A candle vigil For The Panchen lamaparcours op 25 April om 18:00 u. Start aan het St Baafsplein en verder via - Mageleinstraat - Kalandestraat - Koestraat - Kortedagsteeg - Walpoortstraat - St Pietersnieuwstraat - Lammerstraat - Woodrow Wilsonplein / Zuid... Dalai Lama to join "Swiss for Tibet" Public Rally in Zurich, His Holiness will be in Switserland from 7th untill 11th of April India weigert visite van Karmapa aan Europa Voordracht van onze voorzitter Inge hermans in Brugge,maa 10 mei 2010 van 19.30 u. tot 21.30 u. In 1949 werd Tibet op een gewelddadige wijze aangevallen en bezet door China. Sindsdien werden de Tibetaanse traditionele levenswijze en hun culturele identiteit systematisch vernietigd. Het spirituele erfgoed werd verboden, de kunstzinnige voorwerpen en geschriften werden verbrand. Op ecologisch vlak staat er een regelrechte ramp te gebeuren voor grote delen van Azië indien er niet héél snel en drastisch ingegrepen wordt tegen de onverantwoorde wijze waarop China omgaat met de natuurlijke rijkdommen van het Tibetaanse plateau. Tibet werd immers een militaire basis en tegelijk een vuilnisbelt voor nucleair afval. Samengevat: een golf van Chinese kolonisatie overspoelt Tibet en verdringt de Tibetaanse bewoners tot een minderheid in eigen land. De Vrienden van Tibet volgen de situatie op de voet, hebben nauwe contacten met de Tibetaanse regering in ballingschap en interpelleren overal waar mogelijk om Tibet onder de aandacht te brengen. Vanavond krijgt u een volledig én waarheidsgetrouw overzicht over de laatste stand van zaken na de Olympische Spelen van 2009. De ondertussen wereldberoemde “zingende nonnen” zullen een pakkende getuigenis brengen over hun ervaringen in de Chinese gevangenissen en in het tweede deel van de avond krijgt u ook de film “Leaving fear behind” van de inmiddels opgepakte filmmaker Dhondup Wanchen te zien. Moritoen neemt in deze geen politieke noch andere stelling in, maar wil enkel de kans bieden om ten minste het debat te starten over deze heikele kwestie. Moritoen vzw maa 10 mei 2010 van 19.30 u. tot 21.30 u. Lange Vesting 112 8200 Brugge tel.: 050/ 454 000 - fax: 050/ 454 001 Chinese hackers stelen e-mails dalai lama De telegraaf 7 April 2010 KAGYU SAMYE DZONG BRUSSELS link to the site Visite Of Akong Rinpoche in Belgium from monday 5th April (férié - Pâques- Pasen- Eastern) untill wednesday 7th of June2010 Spring 2010 a 16 paged publication of ICT A 143 paged book from ICT on new writings on Tibet 2-10-09 HRW statement on China: Accountability Overdue on Tibet Protests Sun behind the clouds A potent update on Tibetans‘ 50-year struggle for justice and recognition…essential viewing for anyone who cares about the fate of the mountain region and the legacy of the Dalai Lama.” Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter A Film by Ritu Sarin, Tenzing Sonam, UK/USA/Netherlands/Austria/France/India, 79 mins. Winner of the Václav Havel Special Award at the One World Film Festival 2010 in Prague. Date: 15.04.2010 20:30 - 22:30 Venue: CZ PERM REP, Rue Caroly 15, 1050 Bruxelles bekijk aangrijpende video, van Tibetaanse rivieren, door China gewurgd China: Stop Polluting Tibet's Water. Unfortunately this page is'nt any longer on the internet Documenten ter begeleiding van de "Meltdown in Tibet" DVD Meltdown in Tibet, pdf bestanden, maps van Tibet, en vragen Please take action to help protect Tibet's water resources for the Tibetan people, and for all those who rely on freshwater from Tibet. Tibet’s Rivers Strangled by Dams Epoch Times[Monday, March 22, 2010 13:43 ] By James Burke  (Liu Jin/AFP/Getty Images) "If you want to kill a river, building dams is the best way to do it," says Canadian documentary maker Michael Buckley. (Liu Jin/AFP/Getty Images) BANGKOK: Canadian documentary maker Michael Buckley’s undercover bid to investigate the Tibet-China railway line was sidetracked when he discovered Tibet’s river systems were being strangled by large scale dam construction. “I have been back and forth to Tibet a number of times and I never noticed the dams were there—but they are hidden, they are down gorges that you cannot see from the road,” Buckley told press after the screening his documentary film “Meltdown in Tibet,” in Bangkok. Having teamed up with a group of tourists kayaking through Tibetan rivers in 2005, Buckley came across newly constructed dams built to divert water and hydro energy to China. “So the only people [Westerners] who know about them are kayakers because they have come across them—they go down the river and all of a sudden there is a huge dam,” he said. “If you want to kill a river, building dams is the best way to do it,” said Buckley. Among the rivers