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Dalai Lama urges China to halt Tibet policies saying they are obstacles to unity of nationalities
The Dalai Lama has said that the Chinese government’s own actions relating to Tibet are posing major obstacles in the way of its policy of unifying nationalities. In his statement (see below) on March 10, 2008, on the 49th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising of 1959, the Dalai Lama outlined the various policies being […]
Tibet Brief – Edition 08
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: Tracking the Steel Dragon: New ICT report reveals the impact of Beijing’s economic policies on Tibet and Asia US and China to resume human rights dialogue 17th Party […]
Dispatches: Undercover in Tibet
Tibetan exile Tash Despa returns to the homeland he risked his life escaping from to carry out secret filming with the award-winning, Bafta-nominated director Jezza Neumann.
Tracking the Steel Dragon: How China’s economic policies and the railroad are transforming Tibet
The first major report on the impact of the world’s highest altitude railway across the Tibetan plateau reveals how it is changing Tibet, to the detriment of the Tibetan people and land, and details the dramatic implications for the whole of Asia. Mary Beth Markey, Vice President of the Washington, DC-based International Campaign for Tibet, […]
European Parliament resolution on the arrest of the Chinese dissident Hu Jia
The European Parliament has passed a resolution in which it ‘strongly condemns’ the detention of Chinese human rights campaigner Hu Jia and demands his prompt release, as well as the release of all dissidents who have been arrested and jailed for crimes of opinion. Resolution text follows: The European Parliament, – having regard to […]
China steps up resettlement of Tibetan herders
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese government will move more than 52,000 Tibetan herders and farmers into permanent housing this year, state media said on Thursday, a practice rights groups say has been marked by abuses. “The project to improve their living conditions began in 2006, when the regional government set a target of building […]
Report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
At the 10th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in March 2009, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders reported back to the UN HRC on cases transmitted to governments and the replies received. The PDF below highlights the Tibetan cases submitted to the Chinese government by the […]
The Crucial Nature of the Tibet Environment
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Tibet Brief – Edition 07
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: US awards Dalai Lama highest civilian honour Dalai Lama to visit Rome Harsh sentences follow Lithang protests Domestic politics behind German China-policy debate US Congressional report: Human rights […]
The Quest for Self-Rule in Tibet
Assesses the historical record and current practices of autonomy arrangement in Tibet to argue that a form of autonomy grounded in the Chinese Constitution and international human rights practice may offer a path out of the current dispute. Click here to download as a PDF.