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  • May 2008

    • Dalai Lama Reps Visit China for Peace Talks

      BBC  |  May 3, 08 9:30 AM CDT

      Dalai Lama Reps Visit China for Peace Talks

      (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 “deep concerns about the Chinese authorities' handling of the situation” and work toward peace, his office said. More »

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

  • April 2008

    • China Sends 30 to Prison in Mass Tibet Trials

      New York Times  |  Apr 30, 08 7:43 AM CDT

      China Sends 30 to Prison in Mass Tibet Trials

      (Newser) - A Chinese court sentenced 30 people yesterday, including six monks, for taking part in the March protest riots in Tibet, the New York Times reports. The sentences ranged from three years to life in prison. Human Rights Watch watch said the trials were secret and defendants weren’t allowed representation, calling them “political punishment masquerading as a legal process.” More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Human Rights Watch  • riot  • Tibetan monks

    • Nepal Boots Pro-Tibet US Climber

      Times of India (India)  |  Apr 29, 08 12:45 PM CDT

      Nepal Boots Pro-Tibet US Climber

      (Newser) - Nepal deported an American climber yesterday, the Times of India reports, after police at a Mount Everest base camp found a pro-Tibetan banner in his backpack. Nepal, staunchly pro-China, has enacted restrictions—and authorized security forces to use guns—to prevent protests when the Olympic torch ascends the world's tallest mountain in May. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Olympic torch  • Nepal  • protesters  • Mount Everest

    • Thousands Cheer Torch in N. Korea

      Reuters  |  Apr 28, 08 5:28 AM CDT

      Thousands Cheer Torch in N. Korea

      (Newser) - Tens of thousands of North Koreans took to the streets to herald the arrival of the Olympic torch today, marking a radically different greeting for the often-harried flame, Reuters reports. People waved North Korean and Chinese flags, danced, cheered, and sang military songs. The welcome contrasted sharply with waves of protests at other global relays that have driven the torch inside vehicles and behind walls of security guards. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • North Korea  • Olympic torch  • torch relay  • Pyongyang

    • Torch Relay Fires Up Thousands in Japan

      BBC  |  Apr 25, 08 8:04 PM CDT

      Torch Relay Fires Up Thousands in Japan

      (Newser) - A pro-China crowd peppered with protesters welcomed the Olympic torch relay in Japan today, BBC reports. Japan's national baseball manager kicked off the run in Nagano with 40 riot cops on each side, mostly blocking the view of thousands of onlookers. Cops nabbed one protester for trying to grab the torch and made two arrests, BBC reports. More »

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      China  • Japan  • Tibet  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests

    • China Will Meet With Dalai Lama Aide

      AFP  |  Apr 25, 08 4:43 AM CDT

      China Will Meet With Dalai Lama Aide

      (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 pressure to open talks with the Dalai Lama, particularly in the wake of protests in the run up to the Beijing Olympics. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetan independence  • Xinhua

    • Pro-China Wave Dominates Aussie Relay

      Associated Press  |  Apr 24, 08 1:20 PM CDT

      Pro-China Wave Dominates Aussie Relay

      (Newser) - The Chinese flag flew high at the Australian leg of the Olympic torch relay today, with pro-China partisans outnumbering pro-Tibet protesters four to one—and relative calm compared to the intensity of the relay to date. Human rights protesters alleged that Beijing, apparently embarrassed by the tone of earlier protests, sent the flags and even paid the way to Canberra for pro-China demonstrators. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Australia  • Tibet  • torch relay  • human rights activists

    • Australia Spirits Away Torch Ahead of Relay

      Associated Press  |  Apr 23, 08 10:12 AM CDT

      Australia Spirits Away Torch Ahead of Relay

      (Newser) - The Olympic torch arrived Down Under today, but was immediately whisked off to a secret location to avoid protesters, the AP reports. Tomorrow’s torch relay in Canberra will be open to the public—unlike those in Jakarta and New Delhi—but the route will be lined with yard-high fences and police.  More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Australia  • Tibet  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • torch relay  • Kevin Rudd  • Sydney

    • Olympic Protesters Zero In on Sponsors

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 23, 08 8:42 AM CDT

      Olympic Protesters Zero In on Sponsors

      (Newser) - As the Beijing Olympics approach, advocates for a free Tibet and peace in Darfur are trying to hit the Games where it hurts: in the wallet. A coalition of groups has been petitioning the corporations that are sponsoring this year's Olympics to press China on their behalf. The strategy seems to be having at least modest success, writes the Guardian . More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Darfur  • torch relay  • George Clooney  • Coca Cola  • corporate sponsorship  • Omega

    • Pro-China Cyberattack on CNN Cancelled

      ComputerWorld  |  Apr 20, 08 5:53 PM CDT

      Pro-China Cyberattack on CNN Cancelled

      (Newser) - A group of cyberattackers called off a planned virtual onslaught of CNN's main webpage yesterday as excess publicity caused confusion, ComputerWorld reports. A group called Revenge of the Flame wrote that "Our original plan for 19 April has been canceled because too many people are aware of it and the situation is chaotic," but threatened a renewed offensive sometime soon. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • hackers  • CNN  • media bias  • media coverage  • cyberattack