originating from Tibet that he investigated for his 40 minute documentary was the Salween River, which also flows through China, Burma, and Thailand and empties into the Andaman Sea. “The river is known as Gyalmo Ngulchu in Tibetan— roughly translating as “The Queen of Silver Water,” explained the film’s narration. “Despite widespread protest from within China and from neighboring countries in Asia, Chinese engineers are forging ahead with plans for a cascade of 13 large dams on the Salween. Several dams are already under construction—one the height of a 60-story building.” Buckley also investigated a river known to the Tibetans as the Dri Chu, or Yak River, which becomes the Yangtze—one of China’s most famous rivers—a river which, along with the Yellow River, now fails to reach the sea. “In the upper reaches of the Yangtse River—at the edges of the Tibetan plateau—there are three more large dams under construction, and five more in the planning stages,” said his film. Altogether his research found that 31 large dams are scheduled to be built in the Three Parallel Rivers region, which includes the Upper Yangtze, Upper Mekong, and Salween rivers. Mao’s Dictum Buckley made the point that 60 percent of the Chinese communist leadership (including current head Hu Jintao) have an engineering background and many have vested interests in damming companies and the financing of international damming projects. 
A 2006 photo of a Tibetan working with her yaks to plough a field. The Tibetan nomads would cultivate their autumn field
area which sits at an altitude of 3,800 meters.However the Chinese communist authorities ruling Tibet have decreed that all Tibetan nomads be moved off the grasslands and permanently resettled in relocation centers. Beijing has set a deadline of 2011 to have this done by. (China Photos/Getty Images)While China is the world’s most prolific dam builder, he said, the communist authorities do very little in the way of environmental impact assessments in their planning. “In the 1950s, Mao’s dictum was that humans can conquer nature and he did some very bizarre projects, which tried to prove that you could take on nature and win and in a lot of cases they lost,” Buckley said. “The Mao dictum is still around today—that the Chinese can take on nature and win. That has been permeating the Chinese mentality for the last 50 years.” China’s own river system, he said, has been so devastated by uncontrolled industrialization that it has resulted in 70 percent of the nation’s water supply being undrinkable and unable to support aquatic life. “The rivers are dead. … They are not trying to fix their rivers. Their solutions are ‘Let’s take the water from Tibet’,” he said. The diversion of water from the Tibetan highlands to parts of northern China, Buckley discovered, is done via a vast network of concrete conduits and there are plans to do more. “China’s grand pipe-dream is to divert abundant water from the Tibetan highlands to reach water-starved cities of the north and west of China, which have around 300 million people,” stated his film. “A diversion project of this scale enters a realm beyond anything ever attempted in water engineering.” The electricity produced via the hydro dams in Tibet he added is not for Tibetans but for Chinese industry. Downstream The Dza Chu, or Mekong River, begins its life in the mountains of Tibet and it becomes, as his film describes, “a roaring torrent as it swirls through deep gorges, dropping an astonishing 4,500 meters [14,800 feet] in elevation through Tibet and China, over a distance of 1,800 km [1,118 miles]—before turning tamer in Laos.” Chinese damming efforts on the Upper Mekong, Buckley said have dramatically altered the flow of the river affecting those nations further downstream—Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Environmental groups outside of China have been vocal in blaming four Chinese mega dams in the Upper Mekong for being the main reason why the famous river’s level has dropped to a 50-year low. The most recent of these dams to come into operation—the Xiaowan Dam—is the second largest of China’s hydroelectric power station after the Three Gorges Dam. Beijing has soundly rejected the claims and blames drought for the water level drop, and has denied outside parties from accessing its records on how much water the damn holds. Tibetan Nomads While much of Buckley’s documentary focuses on the affects of Chinese dam-building, it was also concerned about the plight of the Tibetan nomads. “I am doing this to counter the propaganda view that ‘they [the Chinese Communist Party[ are into conservation’, which is ludicrous. They say they are moving the nomads off the