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Tibet Update, April 29

Thursday 1 May 2008 by TW

The group of journalists consisting of those from Reuters, CNN and the Japanese newspaper and the official Chinese journalists, has already arrived at the base camp at Mt. Everest, and are planning to interview the Beijing Olympic torch relay. Lhasa is displaying a false appearance of harmony (...) > continue

Interview

Diagnosing the Current Situation in Tibet

Interview with the Tibetan author Woeser

Thursday 1 May 2008

The following is an interview with Tibetan writer Woeser (also Woser, Oeser, Oser; Ch: Weise). It was conducted in 2006 by Namlo Yak, another contemporary Tibetan writer, and who has been living in exile since 1999. The original interview was published on a Chinese website in Chinese language. (...) > continue

Grab that Torch!

Wednesday 16 April 2008 by Jamyang Norbu

Last Monday morning as I was packing my toilet stuff for a trip to San Francisco, my older daughter, Namkha Lhamo, rushed into the bathroom. She had seen the anti-torch rallies in London and Paris on TV, and was clearly excited. “Pala, Pala, are you going to steal that Olympic torch” she (...) > continue

Tibet’s Second Uprising

Sunday 13 April 2008 by Bhuchung K Tsering

How will Beijing proceed after the historic Tibetan uprising of March 2008? And how will the Tibetans themselves? > continue

Don’t Stop the Revolution!

Saturday 5 April 2008 by Jamyang Norbu

There is a recurring nightmare, well known in clinical psychiatry, in which the sleeper belabours an enemy, but to absolutely no effect. The more furiously the enemy is beaten, or punched or kicked, the more infuriatingly untouched he remains. All these years living and working in Dharamshala I (...) > continue

His Holiness deeply concerned at the situation in Tibet

Friday 14 March 2008 by TW

I am deeply concerned over the situation that has been developing in Tibet following peaceful protests in many parts of Tibet, including Lhasa, in recent days. These protests are a manifestation of the deep-rooted resentment of the Tibetan people under the present governance. As I have always (...) > continue

Red Forehead

For Tenzin Tsundue

Saturday 23 February 2008 by Bhuchung D Sonam

Why is his blood so hot? They ask, 

And I tell them – 

That you were orphaned by circumstances 

That you were deserted by the mountains 

That your words collide with time’s tide.

At times my blood boils too 

But it does not turn my forehead red, 

Nor does it drive by passion mad. 

But the same (...) > continue

Of Mixed Race

Monday 18 February 2008 by Woeser

The fading mirage, 

The offspring of those poor and clandestine tribes, 

Amidst the great mountains and flowing rivers, 

Draws from her meagre store of adjectives 

To lift up their much envied voices singing, 

That sounds like chains of gleaming golden coins. 

More precious than the golden (...) > continue

Tibet does not exist, Tibet does exist

Monday 18 February 2008 by Woeser

A few hours ago, along with three friends, I went to see the film, Dreaming Lhasa. Directed by Tenzing Sonam and Ritu Sarin, it was released in 2005. Tenzing Sonam is the descendant of a member of the Tibetan Resistance Group known as “Four Rivers Six Ranges” (Chushi Gangdruk), who heroically (...) > continue

The Right to Be Reborn Denied

Tuesday 29 January 2008 by Thubten Samphel

There’s a new law in force in China these days that says the Chinese authorities in future would choose reincarnating Tibetan lamas. Partly in anticipation of such a move and mostly to keep pace with the changing times, the Dalai Lama said he has been toying with different methods to choose his (...) > continue