Tibet Briefs

13 May, 2013

1. European Leaders Visit the New Chinese Leadership
2. Declaration on Self-Immolations by the German Parliament
3. ICT's Light of Truth Award »continue

29 March, 2013

1. Tibet Solidarity Rally on 10 March in Brussels
2. Kirti Rinpoche's Europe Tour and China's pressure on Belgium to cancel meetings »continue

Ashton
27 January, 2013

1. EU, UK and France's statements and resolutions on Tibet
2. ICT testifies in Spain's National Court on Chinese leadership policies in Tibet
3. Legendary "bearded Khampa" George Patterson dies »continue

7 December, 2012

1. Tibetan self-immolations continue and concentrate in Rebkong area
2. Students injured in massive peaceful protests in Tibet »continue

Tibet Brief
9 October, 2012

1. ICT findings on self-immolations in Tibet presented at UN Human Rights Council
2. Human Rights Watch urges UN General Assembly to address rights crisis in Tibet »continue

Lobsang Lozin
26 July, 2012

1. Teenage monk and model student self-immolated in Tibet
2. Europe, US, Canada raise Tibet at UN Human Rights Council; call on China to grant rights and access to outside observers »continue

25 June, 2012

1. Self-immolations continue in Tibet and spread to Tibet's capital, Lhasa
2. Kalon Tripia Accepts Resignations of Special Envoy Lodi G. Gyari and Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen »continue

11 April, 2012

1. Impact of self-immolations grows
2. Governments and the EU raise concerns about Tibet at U.N. Human Rights Council
3. First Tibet Lobby Days in Brussels »continue

Tibet Brief - Jan 2012
25 January, 2012

1. Tibetan self-immolations continue and spread in Tibet into 2012
2. EU goes public on China's failure to commit to human rights dialogue
3. Czech President Vaclav Havel passed away »continue

Tibetan Monks

1. Self-immolations continue in Tibet
2. Statement on the self-immolations by the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, 9th November 2011 »continue

Kirti monks

1. Monks imprisoned for 10-13 years following self-immolation by Kirti monk
2. New Chinese Communist Party Secretary for the TAR: Beijing Withdraws Hardliner Zhang Qingli »continue

Kalon Tripa

1. Lobsang Sangay takes oath of office as Kalon Tripa of the Central Tibetan Administration
2. "Spiritual Reunion" as Dalai Lama meets US President Obama »continue

Kalon Tripa

1. Dr. Lobsang Sangay elected new Tibetan Kalon Tripa
2. The EU's high level China talks
3. United Nations: UN Human Rights experts' urgent intervention with China regarding restrictions imposed on the use of Tibetan languge
4. "An Open Door for Tibet?", Op-ed, published in the Wall Street Journal, by ICT President, Mary Beth Markey »continue

1. Dalai Lama to hand over government duties to elected leader
2. Tibetan diaspora elects new Prime Minister and government in exile
3. United Nations: Nepal urged not to return Tibetans to China
4. International NGOs call on Nepal to respect basic freedoms
5. EP commemorates Tibetan National Uprising

1. Senior Drepung monk scholars sentenced to life, crackdown continues at monastery
2. Tibetan political prisoner tortured after speaking with UN Rapporteur
3. Tibet in WikiLeaks' cables
4. European and U.S. reactions to Liu Xiabob's Nobel Peace prize

1. Chinese Writer and Human Rights Activist Liu Xiaobo awarded 2010 Nobel Peace prize
2. Celebration of 50 Years of Tibetan democratic institutions in exile
3. Tibetan Students protest over Education Reforms
4. U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China’s 2010 Annual Report on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in China »continue

Dalai Lama and President Obama at the White House

1. Meeting between President Obama and the Dalai Lama
2. 10 March statement by the Dalai Lama
3. Summary of recent protests in Eastern Tibet
4. Polish NGO raises case of Panchen Lama at the UN
5. Visit of the European Economic and Social Committee to Dharamsala
6. National and European Parliamentary Initiatives on Tibet

Gyari Gyaltsen

1. 9th round of Sino-Tibetan dialogue
2. Top-level meeting in Beijing sets strategy on Tibet
3. President Obama to meet Dalai Lama
4. China Jails Tibetan Filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen for 6 Years

ICT Brief - Edition 19

1. International parliamentarians call for debate on Tibetan environment at COP15
2. Concerted parliamentary action outcome of Rome WPCT
3. Update on the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue
4. China hearing at EP Human Rights Sub-Committee
5. European Parliament passes resolution on minority rights, use of death penalty in China

Loyak

1. Lhasa executions condemned by EU and UK
2. World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet in Rome
3. Representative of EU’s Economic & Social Committee visits Dharamsala, India
4. New ICT Report: “Like Gold that Fears no Fire: New Writing from Tibet”

1. China tightens screws on Tibet for October 1st 60th anniversary
2. President Obama sends delegation to meet Dalai Lama in Dharamsala
3. Bio of Maria Otero, the new US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues
4. Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen faces trial: new information on charges
5. Dalai Lama visits Taiwan to comfort typhoon victims