grasslands because they want to conserve the grasslands and they are getting away with it,” Buckley said. A lot these areas, which were inhabited by Tibetan nomads and their herds of yaks, have been declared national parks by Chinese authorities, he stated. “It is just a cover. They don’t want people living there. The nomads are being taken off their land so as to make way for hydro projects and mining ventures,” he said. Rivers, like other natural features such as lakes and mountains, are considered sacred by the Tibetan people his documentary explained. “Socialist paradise TV programs harp on how ‘life of the nomads has been greatly improved’ and how the rail link will greatly benefit the lives of Tibetans. [On TV] there were singing nomads coming out right, left, and centre but the nomads are not singing, they are not happy, they are in concrete [relocation] camps,” he said. “The nomads are the forgotten people of Tibet. No one is standing up for them, they are being wiped out and they will just disappear and no one is doing anything to stop that so it is a tragic situation.” Since filming in 2005, he said the situation inside Tibet has gotten worse. He said that most of those involved in the film did want not their identities revealed for fear of repercussions from Chinese authorities. More information about the documentary is available at: www.meltdownintibet.com Top Tibetan Parliament passes unanimous resolution to clear unfounded controversy Phayul[Saturday, March 20, 2010 21:12] By Phurbu Thinley Dharamsala, March 20: The Tibetan Parliament-in-exile Saturday passed a unanimous resolution reaffirming full trust and confidence in His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s leadership in resolving the issue of Tibet. The resolution abides by the Parliament’s earlier resolution passed way back in 1997 that gave the Tibetan leader full authority in dealing with the future course of action for resolving the issue of Tibet. The unanimous resolution, which was passed after two days of extensive deliberation on the Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the the parliament, was met with a standing ovation from Tibetan lawmakers. In the statement, the Dalai Lama directed the parliament to undertake thorough discussion with the administration to clarify all confusions and doubts in the exile Tibetan community that the “Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People” and the “Note on the Memorandum' submitted to the Chinese government do not reflect his views or that the two documents had not been tabled in the parliament for approval. A section of the parliamentary members had also earlier during the session, which concluded successfully here today, questioned the validity of the two documents. In the statement, the Dalai Lama has said that in arranging the two documents he had acted sincerely on the unconditional responsibility entrusted to him by the unanimous resolutions passed by the Tibetan parliament in the past. The Tibetan parliament in 1997 passed a unanimous resolution accepting Dalai Lama’s approach to resolve the Tibet issue. It was passed after vast majority of Tibetan people expressed views that whatever His Holiness the Dalai Lama decides, considering the international situation, will be acceptable to them. The resolution passed here today said that the parliament was fully convinced that the two documents submitted to the Chinese government were in accordance with the wishes of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and that there was no need for parliament’s approval for them as per the earlier unanimous resolution. In the resolution, the Parliament also extended heartfelt apologies to the 74-year old exiled Tibetan leader for any pain and hurt caused by the recent controversy and misconstruction on the matter. The resolution further said that the members of the parliament in future would strive sincerely to improve the standards and the proceedings of the parliament and that it would work for the public good by avoiding partisan feelings. While briefing the press after the conclusion of the proceedings the Parliament Speaker Mr Penpa Tsering expressed full satisfaction for the smooth and successful conclusion of the Ninth session of the 14th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The session, which opened here on March 8, mainly focused on the budget session of the exile Tibetan government. Finance Minister Tsering Dhondup today presented the budget for the fiscal year 2010-2011 and was approved by the parliament. During the 11-day session, the parliament also approved motions to hold three major events in Bylakoppe Tibetan settlement in South