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NEWS ABOUT: Tibet

Tibet stories: 131 news summaries

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 Nepal Detains
 560 Tibetan Women 

Cracks down on 3 all-female protests against China

May 11, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nepalese authorities today arrested 560 Tibetan women, including Buddhist nuns, for protesting China's actions in three all-female rallies across Kathmandu. They marked the first protests of their kind, and the largest round-up since China's crackdown in the region in March; the prisoners will be freed later. Nepal, home to 20,... More »

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protests • Nepal • Tibet • Buddhist nuns • Kathmandu • Tibetans in exile • Tibetan protesters

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

 Tibetans Storm Chinese
 Embassy in Nepal 

200 protesters detained, including monks and nuns

May 8, 08 6:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 300 Tibetan protesters, many of them monks and nuns, stormed the Chinese embassy in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu today. The demonstrators threw debris into the embassy compound and tried to break down the gates. "We want our freedom. Stop China!" they chanted. Some 200 protesters... More »

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China • Nepal • Tibet • Kathmandu • Tibetan protesters

 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 Sends 30 to Prison in Mass Tibet Trials

Trial condemned as 'rubber stamp,' by human rights groups

Apr 30, 08 7:43 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Nepal Boots 
 Pro-Tibet US Climber 

American banned from Everest for two years over protest banner

Apr 29, 08 12:45 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Thousands Cheer
 Torch in N. Korea 

Olympic flame hailed with songs and dancing for a change

Apr 28, 08 5:28 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Torch Relay Fires Up
Thousands in Japan

Riot police block flame as protesters pepper pro-China crowd

Apr 25, 08 8:04 PM CDT
(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... More »

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China • Japan • Tibet • Olympic torch • Olympic protests

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

 Pro-China Wave
 Dominates Aussie Relay 

Protesters allege Beijing hand in feel-good atmosphere

Apr 24, 08 1:20 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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

Australia Spirits Away
Torch Ahead of Relay

Protesters do their thing anyway

Apr 23, 08 10:12 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Olympic Protesters Zero In on Sponsors

Tibet, Darfur activists lobby corporations,
with some success

Apr 23, 08 8:42 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Pro-China Cyberattack on CNN Cancelled

Angry Internet users postpone hacking; isolated incidents cause little trouble

Apr 20, 08 5:53 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Nepal OKs Deadly Force
Against Torch Protesters

 Flame will ascend Everest next month

Apr 20, 08 4:35 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 China Protests
 Slam Tibet Push
 for Freedom 

Rallies call for boycott on French goods

Apr 19, 08 7:13 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

New China Museum Fuels Tibetan Anger

Beijing gallery pushes official version of Chinese history

Apr 17, 08 11:59 AM CDT
(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 ... More »

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

 Delhi Melee Rocks Torch Arrival 

Downtown locked down

Apr 17, 08 4:16 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Blogs Vent China's Anti-West Ire 

Chinese see outcry over Tibet, torch as effort to sap newfound strength

Apr 16, 08 8:32 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 India Steels
 for Torch Protest
 Showdown 

Tibetans pour in for New Delhi high noon

Apr 16, 08 5:34 AM CDT
(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... More »

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China • India • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Olympic torch • New Delhi • Olympic protests • Tibetan Youth Congress • torch relay • Prakash Jaiswal • Tenzing Norsang • Samdhong Rinpoche

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