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Tibetan independence stories: 44 news summaries

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(Newser) - The Dalai Lama has told Tibetans his successor should not bear the burden of being both spiritual and political leader to their community, the Independent reports. "When we put the whole responsibility in the person of the Dalai Lama, it is dangerous," he said in a video address... More »

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 Tibet Under Martial Law 
 as Revolt Anniversary Nears 

Protests are simmering under curfew and heavy police presence

Mar 5, 09 9:07 AM CST
(Newser) - China is quietly clamping down on Tibet ahead of twin anniversaries this month—the 50th of the Dalai Lama's failed revolt and the first of the violent riots that shook the region last year. Sandbag outposts, army convoys, and high police presence in Lhasa, Tibet's capital, indicate Beijing is readying... More »

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China • protests • Tibet • Dalai Lama • anniversary • Tibetan independence • Tibetan monks • Tibetan protesters • revolt

OPINION

As Crisis Bites, UK Changes Stance on Tibet

After a century of hedging, Britain says region is part of China

Nov 25, 08 8:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Last month Gordon Brown called on China to pump more money into the International Monetary Fund, whose coffers are nearly bare as more nations succumb to the global financial crisis. Only a few days later, writes Robert Barnett in the New York Times, the British government quietly announced a change... More »

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China • Gordon Brown • David Miliband • sovereignty • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetan independence

Tibet Strategy 'Failed': Lama

Leader to meet 600 exiles on Monday; he may relinquish power
or take harder stance

Nov 15, 08 3:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Nearly five decades since the Dalai Lama fled Tibet, he and his followers are growing restless. Last month, the Lama announced that the “middle way” strategy he pursued for 30 years—an attempt to negotiate autonomy for Tibet rather than pure independence—had failed. “As far as I’... More »

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China • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetan independence • Tibetans in exile

China Offers to Restart Talks With Dalai Lama

Tibetan leader should 'treasure this opportunity': Beijing

Oct 29, 08 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - China has offered a fresh round of negotiations with the Dalai Lama on Tibet’s political status, the BBC reports. The religious leader should “treasure this opportunity,” according to an announcement in Chinese state media, which added that Beijing was willing to overlook the violent Tibetan protests that... More »

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China • Beijing • Tibet • Dalai Lama • negotiations • Tibetan independence

50 Years On, Tibet's Secret War Simmers

Dalai Lama's brother was key to CIA-backed anti-China insurgency

Aug 30, 08 2:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The little-known Tibetan resistance struggle after China's 1950 invasion still affects its politics today, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dalai Lama's brother played a vital role in the CIA-backed armed movement, largely made up of Buddhist monks, and Chinese suspicion still lingers over how much the spiritual leader himself... More »

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China • CIA • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Buddhist monks • Buddhism • Tibetan independence • Buddhists • Tibetan monks

Stomach Pain Lands Dalai Lama in Hospital

Trip comes a day after canceling overseas visit due to exhaustion

Aug 28, 08 5:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dalai Lama was hospitalized today in India after complaining of stomach pains, BBC says. The Tibetan spiritual leader, who recently received a clean bill of health, canceled two international trips yesterday due to exhaustion. “There is nothing major to feel concerned about,” said his spokesman. The Dalai... More »

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China Releases, Deports
US Tibet Protesters

American officials 'disappointed' by China's 'intolerance'

Aug 25, 08 2:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eight Americans arrested in China last week after staging a pro-Tibet protests have been freed from jail and deported following US pressure for their release, reports the BBC. The protesters faced up to 10 days in detention for unfurling a “Free Tibet” banner near an Olympic site and staging... More »

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China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibetan independence • political protest • Students for a Free Tibet • Tibetan protesters

 US Urges China to Free 8 Yanks

Pro-Tibetan demonstrators to be released next weekend

Aug 24, 08 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Washington is seeking the release of eight US protesters held by China during the Olympics, Reuters reports. Two were collared Thursday for posting a "Free Tibet" banner near an Olympic event; six others were members of Free Tibet Reporters detained the day before. Beijing vows to release all eight... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • protests • Tibet • Tibetan independence • US Embassy • freedom of speech • Olympic protests • detention without trial

China Arrests Free Tibet Demonstrators

Authorities take away American protesters
in Beijing park

Aug 13, 08 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese police arrested five American protesters who blocked the entrance to a park in Beijing while shouting "Free Tibet!", Reuters reports. The demonstrators were associated with Students for a Free Tibet, who said there were eight in total. It remains unknown where the protesters have been taken. More »