India later this year. These include the ‘Second Special Meeting’ of Tibetan exiles from August 28-31, a grand longlife offering ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama on September 1, and a special and elaborate function commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan Democracy Day. back to top HRW statement on China: Accountability Overdue on Tibet Protests Scores Reportedly Arrested During Second Anniversary (New York, March 12, 2010) - On the second anniversary of the March 2008 protests in Tibetan areas, the Chinese government should release those detained without charge, Human Rights Watch said today. The Chinese government should also respect rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in responding to protests in Lhasa and other Tibetan areas during the anniversary. Scores of people in Lhasa have reportedly already been arbitrarily arrested and detained. "Further repression will breed precisely the kind of instability the Chinese government fears," said Sophie Richardson, Asia advocacy director at Human Rights Watch. "Addressing underlying grievances and allowing Tibetans to enjoy basic rights of expression, assembly, and due process is the only way to ensure the 'harmony' Beijing so craves." Against a backdrop of ever-more intrusive controls over religious and cultural activities, accelerated state-led economic development, and large scale compulsory resettlement of farmers and nomads, major protests against Chinese rule erupted in Lhasa on March 10, 2008, and spread across the Tibetan plateau. That date marked the anniversary of the failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule. Over the next four days, hundreds of monks from monasteries in and around Lhasa peacefully protested. On March 14, 2008, near Ramoche temple in Lhasa, members of the public started protesting against police who were preventing monks from leaving the compound; some protesters turned violent and burned several police cars. The police retreated and then inexplicably disappeared from Lhasa for much of the rest of the day. Rioters burned Chinese shops and government buildings and attacked Chinese-looking passersby. Dozens of protests were held in Tibetan communities across the plateau over the course of that week. Since that time, Tibetan areas remain tense, closely monitored, and saturated with troops. In 2009, two Tibetans were executed for their involvement in the 2008 protests. In March 2009, Human Rights Watch released an extensive analysis of official Chinese accounts regarding the arrests and trials of Tibetan protesters from March 2008 prisoners-unaccounted> . That assessment showed that by the Chinese government's own count, thousands of Tibetans had been subject to arbitrary arrest and more than 100 trials were pushed through the judicial system. Little reliable information has emerged since that time to indicate releases, acquittals, or even the whereabouts of those detained. While several trials have been held, they have been highly politicized proceedings. In September 2009, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay, identified "discrimination and the failure to protect minority rights" as "underlying causes" behind the protests in Tibet and Xinjiang - the Uighur Autonomous Region that was rocked by the worst episode of ethnic violence in July 2009. The Chinese government response to both uprisings has continued to rely on broad and indiscriminate coercion and intimidation, and preventing any expression of discontent. "National security concerns do not exempt the Chinese government from it from its obligation to respect fundamental rights and freedoms," said Richardson. "If Tibetans in China are equal before the law then the government must account for every detention." For more Human Rights Watch reporting on China and Tibet, please visit: http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/china For more information, please contact: In Hong Kong, Nicholas Bequelin (English, French, Mandarin): +852-8198-1040 (mobile) In Washington, DC, Sophie Richardson (English, Mandarin): +1-202-612-4341; or +1-917-721-7473 (mobile) In London, Brad Adams (English): +44-20-7713-2767; or +44-7908-728-333 (mobile) From: Bhuchung Tsering mailto:bhuchung.tsering@savetibet.org Date: Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 9:58 PM Subject: HRW statement on China: Accountability Overdue on Tibet Protests 
De Antwerpse zanggroep brengt onder meer "Long Sho" Het Tibetaans vrijheids-strijdlied, in het Tibetaans! Klik op de affiche om naar "hei pasoep" site te gaan Mi mang lang lu back to top Phayul Tibet (Phayul betekend: vaderland) Nieuwsberichten, dagelijks ge-update |