http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/uprising/ en-us Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:09:15 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047356/posts Chinese impose blackout over new Tibetan monk deaths Jane Macartney in Beijing Two monks at a monastery in western China were killed in a clash with paramilitary police last weekend, three Tibetan sources have told The Times. The monks, at a monastery in western Sichuan province, which borders Tibet, were killed in a clash on July 12. For monks of what are popularly known as the “red hat” sects, the date marks one of the most auspicious festivals of the year. It is the first report of the lethal use of gunfire against Tibetan protesters demanding the return of the... Times of London http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047356/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:09:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025308/posts Tiananmen security tight for China massacre anniversary Tue Jun 3, 3:45 AM ET Security was tight in Beijing's central Tiananmen Square on Tuesday ahead of the 19th anniversary of the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests that left hundreds, possibly thousands, dead. Police vans were circling on and around the square, the focus of major bloodshed nearly a generation ago, as tourists were arriving in numbers on a grey, rainy day. The Tiananmen Massacre is a taboo subject in China and the country's state-controlled media was silent on the sensitive anniversary taking place just 66 days ahead of the Beijing Olympics.... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025308/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 14:17:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004499/posts CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — A man claiming to be the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq vowed in an audiotape released Saturday to launch a monthlong offensive against U.S. troops. There was no independent confirmation that the voice belonged to Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, also known as Abu Ayyub al-Masri, but it sounded exactly like the one heard on previous audiotapes. Al-Muhajir has been the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq since his predecessor Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in a U.S. airstrike northeast of Baghdad in 2006. "We call on our beloved ones ... that each unit should present the head of... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004499/posts#comment Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:55:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004000/posts Tibet an 'international issue,' Japan PM tells China AFP[Saturday, April 19, 2008 12:50] Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda during a meeting held at the premier's office in Tokyo. Fukuda bluntly told China Friday that Tibetan unrest had become an international issue, contradicting Beijing's official line, and hinted it could hit the Olympics. (AFP/POOL/Dai Kurokawa) TOKYO, April 18 - Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda bluntly told China Friday that Tibetan unrest had become an international issue, contradicting Beijing's official line, and hinted it could hit the Olympics. Yasuo Fukuda made the remarks to... http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=20785&article=Tibet+an+'international+issue%2c'+Japan+PM+ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004000/posts#comment Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:02:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001097/posts Dalai Lama draws 50,000 to Seattle stadium By Laura Myers Sat Apr 12, 7:27 PM ET Tens of thousands of people packed a Seattle sports stadium on Saturday to hear the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, call for nonviolence and to make the 21st century a "century of dialogue." Drums played, American Indian chiefs wearing feathered head-dresses danced and organizers said about 51,000 people -- many of them families -- listened under sunny skies to the Dalai Lama speak about compassion. Sitting in a red chair under a canopied stage on the stadium field, the robed leader made no... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001097/posts#comment Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:02:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000803/posts 9 monks accused of bombing in Tibet 15 minutes ago China has arrested nine Buddhist monks and accused them of planting a homemade bomb in a government office building in Tibet last month, the official Xinhua News Agency said Saturday. There were no known deaths or damage from the first reported bombing since anti-government protests by monks began March 10 in the Tibetan capital Lhasa. Xinhua said that nine monks from Tongxia monastery confessed to taking part in the bombing in Gyanbe Township in Tibet on March 23. One of the suspects allegedly used a motorcycle to transport the bomb... