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His Holiness the Dalai Lama announced the transfer of his political power to a democratically elected leader – Statement on the occasion of the 52nd Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day, March 10th 2011
Today marks the 52nd anniversary of the Tibetan people’s peaceful uprising of 1959 against Communist China’s repression in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, and the third anniversary of the non-violent demonstrations that took place across Tibet in 2008. On this occasion, I would like to pay tribute to and pray for those brave men and women […]
Should the EU lift the arms embargo on China?
The EU may consider lifting its arms embargo on China in order to improve cooperation with the country, writes ICT Brussel’s Eu Policy Director Vincent Metten in this opinion piece published by Euractiv on 25 February 2011. However, he argues that the bloc ought to consider such a move in the context of human rights.
Tibet Brief – Edition 23
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: ICT welcomes EP’s recent policy developments and discussions on Tibet Tibet in WikiLeaks’ cables Thousands of Tibetans evicted to make way for hydroelectric project Senior Drepung monk scholars […]
UN Special Rapporteur warns of consequences to nomad settlement
At the conclusion of his mission to China today (Dec. 15 – 23, 2010) the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier De Schutter, said that Tibetan and Mongolian nomads should not be compelled to settle. It is Chinese government policy to implement policies of settling Tibetan nomads, confiscating their land, and fencing […]
ICT report shows one Europe with many voices on Liu Xiaobo
ICT report shows one Europe with many voices on Liu Xiaobo; Calls on EU Foreign Policy Chief Ashton to attend Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony A new ICT report released today at the European Parliament points to a diversity of reactions in the European Union to Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace Prize and calls on foreign policy […]
Will Ashton attend Nobel ceremony?
The EU needs a strategic approach to its dealings with China, writes ICT’s EU Policy Director Vincent Metten in this opinion piece published by Politico.
Tibet Brief – Edition 22
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: Celebration of 50 Years of Tibetan democratic institutions in exile Tibetan Students protest over Education Reforms U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China’s 2010 Annual Report on Human Rights and […]
“I Saw It with My Own Eyes” Abuses by Chinese Security Forces in Tibet, 2008-2010
This 73-page report is based on more than 200 interviews with Tibetan refugees and visitors conducted immediately after they left China, as well as fresh, not previously reported, official Chinese sources. The report details, through eyewitness testimonies, a broad range of abuses committed by security forces both during and after protest incidents, including using disproportionate […]
Dangerous Crossing 2009 Update
In 2009, the situation for Tibetans deteriorated further in Nepal as the Chinese sought to block protests about repression in Tibet. Border security was still tight following the crackdown in Tibet as a result of unrest that swept the plateau from March, 2008, and numbers of Tibetans escaping into exile were low compared to previous […]
A Raging Storm: The Crackdown on Tibetan Writers and Artists after Tibet’s Spring 2008 Protests
There has been a vibrant literary and cultural resurgence in Tibet since Spring 2008 when protests against government policy and in support of the Dalai Lama swept across the plateau. Writers, using print and the internet, who are often fluent in Chinese as well as Tibetan, in Xining and other areas of Amdo (now part […]