 Tibet Brief - Edition 16

1. A new report by Beijing scholars reveals the breakdown of China’s Tibet policy
2. ICT calls for a cohesive EU position on Tibet and the Dalai Lama
3. The UN UPR undermined by Chinese intransigence
4. Tibetan death penalty cases remain under wraps

Tibet Brief - Edition 15

1. Protests, arrests and death sentences follow a tense ‘Serf Emancipation Day’
2. Disturbing new footage of police brutality emerges from Tibet
3. Major academic studies reveal vast cyber-espionage network targeting organizations linked to the Dalai Lama
4. US and Europe call for renewed contact between China and Dalai Lama

1. Protests, arrests and sentences continue with Strike Hard Campaign
2. China dismisses human rights concerns on Tibet during UN rights review
3. Tibetans engage in civil disobedience by refusing to celebrate Tibetan New Year
4. Rights take second place during Clinton China visit - State Dept report finds severe repression in Tibet

1. China to mark takeover of Tibet with "Serfs Emancipation Day"
2. China to face UN Human Rights Council on rights record
3. Tibetans support Charter 08 and call for Liu Xiaobo's release
4. Coordinated international response on Tibet can shift Chinese intransigence

1. China postpones EU-China Summit over Dalai Lama meetings
2. Tibetan exiles back Middle Way despite doubts over Sino-Tibetan dialogue
3. UN Committee against Torture's review finds "deepened climate of fear" in Tibet
4. Update on the crackdown in Tibet
5. Obama administration to include strong Tibet competence

1. Concern over Beijing's post-Olympics response in Tibet
2. President Sarkozy assures December Dalai Lama meeting
3. India Okays Karmapa's Visit to Border Areas
4. Tibetan filmmakers detained for documenting Tibetan Olympics views

1. New ICT report reveals intensification of crackdown in Tibet as Olympics opens
2. Barack Obama expresses support for Tibet in letter to Dalai Lama
3. Dalai Lama’s Office says the Tibet issue concerns the future of six million Tibetans, not the Dalai Lama
4. New Chinese documents reveal disturbing directives for “dealing strictly..."

1. Overview of the Tibetan Uprising since 10 March 2008
2. 7th Round of Sino-Tibetan dialogue: no progress as situation in Tibet remains tense
3. ICT's 8-point plan to put Tibet on the EU's map
4. Tibetan Uprising: Beijing responds with intensified Patriotic Education campaigns

1. Tracking the Steel Dragon: New ICT report reveals the impact of Beijing's economic policies on Tibet and Asia
2. US and China to resume human rights dialogue
3. 17th Party Congress promotes officials linked to harsh policies toward Tibetans
4. Gyaltsen Norbu tipped to become minister at upcoming NPC

1. US awards Dalai Lama highest civilian honour
2. Dalai Lama to visit Rome
3. Harsh sentences follow Lithang protests
4. Domestic politics behind German China-policy debate
5. US Congressional report: Human rights in Tibet deteriorating
6. EP President Poettering calls for EU action on Tibet

1. Merkel receives Dalai Lama despite Chinese threats
2. Lithang crackdown continues: news of execution, new arrests and intensified 'Patriotic Education'
3. EP Conference on Tibet, Brussels, 8 November
4. Children detained and severely beaten for alleged political graffiti in Gansu Province

1. CCP to take control of 'Living Buddhas' via new rules on reincarnation in Tibetan Buddhism
2. ICT cautious on reports linking PLA General's retirement with Nangpa shooting
3. Sinopec establishes exploration base in Tibet
4. Outbreak of unrest in Lithang during August reveals underlying tensions

1. The sixth round of the Sino-Tibetan dialogue has taken place in Shanghai and Nanjing
2. Senior Chinese Communist Party officials debate a return of the Dalai Lama
3. European Parliamentarians visit Tibet
4. New accounts of Chushur Prison emerge from former political prisoner
5. Der Spiegel: Germans inspired by Dalai Lama

1. Party Secretary of the TAR attacks the Dalai Lama and 'international hostile forces' in a speech to the Party
2. Dalai Lama visit cancelled as Belgium bows to Chinese pressure
3. ICT delivers Tibetan recommendations to Portuguese EU Presidency
4. Demolition of giant Buddha statue confirmed by Chinese authorities

1. New religion regulations increase pressure on Tibetan Buddhism – New ICT report;
2. Three year prison sentence to Tibetan businessman for possessing Dalai Lama CDs;
3. Dalai Lama specifies location for China pilgrimage;
4. Update on international political pressure for progress in Sino-Tibetan dialogue.

1. Dalai Lama: Struggle ‘sacred duty’ of all Tibetans
2. European Parliament wants greater EU role in Dialogue
3. Rail access to Tibet’s natural resources sparks 'gold rush mentality'
4. New report on ethnic groups in China