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not forgotten, just abandoned .....

not forgotten, just abandoned .....

It has been decades since calls for greater independence in Tibet have been so vocal. Now acts of defiance against Chinese rule in the region are springing up all over the world. 

Red-robed Tibetan Buddhist monks have taken to the streets of the capital Lhasa to mark the 49th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army crushing an uprising in Tibet against Chinese rule, which forced the Dalai Lama into exile. It appears to be the largest open protest in Lhasa since demonstrations in the late 1980s led to imposition of martial law in Tibet in 1989, when China's current president, Hu Jintao, was Communist Party chief there.... 

All around the world, supporters of Tibetan independence have taken to the streets to mark the anniversary. In Nepal, many protesters were hurt on Monday when police used batons to break up a march on the Chinese embassy; in Greece, activists complained of harassment by police when they lit a torch at Olympia, site of the ancient Games. Last week, the Dalai Lama rejected charges that he was trying to sabotage the Olympics, saying he had always supported Beijing's right to host the Games.

But the 72-year-old Nobel Peace laureate added: 'Repression continues to increase, with numerous, unimaginable and gross violations of human rights, denial of religious freedom and politicisation of religious issues. For nearly six decades, Tibetans have had to live in a state of constant fear under Chinese repression.' 

Those most at risk were the 300 monks who took to the streets of Lhasa. They were demanding the release of monks detained last year after demonstrations to celebrate President George Bush awarding the Dalai Lama a Congressional medal. Military trucks, police vehicles and ambulances were seen near the site of the protest, witnesses said, and access to the Drepung monastery was blocked by the army. 

A Reminder To China That The World Has Not Forgotten Tibet

"emboldened" Vs "stabilised"...

China admits Tibet monk protests

Campaigners say protesters are "emboldened" by wide support
Chinese officials have acknowledged that Buddhist monks were protesting in the Tibetan city of Lhasa this week.

Foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said the authorities had "stabilised" the situation.

Unconfirmed reports earlier this week said as many as 600 monks had taken part in rallies, and that police used tear gas to disperse them.

Rights groups said the demonstrations were the biggest display of opposition to Chinese rule in Tibet since 1989.

US-based Radio Free Asia reported on Tuesday that dozens of monks had been detained as the authorities sought to crack down on dissent.

However, little information emerged from Tibet and the authorities remained tight-lipped until Thursday, when Mr Qin confirmed that a series of rallies had taken place.

India halts Tibetan march

Indian police halt Tibetan march
   
The marchers say they will continue with their protest

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Police in India have detained more than 100 Tibetan refugees who were trying to march to the Chinese border in protest against China hosting the Olympics.

The marchers were arrested at Dehra Bridge, 31 miles from Dharamsala town, from where the Dalai Lama heads the Tibetan government in exile.

The walk began on Monday as part of a global pro-independence protest.

It coincided with the 49th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's escape from Tibet after a failed uprising against China.

Those arrested included five women and some foreign nationals.

The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, has called for greater pressure on China over its human rights record.

Olympic spirit...


Tibet govt-in-exile says about 30 confirmed dead in unrest

Tibet's government-in-exile says it has received confirmation that about 30 people had been killed in clashes in the Chinese-controlled region.

"We are confirming approximately 30 deaths, and we are even hearing numbers of over 100 dead, but this number we are unable to confirm," Tenzin Taklha, a senior official in the exiled Tibetan administration, said.

"We have various people who have relatives in Tibet who sending out messages, calling their relatives," he said in Dharamshala in northern India, the base of Tibetan exiles and their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

But in the city of oncoming Police Youth Day — former hub of the 2000 Olympics and the APEC Chaser Team...:

Sydney police have charged a 31-year-old man with assaulting police, after a protest by members of the Australian Tibetan community yesterday afternoon.

More than 100 people rallied outside the Chinese Consulate at Camperdown and police say some demonstrators climbed onto the front gate and damaged flags.

Officers used capsicum spray to control the crowd.

Four people were arrested during the protest, but three were released after questioning.

China has cracked down on anti-government protests in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, with at least 30 people killed in clashes between protesters and Chinese troops this weekend.

And from the BBC about the land of the Inflated Olympic Rings...:

The authorities in Tibet have given anti-Chinese demonstrators until Monday to surrender, following violence that officials say left 10 people dead.

blame the appropriation of Tibet...

China blames Dalai Lama for riots

Speaking on the last day of parliament, Mr Wen said the exiled Tibetan leader's claim of "cultural genocide" in Tibet was nothing but lies.

