Views and Analysis - Tibet Post International

A talk with Tsering Samdup, an ex-political prisoner

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Dharamshala: I got acquainted with Samdup at Tibetan language class in LIT (Live Ideas for Tibet) center, where he tried to teach me some basics of Tibetan. That time I didn't know that till 1994 he was a monk in Tibet, then joined a demonstation in front of the Jokhang monastery in Lhasa to get six years of imprisonment.

Tibetan ex-political prisoner, Bagdro appeals Dutch Int'l Court

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Dharamshala: An appeal launched by a Tibetan ex-political prisoner, Ven. Bagdro, following deadly crackdowns on Tibetans in all parts of Tibet. The appeal was sent to 'International Court of Justice' in Dutch on 16 June. He said, "I write to you filled with a feeling of hope for which I 'm very happy this letter is a very good opportunity for me my name is Bagdro and I'm a Tibetan Buddhist monk and former political prisoner now I live in Dharamshala in India."

China should do the right thing and grant Tibet autonomy

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Canberra:29 June 2009-What a pity for Tibetans that they are not under Danish rule. Imagine: Denmark has granted Greenland self-rule after 300 years under Danish authority.

Chinese government responsible for Tibetan dissent--not His Holiness the Dalia Lama

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Dharamshala: The Tibetan government in exile says that over 220 Tibetans killed, 1,294 injured and 290 sentenced, more than 5,600 were arrested or detained and over 1,000 disappeared after the Chinese armed military deadly cracked down in all parts of Tibet. Now, a group of respected Chinese lawyers have publicized research that demonstrates that the Tibetan riots and protests of last March steamed from legitimate grievances caused by failed government policies in Tibet--- not His Holiness the Dalia Lama.

Tibet as talking point

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{The Tibet Post International - Monday, 19th May 2008}-The stateman 19th May 2008. A Tibetan friend mischievously told me: "The Chinese are lucky, Buddha is more compassionate than Allah". This was not meant as judgment on a particular religion, but rather to illustrate that the way Buddhists react to a situation is quite different from the adepts of other credos.