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Tibet Brief – Edition 15
The Tibet Brief is an ICT publication for policy-makers, providing concise information and perspectives on the political, economic and human rights situation in Tibet. In this edition: Protests, arrests and death sentences follow a tense ‘Serf Emancipation Day’ Disturbing new footage of police brutality emerges from Tibet Major academic studies reveal vast cyber-espionage network targeting […]
ICT Briefing Paper: Serf Day
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Disturbing new footage of police brutality in Tibet released by Tibetan government in exile
Days after the 50th anniversary of the March 10 Tibetan uprising, footage has been released by the Tibetan government in exile of brutal police treatment meted out to Tibetans during protests against Chinese rule beginning in March 2008 that swept across the Tibetan plateau and continue sporadically to this day. The graphic and disturbing footage […]
A Great Mountain Burned by Fire: China’s Crackdown in Tibet
A new ICT report publishes banned writings from Tibet and reveals intensified repression on the eve of the 10 March anniversary. March 10, 2009, marks the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising in Lhasa that led to the Dalai Lama’s escape from Tibet, and the first anniversary of an unprecedented wave of overwhelmingly peaceful protests […]
New protest today in Ngaba after officials ban prayer ceremony
News is emerging of a protest this morning (March 1, 2009) by several hundred monks from Sey monastery in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba), the Tibetan area of Amdo, after officials prevented them from marking a major prayer festival. Several hundred monks marched from the monastery after officials banned them from praying, calling to be allowed to […]
Tibet Brief – Edition 14
The Tibet Brief is an ICT publication for policy-makers, providing concise information and perspectives on the political, economic and human rights situation in Tibet. In this edition: Protests, arrests and sentences continue with Strike Hard Campaign China dismisses human rights concerns on Tibet during UN rights review Tibetans engage in civil disobedience by refusing to […]
Monk in Tibet sets himself on fire; shot by police during protest
A Kirti monk in his mid-twenties was shot today by security personnel when he set himself on fire as a form of protest after prayer ceremonies at his monastery were cancelled, according to several sources in the area. It is not known if the monk, Tapey, is still alive as he was surrounded by police […]
ICT Briefing Paper: Tibetan Memorandum and Territorial Issues
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Tibet Brief – Edition 13
The Tibet Brief is an ICT publication for policy-makers, providing concise information and perspectives on the political, economic and human rights situation in Tibet. In this edition: China to mark takeover of Tibet with “Serfs Emancipation Day” China to face UN Human Rights Council on rights record Tibetans support Charter 08 and call for Liu […]
EU members must coordinate China policies
PARIS — China’s cancellation of the annual EU-China summit four days before it was to be held in Lyon is explained by French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s decision to meet the Dalai Lama in Poland a few days later. But what looks like a diplomatic spat shows European leaders that they need to face up to […]