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The west must stand up to ChinaWestern liberals who assume they can gradually influence China are wrong – it is an expansionist power without a conscience Barack Obama's reluctance to meet the Dalai Lama is a sign of the west's increasing desire to appease China. guardian.co.uk, Protest in Parijs tegen driedaags bezoek van Chinese president Hu Jintao Donderdag 4 November 2010. Het laatste nieuws Urgent Blogpost by Woeser; Lhasa Public Security Bureau Summon Her  Monday, November 1, 2010 High Peaks Pure Earth has translated an urgent blogpost by Woeser describing how she was summoned on the phone by the Lhasa Public Security Bureau. Happy news from Tsering Woeser: nov 3 "Dear friends on Twitter, I'm finally back online! Thanks to all of you who showed concern for me over the last 3 days, thank you to lawyer Li Fangping, thanks to the media for reporting, in brief, nobody came for me, my internet connection "broke and was repaired", a car appeared from e...arly morning till late at night outside my door, I was followed everywhere but it seems that nothing too bad has happened, thanks to all!" (HighPeaks PureEarthOn Wednesday 3rd November 2010, Translation of tweet by Tsering Woeser) Tibetan Language vital for Tibetan Buddhist culture, says Dalai Lama Tibetan Children Appeal To European Parliament Over China Language Policy This story is adapted from: NTD Television Sat 30 Okt 2010 Asia PacificTibetan Children Appeal To European Parliament Over China Language Policy 2010-10-28 About 40 children of Tibetan descent delivered a petition to the European Parliament on Wednesday, protesting against Chinese government plans to extend the use of Mandarin in schools. Calling for freedom of language to be respected, the children presented a letter listing signatures of Tibetan children living in Europe. One Tibetan boy read the letter aloud in English, calling on European lawmakers to preserve Tibet's cultural heritage. [Tibetan Child]: “Please speak for us, for the voiceless. Don't let Tibet die!" European Parliament Vice President Roberta Angelilli says language is a critical part of a child's education. [Roberta Angelilli, European Parliament Vice President]: "It's a fundamental right. It's a question of democracy. A question of human rights. So the European Parliament must guarantee this opportunity.” Authorities in China say Tibetans should become fluent in Chinese to benefit from wider education and job opportunities. But critics say the policy threatens Tibetan culture, and will leave students fluent in neither Tibetan nor Mandarin. [Tsering Lhamo, Spokesperson, Tibetan Children in Belgium]: "It is very important for us to keep preserving our language for the next generations to come. So I think that the Chinese government what they are trying to do is totally delete everything which is related to our own tradition.” The children closed the gathering by singing the Tibetan national hymn. According to the London-based campaign group "Free Tibet," student protests have taken place in Tibet and western China. Thousands greet Tibetan motorbike rider Lhakpa Tsering, on completion of Free Tibet world Tour Dharamsala, October 29: Thousands of Tibetans on Thursday welcomed 41 year Lhakpa Tsering, who had set off on his bike on a Free Tibet World Tour covering over 35000 kilometers. Nepal President Arrives in Tibet, Festival Disrupted Friday, 29 October 2010 Dhardhowa, The Tibet Post International unfortunately, hundreds of security personals and police deployed in the city to disrupt the Prayer festival in Katmandu His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives in Hungary.  Exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama is offered cakes and drink as he arrives at a hotel in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010.
