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PARIS: The Dalai Lama has denied telling a French newspaper that Chinese soldiers may have shot dead 140 Tibetan protesters on Monday.
The exiled spiritual leader was quoted in Le Monde as saying troops fired on protesters on Monday and 400 people have been killed since unrest erupted in March. But his office said he denied a comment attributed to him by Le Monde that 140 people had died on Monday when the Chinese security forces opened fire. His office said there were casualties.
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The Chinese Government has announced six new railway projects in and around Tibet as part of its continued efforts to integrate Tibet into the Chinese economy.
While the government claims such projects will boost the regions economy and raise living standards, Tibetans fear further loss of traditional livelihoods, the watering down of Tibetan Buddhist culture through the influx of Han Chinese residents and damage to the fragile Tibetan environment.
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On Sunday Polish weightlifter Szymon Kolecki, silver medalist in the men’s 94kg category, became the first Olympic athlete to make a public gesture of support for Tibet while competing in Beijing, shaving his head before his final.
Kolecki would not reveal directly the reason for this gesture, stating only that it was “symbolic” and “connected to some things that the Olympic Charter would not allow me to do”.
Late last week Australia’s own Cadel Evans, an active Tibet supporter, made his opinions known as he was leaving Beijing. “It’s a sad situation and I think similar to what happened with the Australian Aborigines,” Evans said.
Chinese law, IOC regulations and team agreements have made it extremely difficult for athletes to speak up for Tibet while competing in Beijing. However, with many athletes having finished their events but remaining in Beijing for the duration of the Games, more may make the decision to speak out. |
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 Two pro-Tibet activists hung a banner in front of Chinese state television’s new headquarters early in Friday morning. The activists dropped the banner, which read “Free Tibet” in English and Chinese, over an Olympics billboard reading “Beijing 2008” at 5:45 am Beijing time.
Chinese security officials gathered quickly outside the China Central Television (CCTV) building, and after approximately 30 minutes, detained the five protestors. The activists’ whereabouts are currently unknown. |
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In today’s update:
- British Journalist Roughed Up By Chinese Police After Filming Protest
- Activists Blockade Chinese Ethnic Culture Park
- Chinese Government’s Control of Local Media Exposed
- UN Experts Seek Whereabouts of Missing Tibetans |
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