Tibetan relations. ...

  • Adele Wilde-Blavatsky A “Free Tibet” without Tibetans? No thanks 17 June 2012 | Adele Wilde-Blavatsky This post has no comments yet

    Can an NGO that purports to benefit or represent a particular ethnic group do so with any legitimacy if there are no members of that ethnic group within the organisation? ...

  • Elizabeth C Economy Beijing mixes business and politics? 27 May 2012 | Elizabeth C Economy This post has no comments yet

    China has long mixed business with politics in a most unattractive fashion; it just hasn't been willing to admit it. Will it make a difference if Beijing finally fesses up? ...

  • Claude Arpi China needs Dalai Lama | Claude Arpi This post has no comments yet

    The Dalai Lama has recently revealed his fears about the Chinese plot to kill him. However, the Tibetan resistance to China will only grow, and even turn more aggressive, after the Dalai Lama's exit. ...

  • Joshua Keating Does the West still want to free Tibet? 9 May 2012 | Joshua Keating This post has no comments yet

    Pro-Tibet activists are still there, but many may prefer to attach themselves to global movements that don't risk alienating a billion potential customers. ...

  • Monlam prayer for Adam Yauch | Tashi Wangchuk This post has no comments yet

    Tibetan Association of Northern California (TANC) held a special Monlam prayer for the late Adam Yauch, the rapper and founder of Beastie Boys and a long-time friend of Tibet and the Tibetan people. ...