Apr 29, 2008 Reuters
BEIJING—China’s lawyers face official harassment, meddling, even jail for defending suspects and sensitive causes, a rights group said in a new report, adding to criticism of the nation’s rights record before the Olympics.
29 April 2008 [For Immediate Release] TCHRD
On 21 March 2008, the Tibetans in Ponkor Township staged a peaceful protest in Darlag County, Golog “TAP”, Qinghai Province, according to reliable information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).
Photo: A 22-year-old Choetop who was killed during the gun fire
Agence France-Presse Wednesday, April 30, 2008 (Beijing)
Police shot dead an alleged Tibetan independence ”insurgent” in northwest China, state press said on Wednesday, the first official admission that authorities killed anyone during recent unrest.
April 29th, 2008 International Campaign for Tibet
Photo of the 14th Dalai Lama at Kirti Monastery in Ngaba County, Ngaba TAP, Sichuan Province, destroyed by government authorities following a raid on the monastery in early April 2008. Kirti Monastery was at the center of the wave of protests in eastern Tibet when […]
April 28, 2008 by Amit Srivastava ndia Resource Center
San Francisco: Responding to a question about Coca-Cola’s sponsorship of the Olympic Torch Relay at the Coca-Cola shareholders meeting last week, Mr. Isdell, CEO of Coca-Cola, defended the sponsorship by referring to the Olympic Torch as a symbol of hope […]
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 4:20 p.m. Dharamshala (Tibet.net)
The Tibetan Solidarity Committee has urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to comply with the Olympic spirit and rethink the decision to take the Olympic torch into Tibet, to prevent further loss of precious human lives.
News Source: Phayul (By Tenzin Choephel)
Kathmandu, April 29 - Tibetans in Nepal have been protesting continuously from March 10 against China’s atrocities in their homeland. They took to the streets yet again demonstrating at the Chinese Consulate in Kathmandu this afternoon. They have been rallying against China at different locations […]
By MIN LEE,Associated Press Writer AP
HONG KONG - At least seven activists, including three pro-Tibet protesters who planned to demonstrate during Hong Kong’s Olympic torch relay, have been deported ahead of the flame’s arrival in the territory Wednesday, activists said.
Photo: A Chinese student (red cap) kicks a South Korean who was protesting against the Beijing Olympics during the Beijing Olympic torch relay at the Olympic park in Seoul. The Beijing Olympic torch relay kicked off in the North Korean capital Pyongyang Monday morning, Chinese state media reported. (AFP/Choi Won-Suk)
Tuesday , April 29 , 2008 The Telegraph, NISHIT DHOLABHAI
New Delhi, April 28: The decks are possibly being cleared for talks between the Dalai Lama’s representatives and Beijing, but the plans are still under wraps.