    • Nepal OKs Deadly Force Against Torch Protesters

      Associated Press  |  Apr 20, 08 4:35 PM CDT

      Nepal OKs Deadly Force Against Torch Protesters

      (Newser) - Nepal has plans for protesters intent on disrupting the Olympic flame's ascent up Mount Everest, the AP reports. An official today authorized the use of deadly force "to stop any protest on the mountain using whatever means necessary." Climbers are scheduled to reach the summit in the border region between Nepal and Tibet early next month. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • Nepal  • Himalayas  • Mount Everest  • Kathmandu

    • China Protests Slam Tibet Push for Freedom

      Reuters  |  Apr 19, 08 7:13 AM CDT

      China Protests Slam Tibet Push for Freedom

      (Newser) - Chinese demonstrators today responded to pro-Tibet protests around the world with rallies of their own, blasting Tibet’s calls for independence and demanding a boycott of French goods, Reuters reports. “Oppose Tibet independence, support the Olympics,” said banners hoisted by protesters in at least four cities. A number of protests clustered around French Carrefour supermarkets in China. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • France  • Tibet  • protests  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetan independence

    • New China Museum Fuels Tibetan Anger

      New York Times  |  Apr 17, 08 11:59 AM CDT

      New China Museum Fuels Tibetan Anger

      (Newser) - China is accelerating construction of a number of museums ahead of August's Olympics, but one is sure to cause serious consternation: the first museum in Beijing devoted to Tibet. Antiquities and historical documents will be used to underline the claim that Tibet is an integral part of China, the New York Times reports—with the Dalai Lama edited out post-1959.  More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • history  • Tibetan independence  • museum

    • Delhi Melee Rocks Torch Arrival

      Reuters  |  Apr 17, 08 4:16 AM CDT

      Delhi Melee Rocks Torch Arrival

      (Newser) - The Olympic torch was greeted with furious protests as it arrived in Delhi today, and 15,000 security forces have locked down the heart of the city ahead of the relay, Reuters reports. Members of India's large community of Tibetan exiles have vowed massive protests to highlight China's human rights abuses. Dozens were arrested outside the hotel where the torch is being kept. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • India  • Tibet  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • torch relay  • New Delhi  • Delhi

    • Blogs Vent China's Anti-West Ire

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Apr 16, 08 8:32 PM CDT

      Blogs Vent China's Anti-West Ire

      (Newser) - The Chinese Internet is aflame with vitriol at Western governments and news organizations for “insults” over Tibet and recent Olympic torch incidents, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Chinese authorities, usually quick to censor the Web, have let the sentiment flow, believing "the West is trying to humiliate them again," according to a US political scientist. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • blog  • Olympic torch  • blogosphere  • xenophobia  • nationalism

    • India Steels for Torch Protest Showdown

      Washington Post  |  Apr 16, 08 5:34 AM CDT

      India Steels for Torch Protest Showdown

      (Newser) - Security protecting the Olympic torch will face its toughest test yet as thousands of Tibetan protesters converge on New Delhi for the Indian leg of the relay tomorrow. Hunger strikes, relay disruptions and attempts to grab the torch are all being planned. One Indian television station is referring to the flame as the "tortured torch."      More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • India  • Tibet  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • torch relay  • New Delhi  • Tibetan Youth Congress

    • China Protests Singe Torch Sponsor Lenovo

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 14, 08 10:42 AM CDT

      China Protests Singe Torch Sponsor Lenovo

      (Newser) - Lenovo execs were hoping for some major branding momentum from winning the Olympic torch design competition—not to mention from plunking down some $100 million as sponsors of the 2008 Beijing Games. What they got was anti-China vitriol that has accompanied the torch around the globe, and a marketing campaign fast going up in smoke, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Olympic torch  • Samsung  • Coca Cola  • Richard Gere  • Lenovo

    • In Seattle, Dalai Lama Presses for Tibet

      Seattle Times  |  Apr 14, 08 6:20 AM CDT

      In Seattle, Dalai Lama Presses for Tibet

      (Newser) - After four days of lectures in Seattle on love and compassion, the Dalai Lama turned to the tempestuous topic of the fate of Tibet within China. The Dalai Lama called on Beijing to open the region to foreign journalists, continued to press for his "middle way" of Tibetan autonomy, and reiterated his threat to resign as Tibet's political leader if his people continued to use violence. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Seattle  • Tibetan independence

    • 4 Months to Go: Is China Ready for Spotlight?

      Chicago Tribune  |  Apr 13, 08 4:11 PM CDT

      4 Months to Go: Is China Ready for Spotlight?

      (Newser) - The last-minute drama brewing in the runup to this summer's Olympic Games is of a more global and more personal nature than the infrastructure issues of Olympics past—and Chinese leaders are bristling under the scrutiny, the Chicago Tribune reports. But pride in the country's hosting gig remains strong, even among the impoverished workers who could never afford a ticket. More »

    • Olympic Boycott Is a 'Cop-Out': Bush Adviser

      Associated Press  |  Apr 13, 08 1:03 PM CDT

      Olympic Boycott Is a 'Cop-Out': Bush Adviser

      (Newser) - The foreign dignitaries opting to skip the Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony are engaging in a "cop-out," said President Bush's national security adviser today. What's more, claimed Stephen Hadley, they're missing an opportunity to meaningfully pressure China via behind-the-scenes diplomacy—as the US is doing. Bush has said he doesn't "view the Olympics as a political event," the AP reports. More »

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