| “Tibet is far away, and other countries have their own fears and troubles. We can well understand that there may be a tendency to let the events in Tibet drift back into history. Yet Tibet is on this very earth; Tibetans are human; in their way they are very civilised; certainly they are sensitive to suffering. I would dare to say that no people have suffered more since the Second World War; and their sufferings have not ended, they are continuing every day, and they will continue until the Chinese leave our country, or until Tibetans have ceased to exist as a race or as a religious community.”
- The Dalai Lama, My Land and My People
Known as the “Land of Snows”, Tibet is an ancient civilisation with its own rich cultural and religious past. Tibet and China have a long history and for short periods of time over the last 2000 years Tibet has come under the rule of China. At other times both states were ruled by the Mongol empire. In 1949 China claimed Tibet as part of the ‘motherland’ despite distinct differences in culture, language, identity, government, and legal status. The occupation of Tibet represents brutal repression, colonial occupation, and military domination.
The Key Issues
|
|
A new report from the International Campaign for Tibet documents recent developments in the Kardze region including an execution, further detentions, increased military presence and intensification of the anti-Dalai Lama campaign. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Efforts by the Chinese government to limit the succession of Tibetan spiritual leaders, part of a comprehensive campaign to control the Tibetan people, is a fundamental violation of freedom of religion and belief, Freedom House said today.
Religious freedom in Tibet is strictly limited by the Chinese government. While some religious practices are tolerated, officials forcibly suppress activities viewed as vehicles for political dissent or advocacy of Tibetan independence. Possession of pictures of the Dalai Lama can lead to imprisonment, and Religious Affairs Bureaus continue to control who can study religion in Tibet.
Read the press statement and full report from Freedom House |
|
|
The writer of this article is a Tibetan Australian who has lived in exile almost his entire life. He returned to Tibet for the first time earlier this year and in this article describes the joy of seeing his homeland and the sad reality of what he found there. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
A Tibetan monk in China’s southwestern Sichuan province is facing up to eight years in jail for allegedly painting separatist slogans on government property and circulating pro-independence posters, according to sources in the region. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
New report documents the impact on Tibetan refugees of political turmoil and China’s influence in Nepal |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
The Rediff Interview with Lodi Gyari, the Dalai Lama’s Special Envoy (Part II)
Rediff.com April 20, 2006
In the second part of the interview, the Dalai Lama’s special emissary for the talks with China Lodi Gyari tells Claude Arpi why he has advised Tibetans to refrain from anti-China demonstrations, and hopes that the revival of Buddhism in China will pave the way for a solution to the issue. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
About Tibet