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000803/posts#comment Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:00:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998939/posts 9 April 2008 [For Immediate Release] Around 70 monks of Ramoche Temple detain in midnight raid, whereabouts still unknown Zhu Wei Qun, Vice Minister of the United Work Front Department (UWFD) paying visit to PAP and PSB personnel at Gaden Monastery on 7 April 2008 In contrary to what the Chinese authorities are proclaiming about the calm and normalcy restored in Lhasa city, the reality in the area underlines that severe restriction and mass detention are continuing especially in monasteries which were proactive in the recent series of demonstration in Lhasa and other parts of Eastern Tibet. In the latest... TCHRD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998939/posts#comment Wed, 9 Apr 2008 13:49:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998934/posts 9 April 2008 [For Immediate Release] Tortured monk released in unstable mental condition Around fifteen Tibetan monks today defiantly briefed a group of foreign media personnel on a government managed tour currently in Sangchu County (Ch: Xiahe) in Gansu Province. The monks revealed the grave situation in the area and also delivered a clear cut message to the media group, concerning human rights abuses by the authorities in the area. According to a report by Reuters today (Protesting monks storm media tour in western China, By Lucy Hornby), "They said eight monks were still being held by authorities, but did... TCHRD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998934/posts#comment Wed, 9 Apr 2008 13:41:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998807/posts China's Tibetan frontiers rekindle tradition of defiance By Chris Buckley 2 hours, 58 minutes ago Across China's mountainous west, armed troops watch over the Tibetan monasteries and towns that have emerged as hotbeds of protest kindled by traditions of defiance and newer economic grievances. More than the Tibet Autonomous Region itself, where the upsurge of anti-Chinese protests and riots erupted last month, the historically Tibetan parts of neighbouring provinces have defied efforts to smother unrest with troop convoys, roadblocks and patrols, and warnings of harsh punishment to lawbreakers. In Zhuoni, a county in the northwest province of Gansu, protesters in... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998807/posts#comment Wed, 9 Apr 2008 03:35:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997495/posts April 6, 2008 China struggles to quell Tibet rebels Michael Sheridan, Far East Correspondent A PICTURE is emerging of desperate and prolonged Tibetan resistance despite the huge scale of ChinaÂ’s military operation across the mountainous region that one ancient poet called “a place where snow lions dance”. The Chinese press focused yesterday on a campaign to whip up resentment against the foreign media as reports outside China spoke of at least eight unarmed Tibetans shot dead by paramilitary police. Scraps of evidence collected by exiles, campaigners, military analysts and daring witnesses inside Tibet all point to the conclusion that China... Times of London http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997495/posts#comment Sun, 6 Apr 2008 09:26:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997487/posts 5 April 2008 [For Immediate Release] China arrests over 2300 Tibetans in Tibet The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) learns that the Chinese authorities are stepping up the offensive arrest drive inside Tibet with renewed vigour and fervour. The latest information emanating from Tibet indicates over 2,300 Tibetans from various parts of Tibet have so far been arrested by the Chinese authorities currently detained in detention centres located in Townships, Counties and Prefectures in various administrative regions of Tibet. According to TCHRD documentation since 10 March 2008, the Centre has documented a list of 301 Tibetans whose... Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997487/posts#comment Sun, 6 Apr 2008 08:22:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997085/posts Ethnic Unrest Continues in China By HOWARD W. FRENCH SHANGHAI — Fresh ethnic violence has erupted in a Tibetan region of southwestern China, with disputed reports of eight people shot dead by the police, and the Chinese government on Friday vowed swift and severe punishment of Tibetans accused of rioting and taking part in last month’s antigovernment protests. Police officers on Thursday evening fired on a crowd of protesters outside government offices in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, along the Tibet border. A Tibet activist group said the shooting killed eight protesters, but other unconfirmed reports put... NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997085/posts#comment Sat, 5 Apr 2008 07:47:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997082/posts Tibet Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997082/posts#comment Sat, 5 Apr 2008 07:28:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997077/posts China to step-up “re-education’ of Tibetans (AFP) 5 April 2008 BEIJING - China on Saturday signalled it would step up a campaign to re-educate Tibetans in an effort to turn them into “patriots”, following nearly a month of protests against Chinese rule of Tibet. “It is necessary to reinforce patriotic education,” Tibet’s deputy Communist Party chief Hao Peng was quoted in the Tibet Daily as telling a group of influential monks in the remote Himalayan region. “Guide the monks so that they continue to foster the