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Statement of the Danish Foreign Minister on the resumption of China-Tibet dialogue
Dialogue between Tibet and China In connection with the resumption of negotiations between representatives of the Dalai Lama and China, the Foreign Minister states: “I am very satisfied that the negotiations between representatives of the Dalai Lama and China have now been resumed after a 15 months break. I therefore again call on both parties […]
Top-level meeting in Beijing sets strategy on Tibet
The Dalai Lama’s envoys traveled to China for talks this week just days after the conclusion of a high-level meeting attended by President Hu Jintao, setting out Tibet policy for the coming years. The Fifth Tibet Work Forum, held on January 18-20, is the most recent in a series of rare strategy meetings on Tibet […]
China Jails Tibetan Filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen for 6 Years
Dhondup Wangchen, the Tibetan filmmaker who was arrested by the Chinese government for documenting the current situation in Tibet and Tibetan people’s aspiration for return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet, has been sentenced to six years in prison, according to information received by the Central Tibetan Administration. The sentence was pronounced was […]
The Sun behind the clouds
In ‘The Sun Behind the Clouds’, Tibetan filmmaker Tenzing Sonam and his partner Ritu Sarin take a uniquely Tibetan perspective on the trials and tribulations of the Dalai Lama and his people as they continue their struggle for freedom in the face of determined suppression by one of the world’s biggest and most powerful nations.
Tibet Brief – Edition 19
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: International parliamentarians call for debate on Tibetan environment at COP15 Concerted parliamentary action outcome of Rome WPCT Update on the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue China hearing at EP […]
International parliamentarians call for debate on Tibetan environment at COP15
An international group of parliamentarians has written an open letter calling for discussion of the Tibetan environment at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, also known as COP15. Tibet, the world’s largest and highest plateau, is the ‘world’s third pole’ because it contains the biggest ice fields outside of the Arctic and Antarctic. […]
European Parliament passes resolution on minority rights and death penalty in China
The European Parliament has passed a resolution in which it calls for an end to the death penalty in China and expresses concern at the way in which ethnic minorities are treated before the law in China. The resolution strongly condemned the execution of the two Tibetans, Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak, in September and called […]
28th EU-China Dialogue on Human Rights
On 20 November 2009 the European Union and the People’s Republic of China held the 28th round of the EU-China Dialogue on Human Rights in Beijing. The Dialogue provided a platform for a frank exchange of views between the People’s Republic of China and the EU on a wide range of human rights issues. The […]
WPCT: The Rome Declaration on Tibet
The 5th World Parliamentarians Convention on Tibet ended in Rome on 19 November with the adoption of the Rome Declaration on Tibet. The convention was attended by 133 Parliamentarians and associates from 30 Parliaments around the world and included an address by the Dalai Lama at the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament. The […]
Tibet Brief – Edition 18
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: Lhasa executions condemned by EU and UK World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet in Rome, November Representative of EU’s Economic & Social Committee visits Dharamsala, India New ICT Report: […]