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  • July 2008

    • 1,000 Tibetan Monks Jailed to Prevent Protests

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Jul 7, 08 2:35 AM CDT

      1,000 Tibetan Monks Jailed to Prevent Protests

      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—many of them young ethnic Tibetans—in nearby prisons and detention centers, according to sources. More »

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

  • June 2008

    • China Reopens Tibetan Tourism

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jun 25, 08 12:13 PM CDT

      China Reopens Tibetan Tourism

      China is allowing foreign tourists to enter Tibet for the first time since March protests, sources tell the BBC. The Olympic torch’s smooth reception in Lhasa over the weekend means "Tibet is safe,” a Tibetan tourism director tells state media. "We welcome the domestic and foreign tourists." Tibet remains essentially off-limits, however, to foreign journalists. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Olympic torch  • torch relay  • Lhasa  • Xinhua

  • May 2008

    • Dalai Lama to China: Stop Smearing Me

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  May 9, 08 1:12 PM CDT

      Dalai Lama to China: Stop Smearing Me

      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 accusations, and he says they should come forward with evidence if they have it. More »

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

  • April 2008

    • China Blasts Dalai Lama 'Suicide Plots'

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 2, 08 5:13 AM CDT

      China Blasts Dalai Lama 'Suicide Plots'

      Chinese authorities are accusing the Dalai Lama of organizing suicide attacks, building an arsenal of weapons and explosives in Tibetan monasteries, and plotting to disrupt the Beijing Olympics. The fresh allegations come in the wake of last month's raging protests in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa and China's violent response. More »

  • March 2008

    • China Seals Off Tibetan Capital

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 29, 08 2:51 PM CDT

      China Seals Off Tibetan Capital

      Chinese police closed off Tibet's capital today after fresh protests broke out during a tightly-orchestrated visit by diplomats. “The whole area has been shut down,” said one London-based advocacy group. Authorities swarmed Lhasa’s main temples, as monks continued demonstrating and urged Beijing to begin talks with the Dalai Lama. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Henry Paulson  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetan independence  • Lhasa  • monks  • diplomats

    • Monks Spoil China's PR Tour

      newser  |  Financial Times (UK)  |  Mar 27, 08 11:37 AM CDT

      Monks Spoil China's PR Tour

      Tibetan monks burst into a carefully choreographed Chinese media event yesterday, breaking the image of restored calm China had hoped to project. China had allowed a small group of foreign reporters into the region, but even as one monk at Lhasa’s Jokhang Temple was expounding on the return to normalcy, 30 younger monks burst in, shouting “We want a free Tibet!” More »

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      China  • Tibet  • protests  • censorship  • Tibetan independence  • Buddhist monks  • Lhasa

    • Bush Urges China-Tibet Dialogue

      newser  |  BBC  |  Mar 26, 08 10:15 PM CDT

      Bush Urges China-Tibet Dialogue

      President Bush called Chinese President Hu Jintao today and urged Beijing to begin talks with the Dalai Lama, the BBC reports. Bush also pressed for greater access to Tibet for journalists and diplomats, the White House said. China today allowed a small group of foreign reporters into Lhasa for the first time since protests began, but Tibetan monks  disrupted their tour of a temple with chants of "Tibet is not free," the AP notes. More »

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      George W. Bush  • China  • United States  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • riots  • Hu Jintao  • Lhasa  • Tibetans in exile

    • China Cracks Down; Dalai Lama Threatens to Resign

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Mar 18, 08 6:17 AM CDT

      China Cracks Down; Dalai Lama Threatens to Resign

      Chinese paramilitary police in Lhasa have arrested almost 1,000 Tibetans over the past 48 hours as the fallout continues from last week's anti-Chinese riots, reports the London Times. "Many people have been taken away, but we don’t know how many," said one eyewitness. The crackdown comes as the Dalai Lama warned he would resign as leader of the Tibetans if the violence continued. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Beijing  • Tibetan independence  • Lhasa  • Wen Jiabao

    • China Cracks Down on Tibetan Rioters

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Mar 17, 08 12:29 PM CDT

      China Cracks Down on Tibetan Rioters

      Chinese authorities cracked down on Tibetan rioters today, conducting house-to-house searches in Lhasa ahead of the midnight deadline for rioters to turn themselves in. A convoy of four Chinese trucks marched 40 handcuffed prisoners through the city. The participants in the riots, the worst the region has seen in 20 years, have been promised possible clemency if they surrender voluntarily, reports the Times of London. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Beijing  • riots  • Lhasa

    • Riots Spread Outside Tibet

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 16, 08 12:07 PM CDT

      Riots Spread Outside Tibet

      Following violent protests against Chinese rule that left 80 dead in Lhasa, according to the exiled Tibetan government, rioting flared today in a province bordering Tibet. Ethnic Tibetans in Sichuan besieged the main government building and set fire to a police station and marketplace. "They've gone crazy," one police officer told Reuters. Police have shot at least seven protesters to death, Tibetan sources say; Beijing disputes the figure. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Sichuan province  • riots  • Lhasa

    • Dalai Lama Calls for Tibet Probe

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 16, 08 5:29 AM CDT

      Dalai Lama Calls for Tibet Probe

      The Dalai Lama today called for an international investigation into China and accused it of engaging in "cultural genocide" in Tibet, the AP reports. The spiritual leader said 80 people have been killed in recent protests. Chinese soldiers and tanks patrolled the streets of the Tibetan capital of Lhasa today, which appeared quiet in images from Hong Kong TV. Condoleezza Rice called for "restraint" on the part of Beijing. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Condoleezza Rice  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Beijing  • Lhasa  • Gansu province

    • 10 Dead in Tibet Protests

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Mar 15, 08 5:43 AM CDT

      10 Dead in Tibet Protests

      Following a day of violent street clashes between protesters and security forces, China reported 10 people dead in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. Embarrassed as the country prepares to host this summer's Olympic games, Beijing set Monday as a "surrender deadline" for rioters to turn themselves in and receive lenient treatment, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Beijing  • Tibetan independence  • Lhasa

    • Tibet Monks Protest China Rule

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Mar 11, 08 4:10 PM CDT

      Tibet Monks Protest China Rule

      Tibetan monks staged the biggest protests against the Chinese government in 2 decades yesterday, reports the Times of London. The two sides clashed in Lhasa amid sporadic gunfire. Hundreds of monks and supporters marked the anniversary of a failed 1959 Tibetan uprising. Sources say police arrested as many as 60 monks, although the Chinese government will not confirm the figures. More »

  • October 2007

    • China Clashes With Tibetan Monks in Wake of Dalai Award

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 23, 07 6:34 PM CDT

      China Clashes With Tibetan Monks in Wake of Dalai Award

      Chinese security forces in Tibet have clashed with Buddhist monks celebrating the Dalai Lama's recent honor from the US, the Guardian reported. Police and soldiers in the capital Lhasa and in outlying areas cracked down on monasteries holding special services in honor of the Tibetan spiritual leader, according to Hong Kong media and Tibetan activist groups. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Lhasa

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