Thursday, July 11, 2013

Week Ending July 12, 2013

International Tibet Network News Digest & Analysis: 12 July 2013


Self-Immolations, Protests, and Restrictions in Tibet
Tibetans in critical condition after Chinese armed police shoot into crowd celebrating Dalai Lama’s birthday - Tibetan Centre for Human Rights & Democracy
9 July | Several known Tibetans are in critical condition and many more injured after Chinese armed police fired into a crowd of Tibetans gathered to celebrate the 78th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 6 July in Tawu County in Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province.


Chinese forces open fire on Tibetan prayer gathering - Free Tibet
9 July | A Tibetan monk was shot in the head and at least six others received gunshot wounds when Chinese security forces opened fire on a crowd in Tawu county, Eastern Tibet on 6 July.


Tibetan monks shot as police open fire on Tibetans praying on Dalai Lama’s birthday  - International Campaign for Tibet
8 July | Two Tibetan monks were shot in the head and several others seriously injured after Chinese police opened fire at a crowd gathered to peacefully celebrate the 78th birthday of the Dalai Lama in Nyitso, Tawu, eastern Tibet, on Saturday.


International Tibet Network Joint Statement on Shootings in Tawu - International Tibet Network
8 July | Chinese People’s Armed Police open fire in Tawu, eastern Tibet, on Dalai Lama’s birthday celebrations; six Tibetans reported to be seriously injured. Tibet movement expresses shock at violent response to peaceful gathering.


News‘Unprecedented freedom’ in Tibet, Xinjiang: China to US - Times of India
12 July  | China said Thursday that its Tibetan and Uighur minorities enjoyed happiness and "unprecedented" freedom as it hit back at US criticism by urging Washington to examine its own record.


Dalai Lama Targeted By China As Shootings Of Monks Celebrating Tibetan Leader Reported - Huffington Post
9 July  | China's top official in charge of religious groups and ethnic minorities vowed on Tuesday to step up the fight against exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, as a rights group reported police shootings of monks marking his birthday.


Tension Flares as Tibetans Celebrate Dalai Lama’s Birthday - New York Times
9 July  | Chinese police in a volatile area of Sichuan Province reportedly opened fire on a crowd of unarmed Tibetans who were celebrating the birthday of the Dalai Lama, injuring nine people, two of them critically, rights advocates reported on Monday. The shootings took place on Saturday, but government restrictions on communications in the region prevented the news from immediately reaching outsiders. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/world/asia/tension-flares-as-tibetans-celebrate-dalai-lamas-birthday.html?_r=0


Bodh Gaya blasts: Stay calm, says Tibetan religious head - ZeeNews
8 July | Tibetan religious head and the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje on Monday appealed to his followers to remain calm and refrain from escalation of violence in the wake of the blasts in Bihar's Bodh Gaya town.


Opinion and Analysis
Dalai Lama should accept Tibet as a part of China to improve ties - DNAindia
9 July | China today said that Dalai Lama can improve ties with it only by giving up wish for Tibetan independence and publicly announcing that Tibet is an inalienable part of the country.


China vows to step up fight against Dalai Lama as shootings reported - Reuters
9 July | China's top official in charge of religious groups and ethnic minorities vowed on Tuesday to step up the fight against exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, as a rights group reported police shootings of monks marking his birthday.


Tweeting the truth - TimesCrest
6 July | Tsering Woeser continues to search for the Tibetan dream with her blogs and tweets even as China turns her life into a nightmare.
http://www.timescrest.com/coverstory/tweeting-the-truth-10651