The Tibetan leader arrived for a three-day visit in the Hungarian capital Friday. AP Photo/MTI, Tamas Kovacs (Phayul)after 10 years His Holiness the Dalai Lama has arrived in Budapest after 10 years at the invitation of the Tibetan Buddhist organisations and Hungarian Parliament's Tibet Group. His Holiness the Dalai Lama last visited Budapest in 2000. His Holiness was received by Representative Tseten Samdup Chhoekyapa and Budapest Mayor Gabor Demszky upon his arrival at Ferihegy Airport in Budapest on 17 September. Tickets were sold out for the two days event a month before His Holiness the Dalai Lama's visit. 22,400 tickets - each day 11,200 tickets were sold. Everyday the ticket office have been receiving request for tickets. They estimate that at least 5,000 additional tickets could have been sold. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give teachings on Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism on 18 September and Avalokiteshvera- Buddha of Compassion Initiation on 19 September morning. In the afternoon there will be a public talk on Compassion: The Art of Happiness. People from 32 countries have purchased tickets for the two days event. Large numbers of people are arriving from Russia, Romanian and Transylvania. According to the Visit Organizers, just 10% of the ticket buyers are Buddhists and 90% of the attendees are coming to hear His Holiness the Dalai Lama regardless of their religion or beliefs. Live webcast of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's two days teachings and the public talk can be watched on www.esoguru.com. www.esoguru.com. The webcast will be available in six languages (English, German, Russian, Romanian, Slovak and Hungarian). The Visit's Organising Committee hopes that the live webcast will enable a greater number of people across the world to j oin on this auspicious occasion of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings. Already 12,000 people from 73 countries have registered. The City of Budapest on 18 September evening will present the Honorary Citizenship Award to His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the City Hall. The City's General Assembly unanimously voted on 26 August to present the Award to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. On 20 September morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama will visit the Parliament at the invitation of the Hungary Parliament's Tibet Group and the LMP party. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will address invited Members of the Parliament and other guest at the Upper House of the Parliament. As during His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 2000 visit, he will address the members of the faculty and students of Central European University on 20 September afternoon. The special relationship between Hungary and Tibet started about 200 years. In 1824, Alexander Csoma de Koros, a Hungarian scholar and a pioneer of Tibetology authored and published the first Tibetan-English dictionary. He studied Tibetan while living at Zangla Monastery in Zanskar. Later he compiled a Tibetan Grammar book. This is His Holiness' seventh visit to Hungary. The first one was in 1982. His Holiness the Dalia Lama will leave on 21 September morning and travel to Passau, Germany. Chapter 08 translated in English China woedend om Nobelprijs voor Liu Xiaobo (De Knack) Chinese dissident Xiaobo krijgt Nobelprijs voor de vrede,(de Morgen) Liu Xiaobo wint Nobelprijs Vrede, Amnesty International PRESS STATEMENT OF HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA ON LIU XIAOBO BEING AWARDED THE 2010 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE I would like to offer my heart-felt congratulations to Mr. Liu Xiaobo for being awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Awarding the Peace Prize to him is the international community’s recognition of the increasing voices among the Chinese people in pushing China towards political, legal and constitutional reforms. I have been personally moved as well as encouraged by the efforts of hundreds of Chinese intellectuals and concerned citizens, including Mr. Liu Xiaobo in signing the Charter 08, which calls for democracy and freedom in China. I expressed my admiration in a public statement on 12 December 2008, two days after it was released and while I was on a visit to Poland. I believe in the years ahead, future generations of Chinese will be able to enjoy the fruits of the efforts that the current Chinese citizens are making towards responsible governance. I believe that Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s recent comments on freedom of speech being indispensable for any country and people’s wish for democracy and freedom being irresistible are a reflection of the growing yearning for a more open China. Such reforms can only lead to a harmonious, stable and prosperous China, which can contribute greatly to a more peaceful world. I would like to take this opportunity to renew my call to the government of China to release Mr. Liu Xiaobo and other prisoners of conscience who have been imprisoned for exercising their freedom of expression. October 8, 2010 Dalai Lama congratulates 2010 Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo Phayul[Friday, October 08, 2010 16:44] By Kalsang Rinchen 
Dharamsala, October 8 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama has called on the Chinese leadership to release Liu Xiaobo and other "prisoners of conscience" who have been imprisoned for exercising their freedom of expression in China.The Tibetan leader has made the call in a statement to congratulate Liu, a jailed Chinese dissident who was declared the winner of 2010 Nobel peace prize on Friday. His Holiness said the award is the international community’s recognition of the increasing voices among the Chinese people in "pushing China towards political, legal and constitutional reforms." The Tibetan leader, who along with former Czech president Vaclav Havel and Archbishop Desmond Tutu supported Liu for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, said he has been "personally moved as well as encouraged by the efforts of hundreds of Chinese intellectuals and concerned citizens, including Mr. Liu Xiaobo in signing the Charter 08, which calls for democracy and freedom in China." "I expressed my admiration in a public statement on 12 December 2008, two days after it was released and while I was on a visit to Poland. I believe in the years ahead, future generations of Chinese will be able to enjoy the fruits of the efforts that the current Chinese citizens are making towards responsible governance." The Tibetan leader said the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s recent comments on freedom of speech being indispensable for any country and people’s wish for democracy and freedom being