The Dalai Lama denied he was behind the unrest and said he would resign from the government in exile if it worsened.

China says 13 people were killed by rioters in Lhasa. Tibetan exiles say at least 80 protesters died.

The protests began on 10 March - the anniversary of a Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule - and gradually escalated, culminating in a day of violence late last week.

There is ample fact and plenty of evidence proving this incident was organised, premeditated, masterminded and incited by the Dalai clique

Mr Wen's comments - his first since the violence broke out - came in response to a question by a Western journalist at a news conference following the close of parliament.

He defended China's handling of the violence, accusing protesters of robbery, arson and violence, and said Tibetan exiles had instigated the violence.

earth quake...

I was awaiting for confirmation but have not seen any news outlet about it yet... But I will announce here thus that there has been a 7.2 earthquake in SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA plus a number of aftershocks. I have no idea whether there has been casualties... Let's hope there is not.

educating china .....

 

New York Police Beat Tibetan Protesters Outside UN

 

 

preventing the relay being torched...

In Shift, China Offers to Meet With Dalai Lama Envoys
By JIM YARDLEY

BEIJING — China appeared to bend to international pressure on Friday as the government announced it would meet with envoys of the Dalai Lama, an unexpected shift that comes as Tibetan unrest in western China has threatened to cast a pall over the Beijing Olympics in August.

China’s announcement, made through the country’s official news agency, provided few details about the shape or substance of the talks but said the new discussions would commence “in the coming days.” The breakthrough comes as Chinese officials have pivoted this week and moved to tamp down the domestic nationalist anger unleashed by the Tibetan crisis and by the protests at the international Olympic torch relay.

chinese blackmail?...

Australian Greens leader Bob Brown has questioned whether the Dalai Lama has been denied an Australian university honour because of Chinese pressure.

The Tibetan spiritual leader met the vice-chancellor of the University of Tasmania during an Australian tour in 2007.

He was to be offered an honorary doctorate when he visited Tasmania in December this year but that offer has since been withdrawn.

The University of Tasmania collects $30 million a year from Chinese students and Senator Brown is questioning whether the Dalai Lama's fight for Tibetan independence affected the decision.

"It's up to the university to say why the offer of an honorary degree has been withdrawn, if it has," he said.

"And who put pressure on them? Were they the recipient of messages or delegations from China? And if so, what was discussed?

"In other words, was there an element of blackmail involved? We all have a right to know."

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death to the death penalty...

Two Tibetans have been executed for their involvement in riots in Tibet last year, the Chinese government has confirmed.

They are thought to be the first executions in relation to the unrest, which left at least 22 people dead.

There are reports that two more Tibetans have been executed, but that has not been confirmed.

China also spoke out against interference following criticism of the executions from a UK minister.

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Gus: The death penalty is abhorrent. Countries such as China and the USA should put an end to it.

the last one in line...?

 

The Dalai Lama says he thinks his traditional religious role should cease with his death rather than a "stupid" successor replace him and disgrace himself.

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader told the BBC in an interview on Wednesday the Tibetan people should decide whether to continue the spiritual line, which dated back to the 15th century.

"The Dalai Lama institution will cease one day," he told the BBC.

"There is no guarantee that some stupid Dalai Lama won't come next, who will disgrace himself or herself. That would be very sad.

"So, much better that a centuries-old tradition should cease at the time of a quite popular Dalai Lama."

In Tibetan Buddhism, the soul of a senior lama is traditionally believed to be reincarnated in the body of a child on his death.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-18/tibet-dalai-lama-says-role-should-cease-after-his-death/5974680

 

dead and nor reincarnated...

 

A bizarre dispute involving the Dalai Lama and the Chinese Communist Party has broken out at China's annual meeting of parliament.

Tibetan Buddhists believe the soul of a senior lama is reincarnated in the body of a child on his death.

But the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader has suggested he will not be reincarnated when he dies, prompting officially atheist senior Communist party officials to demand the tradition must continue.

The message from the Tibet governor Padma Choling on the sidelines of China's National People's Congress in Beijing was that the Dalai Lama should return, just as he had done for generations.

"Whether [the Dalai Lama] wants to cease reincarnation or not ... this decision is not up to him," Mr Padma said.

"When he became the 14th Dalai Lama, it was not his decision.

read more" http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-10/china-attacks-dalai-lama-over-bid-to-cease-reincarnation/6296420

Note: there are other sect of Buddhism where the new Lama is a kid... and there are disputes to which kid is the right Lama... We can wait to come back as a worm or a rat... for our sins... (Gus does not believe in sin)

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