Tibet Network News Digest and Analysis: 4 January 2013
Self-immolations and Protests
Passang Lhamo burns herself against Chinese land grabbing: Kyigudo - Voice of Tibet3 January | Passang Lhamo has set herself on fire in Kyigudo, Tibet. Listen to the VOA broadcast (in Tibetan) at the link below; More information forthcoming.
http://www.vot.org/?p=20544
Remembering Martyr Kalsang Jinpa - Rangzen Alliance
3 January | A writer from inside Tibet recounts the life and choices of Kalsang Jinpa.
http://www.rangzen.net/2013/
Tibetan Activists Seek Attention, Action with Self-Immolations - Voice of America
31 December | Tibetan activists lobby Congress members in Washington in light of the recent surge in self-immolation protests.
http://www.voanews.com/
Tibetan school student in exile attempts self-immolation - Phayul28 December | 9th grade TCV Bylakuppe student Lungrig Dorjee attempted to set himself on fire to protest the Chinese government policies in Tibet.
http://phayul.com/news/
News
Exile Leaders Push For Dialogue - Radio Free Asia
2 January | Exile leaders affirm their commitment to nonviolence and resolve to continue seeking dialogue with China.
http://www.rfa.org/english/
Times Reporter in China is Forced to Leave Over Visa Issue - New York Times
31 December | No action is taken on visas for a New York Times bureau chief and former Reuters reporter, following publication of articles exposing top goverment officials’ wealth.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/
ICT testifies in Spain’s National Court on Chinese leadership policies in Tibet - ICT
30 December | Spanish lawyers and Tibet activists work together to pursue international arrest warrants for Chinese leaders related to their policies of torture and abuse in Tibet.
http://savetibet.org/media-
Former Tibetan PM Sonam Topgyal Passes Away - Tibet Sun
30 December | Sonam Topgyal held his post as Prime Minister from 1997 to 2001, and has passed away in McLeod Ganj due to stomach cancer.
http://www.tibetsun.com/news/
Opinion and Analysis
Last Words Analysis: Why Do Tibetans Self-Immolate? - China Digital Times 3 January | Wang Lixiong analyzes the final words of several Tibetan self-immolators.
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/
My Take: Blood on Chinese Hands in Tibetan Self-Immolations - CNN Belief Blog
2 January | Stephen Prothero shifts his focus from placing responsibility for ending the self-immolations in the hands of the Dalai Lama to the Chinese government.
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/
‘I’m Not Afraid To Live Openly’ - Radio Free Asia31 December | Woeser writes about her encounter with Chinese security on a train journey.
http://www.rfa.org/english/
Self-immolations and Protests
Passang Lhamo burns herself against Chinese land grabbing: Kyigudo - Voice of Tibet3 January | Passang Lhamo has set herself on fire in Kyigudo, Tibet. Listen to the VOA broadcast (in Tibetan) at the link below; More information forthcoming.
http://www.vot.org/?p=20544
Remembering Martyr Kalsang Jinpa - Rangzen Alliance
3 January | A writer from inside Tibet recounts the life and choices of Kalsang Jinpa.
http://www.rangzen.net/2013/
Tibetan Activists Seek Attention, Action with Self-Immolations - Voice of America
31 December | Tibetan activists lobby Congress members in Washington in light of the recent surge in self-immolation protests.
http://www.voanews.com/
Tibetan school student in exile attempts self-immolation - Phayul28 December | 9th grade TCV Bylakuppe student Lungrig Dorjee attempted to set himself on fire to protest the Chinese government policies in Tibet.
http://phayul.com/news/
News
Exile Leaders Push For Dialogue - Radio Free Asia
2 January | Exile leaders affirm their commitment to nonviolence and resolve to continue seeking dialogue with China.
http://www.rfa.org/english/
Times Reporter in China is Forced to Leave Over Visa Issue - New York Times
31 December | No action is taken on visas for a New York Times bureau chief and former Reuters reporter, following publication of articles exposing top goverment officials’ wealth.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/
Related
China Says Reporter Chris Buckley Was Not Expelled - New York Times
4 January | Chinese spokeswoman refutes allegations that journalist Chris Buckley was expelled from the country after a revealing set of articles on Premier Wen Jiabao’s family.
ICT testifies in Spain’s National Court on Chinese leadership policies in Tibet - ICT
30 December | Spanish lawyers and Tibet activists work together to pursue international arrest warrants for Chinese leaders related to their policies of torture and abuse in Tibet.
http://savetibet.org/media-
Former Tibetan PM Sonam Topgyal Passes Away - Tibet Sun
30 December | Sonam Topgyal held his post as Prime Minister from 1997 to 2001, and has passed away in McLeod Ganj due to stomach cancer.
http://www.tibetsun.com/news/
Opinion and Analysis
Last Words Analysis: Why Do Tibetans Self-Immolate? - China Digital Times 3 January | Wang Lixiong analyzes the final words of several Tibetan self-immolators.
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/
My Take: Blood on Chinese Hands in Tibetan Self-Immolations - CNN Belief Blog
2 January | Stephen Prothero shifts his focus from placing responsibility for ending the self-immolations in the hands of the Dalai Lama to the Chinese government.
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/
‘I’m Not Afraid To Live Openly’ - Radio Free Asia31 December | Woeser writes about her encounter with Chinese security on a train journey.
http://www.rfa.org/english/
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