irresistible are a "reflection of the growing yearning for a more open China." "Such reforms can only lead to a harmonious, stable and prosperous China, which can contribute greatly to a more peaceful world." Phayul[Friday, October 08, 2010 14:45] By Phurbu Thinley Liu Xiabo/fileDharamsala, October 8 - A jailed Chinese dissident has won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize despite China's warning that it would harm bilateral ties between China and Norway. Liu Xiaobo, a jailed Chinese rights activist, has been declared the winner of the world's most coveted recognition for peace in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, on Friday. The Norwegian Peace Prize Committee has said Liu has been awarded "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China", making him the the first Chinese to ever win the prestigious prize. Many believe the outcome would make history and give a huge boost to democracy advocates inside China, while at the same time enraging Beijing’s authoritarian government. Former peace prize winners Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and Vaclav Havel had been among those supporting Liu to get the Peace Prize. China last month warned the Nobel Peace Committee against awarding the prize to Liu Xiaobo, who has been in jail since his arrest in 2008. Liu was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for “incitement to subvert state power,” and in connection with six essays he wrote and also his role in initiating Charter 08, a widely circulated petition calling for more civil rights in China and an end to the Communist Party's political dominance. The Charter 08 was launched online on December 9, 2008, the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and draws its inspiration from the "Charter 77" document demanding political reform in Czechoslovakia in January 1977. Chinese police took Liu, a former university professor who spent 20 months in jail for joining the 1989 student-led protests in Tiananmen Square, away on December 8, 2008, a day before the publication of the document. The document has been subsequently signed by some 10,000 intellectuals, lawyers, journalists, writers, scholars, artists including Tibetan writer Woeser. Liu has also been one of the most vocal dissidents who have expressed support to the exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama. In his article "The Right of Self-government" written in 2000, Liu wrote, "Dalai Lama's Tibetan demand for autonomy, not only morally sufficient reason, but also expressed in real peace negotiations in good faith." He was a key figure behind the "Twelve Suggestions for Dealing with the Tibet Situation," released in March 2008, in which he and other prominent intellectuals called on the Chinese government to respect the Tibetan people's right to freely express their views and for China's leaders "to hold direct dialogue with the Dalai Lama." This year, the Nobel Committee considered a record 237 individuals and organisations for prestigious prize including Rebiya Kadeer. The Norwegian Parliament appoints the five voting members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which selects the laureate for the Peace Prize. Phayul[Friday, October 08, 2010 16:15] By Phurbu Thinley Samdhong Rinpoche (photo: Lobsang Wangyal/file)Dharamsala, October 3: The Prime Minister of Tibet's Government in Exile, Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, Friday issued a congratulatory message to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo on his winning the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. The Kashag (Cabinet) in its message extended "sincere congratulations" to Mr Liu Xiaobo and expressed hope that he would be allowed to receive the Peace prize in person later in December when it would be formally presented. "The whole of China should be proud of this singular honour bestowed upon one of her sons," the message reads. Mr Liu on Friday became the first Chinese to ever win the most coveted peace prize. Announcing the prize on Friday, the Norwegian Nobel committee praised Liu Xiaobo for his "long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China. The ... committee has long believed that there is a close connection between human rights and peace." The announcement, however, reportedly provoked a furious reaction from Chinese authorities, who warned that the decision would hurt relations with Norway. "Liu Xiaobo is a criminal who has been sentenced by Chinese judicial departments for violating Chinese law," the foreign ministry said in a statement. Awarding the peace prize to Liu "runs completely counter to the principle of the prize and is also a blasphemy to the peace prize", the statement said. The Tibetan prime minister said conferring the prize on Mr Liu signified the international community's recognition of the "outstanding contributions" he had made to the "advancement of freedom and personal liberties in China". The message further said: "His involvement in organizing Charter 08, which calls for freedom and democracy in China, is an act of unparalleled courage and sacrifice. His support for the Tibet cause and the Middle-Way policy is well known to everyone. "We Tibetans pray that Mr Liu Xiaobo will be able to receive the well-deserved Nobel Peace Prize in person on December 10," Rinpoche said in the message. BEIJING, Friday 8 October 2010 - The wife of Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo is being prevented from giving interviews to the media, her brother said in a statement Friday, expressing his joy at news of the award. "The police are at the home of Liu's wife Liu Xia and are preventing her from giving interviews," Liu Tong was quoted as saying in a statement released by the Hong Kong-based Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy. Repeated calls by AFP to Liu Xia rang busy. About 20 minutes ahead of the announcement, she told AFP she had no news as to whether her husband would be honoured. Liu, 54, was honoured for his "long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China", Norwegian Nobel Committee president Thorbjoern Jagland said. The writer, who was previously jailed for his involvement in the 1989 Tiananmen pro-democracy protests, was sentenced in December to 11 more years in prison for subversion -- a punishment that earned international condemnation. Liu was arrested in late 2008 after co-writing Charter 08, a widely circulated petition that called for political reform in the Communist-ruled nation. At Liu Xia's home in western Beijing, plainclothes security personnel removed journalists from inside the compound gates, demanding their identification and filming members of the press pack at the scene. Earlier in the day, up to six police guarded the door to the apartment of Liu Xia, who was not seen, an AFP correspondent witnessed. Top |