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Tibetan Independence Movement

MICHAEL STIPE - STIPE JOINS FREE TIBET CAMPAIGN

R.E.M. rocker MICHAEL STIPE and British actor JEREMY IRONS have voiced their support for Tibetan independence by appearing in a poster campaign on behalf of the Free Tibet organisation. The stars are among a host of celebrities...

China To Enlist Beijing Residents To Fight Terror

China To Enlist Beijing Residents To Fight Terror ReutersJuly 18, 2008 China will have nearly 100,000 commandos, police and members of the military on standby up to and during Beijing Olympics to handle potential terrorist...

China tightens rules on performers

Beijing 2008 Olympics News: Bjork's Tibet protest causes crackdown -- Icelandic warbler Bjork's call for Tibetan independence activists to stand up, appears to have ruffled feathers in China even more than initially thought...

China ban for 'threatening' stars

Bjork's cry came after a performance of song Declare Independence Entertainers from outside China who have attended events that "threaten national sovereignty" will be banned from the country, its government says. Any artists...

Australian athletes offered Tibet 'protest packs' for Beijing

Tibet protesters have used the Games as a means to highlight their cause A campaign group in Australia is offering Olympics athletes and supporters a protest kit to highlight their concerns over Tibet. The pack includes a...

Fun goes out of the Games

ON TUESDAY morning Dechan Pemba, a 30-year-old British citizen who had been living legally in Beijing for two years, found out how ruthlessly efficient China's security crackdown for the Olympics could be. Running late for her...

Chinese Tibetologist delegation visits Britain

LONDON, July 10 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of Chinese Tibetologists has visited Britain and held talks with British officials and members of parliament to promote understanding and exchange of views between the two countries....

Tibetans exiled march with

India's News.Net Thursday 10th July, 2008 (ANI) New Delhi, July 10 : Tibetan protesters today staged a rally here, carrying the Tibetan Freedom Torch that is traveling to all major cities of the globe. Tibetans-in-exile have...

French President Decides to Attend Olympics

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has decided to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, despite an earlier threat to boycott the event over China's crackdown on protests in Tibet. Mr. Sarkozy's office said...

Jonathan Mirsky: Tibet’s Conundrum

In the Wall Street Journal, Jonathan Mirsky reviews China's Tibet? by Warren W. Smith Jr.: "China's Tibet?" will depress those who believe that the Dalai Lama's abandonment of Tibetan independence in exchange for a measure of...