Tibet's Burning

The government of Tibet Autonomous Region said Friday there had been enough evidence to prove that the recent sabotage in Lhasa was "organized, premeditated and masterminded" by the Dalai clique.

The violence, involving beating, smashing, looting and burning, has disrupted the public order and jeopardized people's lives and property, an official with the regional government said.

china.notspecial.org

rfa.org

ap.google.com

nytimes.com

studentsforafreetibet.org

tibetanuprising.org [photos-of-arrest]

latibet.org

thetibetconnection.org

MP3

china.notspecial.org

orf.at

stream4.orf.at ...09.00 h zib[VLC]

CCTV Report on Lhasa Violence

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News out of Tibet vom 14./15. März, mit einigen Links und zahlreichen Kommentaren. pekingduck.org

Internet users in China were blocked from seeing YouTube.com on Sunday after dozens of videos about protests in Tibet appeared on the site. 'Chinese leaders encourage Internet use for education and business but use online filters to block access to material considered subversive or pornographic.

wired.com

roguegovernment.com

video search china+tibet

The United States has urged China to "exercise restraint" in dealing with the protests by Buddhist monks against the communist rule, also asking it to address its "policies" in Tibetan areas "that have created tensions".

In a statement, US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice urged Chinese government to release monks "detained solely for the peaceful expression of their views."

hindustantimes.com

Germany calls for openness from China over events in Tibet

The German government Sunday called on China to show openness and transparency over the events in Tibet. Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier appealed for an end to the violence in the Himalayan territory in an hour-long phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart, Yang Yiechi.

earthtimes.org

Dozens killed in Tibetan protests

Police have fired teargas to disperse Buddhist monks and others staging a second day of protests in sympathy with anti-Chinese demonstrations in Lhasa that has left at least 30 dead. Unconfirmed reports say the figure is closer to 130.

guardian.co.uk

Anti-China protesters clash with police in Tibet

In the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, Chinese security forces tried to control Buddhist monks and other ethnic Tibetans who were setting fire to vehicles and shops on Friday, in protest of China's rule. At least two protesters are reported to have been shot dead by riot police.

wikinews.org

Phonecam of protests in Amdo, Tibet, over the weekend.

Phonecam

George Bush removed China from a human rights blacklist just three days before the bloodshed in Lhasa.

China's crackdown on Tibetan protests has dealt a major embarassment to US President George W. Bush's administration, which removed the Asian giant from a human rights blacklist just three days before the bloody repression, experts say.

Rights groups and some lawmakers were dismayed by the State Department's decision last Tuesday to drop China from its list of the world's worst human rights violators despite what they called Beijing's worsening rights record even as it prepared to host the Olympic Games in August.

afp.google.com

Panzer auf den Straßen, brennende Häuser, Festplatten-Razzien im Hotel: Als Radreisender besucht der Deutsche Benjamin Jacob Tibets Hauptstadt Lhasa und erlebt jetzt eine der größten Gewaltwellen des Landes mit.

spiegel.de

World reaction to the apparently lethal military crackdown on protesting monks in Tibet has been largely at China's expense. But is an Olympic boycott the answer? German commentators on Monday say not yet -- though they have sharp advice for Beijing and the world community.

spiegel.de/international

Russia supports Chinese authorities on Tibet, says bid to boycott Olympics 'unacceptable'

Russia voiced support for the Chinese government Monday over the violence in Tibet, calling its relations with the Dalai Lama an internal matter and saying efforts to boycott the Beijing Olympics are «unacceptable.
«We are expressing hope that the Chinese authorities will take all necessary measures to stop illegal actions and

pr-inside.com

“If…human rights are not acted upon to our satisfaction then we will act.”
Jacques Rogge, IOC President on China, BBC’s Hardtalk, April 2002

December 10th, International Human Rights Day, is a day set-aside to recognize the inherent rights of every individual. The IOC promised in 2001, when they awarded China the 2008 Summer Olympics, that the Games would bring an improvement in the human right situation in China.

beijingweareready.com



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Schlimm, was da gerade wieder passiert.

Der Dalai Lama hat seinen Rücktritt als politischer Führer und Staatsoberhaupt für den Fall angekündigt, dass die gewaltsamen Proteste von Tibetern gegen die chinesische Fremdherrschaft außer Kontrolle geraten sollten.

orf.at

mms://stream4.orf.at/news/dalai_lama_statement.wmv

No governments have called for a boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games, says International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge.

The issue has arisen following China's handling of the unrest in Tibet.

bbc.co.uk

TCHRD is the first Tibetan non-governmental human rights organization to be established in exile in India. Founded in 1996, TCHRD is registered as an NGO under Section 2 of the Indian Societies Registration Act, 1860 and is based in Dharamsala, North India.

tchrd.org

China blockt Internetseiten und verweist Reporter des Landes. Augenzeugenberichte, Fotos und Tondokumente von der aktuellen Krise in Tibet gibt es trotzdem, denn Touristen und Aktivisten bloggen. Nur wie lange noch?

dw-world.de

kadfly.blogspot.com

This video from Michael from Italy is an excellent example:
Rapidshare.de

ORF
mms://stream4.orf.at/news/tibet_tourist_video.wmv