High Peaks Pure Earth – News. Tibetan Self-Immolations. ABC. Rare footage shows extreme measures of Tibetan protesters Australian Broadcasting Corporation Broadcast: 09/10/2012 Reporter: Stephen McDonell In the last year, nearly 50 Tibetans have died after setting themselves on fire in protest at Chinese rule and we have rare footage of what is happening there, but be warned this story contains disturbing images. Transcript LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: In the remotest regions of China, inhabited by the country's Tibetan minority, an appalling uprising is under way. STEPHEN MCDONELL, REPORTER: In the remote Tibetan regions of western China, there is much that haven't changed for centuries. After dousing themselves in flammable liquids, more than 50 people - mostly young monks - have set themselves on fire. LIU WEIMIN, CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN (translated): We believe that the recent series of events have clearly been masterminded and stirred up by someone behind the scenes.
Winter is coming and here nomads are on the move. ABC.NET - Search Engine. About This Journal - Tibetan Political Review. The Tibetan Political Review is an online journal dedicated to advancing constructive discussion of the important political issues facing the Tibetan nation. The Tibetan Political Review is run by an all-volunteer Editorial Board comprising the following individuals: Nima R.T. Binara is a lawyer in Washington, DC. He serves on the board of Tibet Justice Center, and was a member of the Strategic Planning Task Force of the International Tibet Support Network (ITSN). He is admitted to practice law in New York and the District of Columbia, and received his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law and his LL.M. in Public International Law from the London School of Economics.Tenzin Dickyi is doing her Master's at Columbia University. From 2009 to 2011, she was Special Assistant to the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Americas at the Office of Tibet, NY.
The Editorial Board can be emailed at: tpr.editorial.board@gmail.com. Tibetan Blog Station. 说，还是不说？ Alliance » Tibetans in Nepal: The Lost Sanctuary. Long life empowerment at Gyang Guthi Monastery by His Holiness Shakya Trizin. Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal. Tibetans in Nepal are caught in a crisis that is getting worse, fast. In 2012 conflict inside Tibet has accelerated and the crackdown on Tibetans in Nepal has intensified.
To date, at least 33 people have immolated themselves in public in Tibet whilst shouting for the return of the Dalai Lama. The Chinese military has predictably met all protests with brute force, imposing de facto martial law across all Tibetan regions within the People’s Republic of China. China is exerting effective pressure on the new government of Baburam Bhattarai to control “anti-Chinese separatist forces in Nepal” to quote Xinhua, the official news service of the PRC. Chinese security forces are well established all along the Tibet-Nepal border. Said a Tibetan businessman born in Kathmandu: “Nepal has become a second Tibet. Nepal: The Lost Santuary End of the Monarchy, End of Protection Escape and Refoulement.
看不见的西藏～唯色. Claude Arpi. Journal of the International Association of Tibetan Studies. IATS XIII Announcement Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia July 21-27, 2013 The Mongolian Academy of Sciences (MAS) in association with the Mongolian National University is very honoured to host the 13th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS) in Ulaanbaatar from Sunday 21st July to Saturday 27th July 2013. The joint convenors will be Dr S. The convenors will work with a number of co-sponsors in Mongolia including the Centre of Mongolian Buddhists, the National Library, the National Museum of Mongolian History, the National Archives, and others. We will be pleased to cover the costs of infrastructure, conference lunches, two evening events with dinner, and transportation within Mongolia for all international participants, but regret that under the present economic situation we will be unable to offer funding for international travel and accommodation.
Registration fee: USD $250 1. 2. 3. 4. E) Independent scholars are encouraged to submit papers. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. The Monthly magazine on all aspects of Tibet - Tibetan Review.