ABOUT RELIGION FREEDOM

Michael Bristow looks at the amount of freedom Tibetan Buddhists are given to practice their religion.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6944750.stm

1st September 2007

COMMUNIST CHINA WANT TO SELECT NEXT DALAI LAMA

On August 2007, communist China has introduce new rules that appear aimed at controlling the selection of the next Dalai Lama.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6973605.stm

THE DALAI LAMA IS NOT A SEPARATIST

On 21 September 1987, the Dalai Lama, speaking in front of the United States Congress introduced his Five Points Peace Plan for Tibet, asking A large autonomy, as Hong Kong, inside People Republic of China, that he called a medium way, with Tibetans really in charge of the region for internal affairs, including education, religious, cultural and environment affairs while Beijing could keep Foreign Affairs and Defense.

He delivered the same proposition to the European Union on 15 June 1988.

Here is the full text
http://www.dalailama.com/page.121.htm<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2007/09/21 01:44

IS NOT &quot;HIGHT DEGREE AUTONOMY FOR TIBET&quot; A VEILED DEMAND FOR INDEPENDANCE ?

Following is the text of an article titled &quot;Dalai Lama hight degree autonomy for Tibet means overthrowing China's social system&quot; by Hua Zi
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/05/content_6831196.htm

DIPLOMATIC FIGHTING BETWEEN BEIJING AND THE DALAI LAMA

These last month the dalai lama had been hosted by several chief of state or of governement : Australia, Germany, Austria, Canada...

Beijing has been particulary infuriated by the fact that in October 2007, the dalai lama has been awarded, among several Nobel Peace Prize winners and others personnalities of the Congressionnal Gold Medal, the hightest civilian honor in the United States.

Worse, President Bush invited the dalai lama to meet him.

What it is not said is if he was awarded as a Nobel Peace Prize or as a spiritual leader.

It is only after the Tiananmen crackdown that the dalai lama started to be athorized or invited in countries having diplomatic links with the PRC.
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp; task=view&amp;id=769&amp;Itemid=31

<br><br>Post edited by: Gaofei, at: 2007/10/16 21:20

27 October 2007

This letter pushished in the International Herald Tribune is a very good synthesis on the problem
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/26/asia/letter.php

6 DECEMBER 2007

NO MISS TIBET ALLOWED

Tsering Chungtak, a Tibetan girl living in Delhi, has been expelled from an international beauty pageant in Malaysia as &quot;Miss Tibet&quot; under China pressuse
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7129296.stm
http://www.misstibet.com/

MARCH 2008 RIOTS

There I have collected some articles on the March 2008 events

14 March
BBC News
Tibet poses dilemma for Beijing http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7297249.stm

16 March
The Straits Time
Dalai Lama says cultural genocide taking place in Tibet http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Asia/STIStory_217341.html

BBC News
Dalai Lama helpless amid rioters http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7299530.stm

17 March
On msnbc
China says it’s shown restraint with Tibet riots http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23668889/

On Aljazeera
Deadline looms for Tibet protestors http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C1D2C25A-614E-4B67-B7FB- 606ECFD02C28.htm

China blocks Youtube access http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/89839F18-E290-49B0-96B4- 8958C925C80D.htm

On Asia Sentinel
The Tibet riots : Hu Jintao is the biggest loser http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view& amp;id=1105&amp;Itemid=31
<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2008/03/18 00:21

18 March 2008

Chinese authorities said its soldiery din't use weapons, look at this picture

So much turmoil in China pollution, diseases, tibet and there is almost no end