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  • Archive for July 11th, 2008

    Clashes at Tibetan rally in Nepal: 300 detained

    Friday, July 11th, 2008

    Kathmandu . July 11 (ANI): Nepalese police clashed with pro-Tibet independence demonstrators on Friday following a protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu.
    Photos by Lhuboom/RFA & Phurbu Tsering

    World leaders at the Olympic-market

    Friday, July 11th, 2008

    07/11/2008 CHINA
    by Bernardo Cervellera
    None of the leaders speak of a boycott. Nicolas Sarkozy’s u-turn is of particular note. The question is not whether to boycott the Games ceremonies, but to involve China in meaningful dialogue on human and religious rights before, during and after the Olympics. So far the West’s preference remains that of exploiting […]

    Tibet torch reaches top of Jade Mountain

    Friday, July 11th, 2008

    By June Tsai July 11, 2008
    Taiwanese and Tibetan activists carried a “freedom torch” to the peak of Taiwan’s tallest mountain July 6 as a way of reminding the international community of the need for action to bring an end to mainland China’s occupation of Tibet.

    China jails 42 over Tibet unrest, others on trial: state media

    Friday, July 11th, 2008

    BEIJING (AFP) — China has jailed 42 people for their roles in this year’s unrest in Tibet, with more than 100 others still on trial who may face the death penalty, state press reported on Friday.

    Police arrest 10 Tibetan marchers

    Friday, July 11th, 2008

    Published: Friday, 11 July, 2008, 04:32 AM Doha TimeKathmandu: Police have arrested 10 Tibetans who were on a secret march to Lhasa from a village in north Nepal regarded as the gateway to Mt Everest.

    China crackdown targets critics ahead of Olympics

    Friday, July 11th, 2008

    By HENRY SANDERSON – 8 hours ago
    BEIJING (AP) — Lu Jun, a campaigner for the rights of millions of Chinese with hepatitis B, seems an unlikely threat to the Beijing Olympics.