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China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibetan independence • Olympic protests • Students for a Free Tibet • Tibetan protesters

OPINION

It's Time for China, Tibet
to Cut a Deal

Dalai Lama backs off demand for autonomy, opening window

Aug 7, 08 7:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Dalai Lama is willing to accept Chinese rule in Tibet, providing Beijing with a major concession in an attempt to preserve the cultural character of the region, writes columnist Nicolas D. Kristof in the New York Times. The Chinese government must recognize the Dalai Lama's willingness to compromise and... More »

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China Bans Tibetan Flags At Olympic Event

Beijing leaders hope
to head off protests
in Hong Kong

Jul 18, 08 7:59 AM CDT
(AP) - Tibetan flags will be banned from all Olympic equestrian events in Hong Kong under rules aimed at heading off political protests inside competition venues, organizers said today. While China has tightened visa restrictions to keep out protesters during the Olympics, activists could demonstrate in Hong Kong, which grants visa-free access... More »

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1,000 Tibetan Monks Jailed to Prevent Protests

Entire monasteries cleared as Olympics start date approaches

Jul 7, 08 2:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Chinese government has jailed more than 1,000 monks in an effort to prevent protests during the Olympic Games, reports the Times of London. Three large monasteries are empty near Lhasa, where hundreds of monks and supporters held protests amid gunfire in March. The government is holding the monks—... More »

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China • censorship • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Buddhist monks • Tibetan independence • Lhasa • Olympic protests

It's Karma: Chinese Cinema Bans Sharon Stone Films

Star's take on quake infuriates Chinese

May 28, 08 4:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Instant karma got actress Sharon Stone in China yesterday, reports the AP. The nation's biggest cinema chain has banned the actress' movies since the shoot-from-the-lip star suggested that the Sichuan earthquake that killed as many as 80,000 people could have been bad "karma" for the way China treats... More »

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China • cinema • Tibet • Tibetan independence • China earthquake • Sharon Stone

 Stone Sees
 'Karma' in
 China Quake

Beijing hasn't been treating Tibet very kindly, actress notes

May 27, 08 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sharon Stone might consider leaving international politics and the mysteries of the universe alone. The outspoken activist actress raised eyebrows on a Cannes red carpet last week when, during an on-air interview, she suggested that the Chinese earthquake that is believed to have killed 67,000 might have resulted from... More »

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Dalai Lama Won't  Be Welcomed at
10 Downing

Brown draws fire for moving meeting

May 20, 08 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Dalai Lama arrived in Britain today for an 11-day visit, during which he will give lectures and meet with senior religious and political figures. Gordon Brown won acclaim at the height of the Olympic torch protests for agreeing to meet the Tibetan leader. But now, writes AFP, the PM... More »

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China • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetan independence • 10 Downing Street

Dalai Lama
to China: Stop Smearing Me

But he calls new talks with Beijing 'respectful' and promising

May 9, 08 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - If Chinese leaders truly believe the Dalai Lama was behind the Lhasa riots, “then they should go to Oslo and see to it that I am stripped of my Nobel Peace Prize,” the spiritual leader tells Der Spiegel. The Tibetan leader is tired of China’s... More »

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 Olympic Flame Lit Atop Everest 

Display designed to counter protests

May 7, 08 11:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese and Tibetan climbers lit an OIympic torch at the top of Mount Everest today, the BBC reports. The climbers unfurled Chinese and Olympic flags and chanted slogans for TV cameras beaming their images live onto the nation's TVs. The Chinese hope the elaborate stunt will counter the damage from... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Olympic torch • Tibetan independence • Mt. Everest • Olympic flame • Tibetan protesters

Dalai Lama Reps Visit China for Peace Talks

Trip marks first contact between sides since violent protests began

May 3, 08 9:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Representatives for the Dalai Lama head to China today for talks on restoring peace between the two sides, the BBC reports. The visit marks the first contact between the exiled leader and Chinese officials since pro-Tibet protests turned violent in March. The envoys will discuss the Dalai Lama’s “... More »

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China • protests • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetan independence • peace talks

 China Will Meet With
  Dalai Lama Aide 

First meeting with Tibetan leadership since unrest

Apr 25, 08 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Beijing officials will meet in the next few days with a representative of the Dalai Lama, reports AFP, quoting Chinese media. The meeting would be the first encounter between the Tibetan leadership and members of the Chinese government since last month's unrest in Tibet. China has come under intense foreign... More »

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