Tibet

Over 100 mn to light candle in support of freedom of Tibet

admin_huliq — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:44:23 -0500

"Candle for Tibet" an initiative launched by an Israeli national has managed to enlist the support of 100 million people across the globe who will be lighting a candle on the eve of Beijing Olympics, to express support for freedom of Tibet.

LoyalTV Joins The Greatest Light Protest Candle For Tibet

admin_huliq — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:15:48 -0500

With the Beijing Olympics set to begin on August 8 (day of the opening ceremony), LoyalTV -- the new peer-to-peer video-sharing Web site where people post videos about what they're most passionate about -- has joined forces with the Dalai Lama-blessed campaign, 'Candle for Tibet,' that promises to be the greatest light protest on Earth.

Tibet to reopen to foreign tourists on Wednesday

admin_huliq — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:44:38 -0500

Tibet would be reopened to foreign tourists from Wednesday, more than three months after the violent anti-China protests rocked the remote Himalayan region.

Oympic Torch In Tibet Warms Chinese Hearts

admin_huliq — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:41:01 -0500

If the Chinese state television CCTV had not announced that the images were being broadcast from Tibet, the average viewer could have thought the Olympic flame was being carried through a typical Chinese city in the mountains. The Olympic torch was carried by Chinese athletes and the spectators were also Chinese. There was not a Tibetan in sight.

Tibet Welcomes The Olympic Torch in Lhasa

admin_huliq — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:15:14 -0500

The Olympic torch set out from Norbulingka, starting its journey in Tibet's capital Lhasa, literally means "place of the gods", on Saturday.

Fossils found in Tibet by FSU geologist revise history of elevation, climate

harminka — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:29:19 -0500

About 15,000 feet up on Tibet's desolate Himalayan-Tibetan Plateau, an international research team led by Florida State University geologist Yang Wang was surprised to find thick layers of ancient lake sediment filled with plant, fish and animal fossils typical of far lower elevations and warmer, wetter climates.

US, Europe to hail China talks with Dalai Lama

admin_huliq — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:35:28 -0500

The United States and the European Union will call on China on Tuesday to have "results-orientated" talks on Tibet with the Dalai Lama's representatives, according to a draft joint declaration.

Tibetans are not anti-Chinese, says Dalai Lama

admin_huliq — Fri, 23 May 2008 08:28:17 -0500

Maintaining that Tibetans are not "anti-Chinese", Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama has said the Chinese need to be educated to help remove their misconceptions on the vexed Tibet issue.

Dalai's envoys in China for talks

admin_huliq — Sat, 03 May 2008 08:08:00 -0500

The stage is set for the first talks between the envoys of the Dalai Lama and China since the massive anti-government protests erupted in Tibet even as a combative Beijing heaped more scorn on the Tibetan spiritual leader, accusing him of committing a "litany of crimes".

Dalai Lama Threatens To Resign If More Concessions Sought For Tibet

admin_huliq — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:13:04 -0500

The Dalai Lama has ruled out any more "concessions" to China on Tibet and threatened to resign as leader of Tibet's exiled government if violence in his Himalayan homeland went "out of control."

Tibet Not A Human Rights Problem; Protests Continue

seher — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:29:49 -0500

Chinese President Hu Jintao says Tibet is not a human rights problem and is an issue for China alone to handle.

US, Germany Urge Chinese Transparency in Tibet

seher — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:18:23 -0500

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier appealed Friday for greater Chinese transparency in Tibet. Both urged Beijing to deal with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and his representatives.