tradition of love of religion, love of the country and to hold high the... Khaleej Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997077/posts#comment Sat, 5 Apr 2008 07:15:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996546/posts 3 April 2008 [Press Release] In solidarity, Tibetans march with prayers in Tsolho Upon witnessing a massive protests across the Tibetan plateau since 10 March, Tibetan people from all walks of life in Holkha Township, Tsigorthang County (Xinghai Xian) Tsolho "TAP" Qinghai Province staged a peaceful solidarity march and later held a prayer session for those who lost their lives in the recent series of protests in Tibet on 25 March. Following the peace march and prayer session at the township government headquarters, three Tibetans were arbitrarily arrested in an early morning raid in their home by the People's Armed... Tibetan Center for Human Right and Democracy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996546/posts#comment Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:15:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996544/posts Tibetans Rioters Facing Quick Trials By Sky News SkyNews - 31 minutes ago Tibetans accused of rioting and protesting against Chinese rule will face swift trials and harsh sentences, state media reports have said. Tibet's regional capital Lhasa was hit in March by Buddhist monks' protests against Chinese rule that gave way to deadly clashes on March 14. Security forces were poured in to re-impose control the city and other restive Tibetan areas. China says 19 people died in the Lhasa violence but representatives of the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, say some 140 people were killed in... Sky News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996544/posts#comment Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:06:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995379/posts 1 April 2008 [For Immediate Release] China arrest over 572 monks from Kirti Monastery in two-day raid From credible information received from multiple sources in Tibet by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), a total of 572 monks from Ngaba Kirti Monastery were arrested by the Chinese People's Armed Police (PAP) and Public Security Bureau (PSB) following a two day raid in monks' residence on 28 and 29 March 2008. As reported earlier by the Centre, more information on the number of monks arrested following two days of raids in Ngaba Kirti Monastery in Ngaba County (Ch:Aba... Tibetan Center for Human Right and Democracy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995379/posts#comment Wed, 2 Apr 2008 11:28:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995358/posts Muslim extremists attempt uprising in western China: government 57 minutes ago China has accused Muslim extremists in the nation's northwest of trying to start a rebellion, an incident that an exile group said Wednesday was mainly a women's protest against Chinese rule. According to a statement from the Khotan government in the Uighur Muslim dominated Xinjiang region, extremist forces tried to incite an uprising in a local marketplace on March 23. "A small number of elements... tried to incite splittism, create disturbances in the market place and even trick the masses into an uprising," the statement said. The statement said... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995358/posts#comment Wed, 2 Apr 2008 08:57:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995336/posts China alleges Tibetan 'suicide squads' By AUDRA ANG, Associated Press Writer Tue Apr 1, 2:36 PM ET China has branded the Dalai Lama a "wolf in monk's robes" and his followers the "scum of Buddhism." It stepped up the rhetoric Tuesday, accusing the Nobel Peace laureate and his supporters of planning suicide attacks. The Tibetan government-in-exile swiftly denied the charge, and the Bush administration rushed to the Tibetan Buddhist leader's defense, calling him "a man of peace." "There is absolutely no indication that he wants to do anything other than have a dialogue with China on how to discuss the... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995336/posts#comment Wed, 2 Apr 2008 05:09:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994905/posts The Uyghur People will Independence es like Tibet! Hotan, Uyghuristan, China strongly protests the outbreak of repression CNA World Uyghur Congress spokesman Dilixiati today that the East Turkestan (Xinjiang) and Hotan City recently broke out nearly 1,000 protests, the Chinese government launched a large-scale crackdown, seizing nearly 500 people, and comprehensive information blackout. Dilixiadi of the CNA, protests occurred in 23 and 24, participating in the protest activities of the nearly 1,000 people in 80 per cent are women. Chinese authorities arrested within two days 500 people, the fear of the incident spread to other Uyghur-populated areas, the local news... The World Uighur Network News 2008 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994905/posts#comment Tue, 1 Apr 2008 06:01:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993032/posts 28 March 2008 [For Immediate Release] Over hundred of monks arrested after a raid in Ngaba Kirti Monastery After days of unrest and protests in Ngaba County since 15 March, which saw the death of at least 23 Tibetans, arrest and injury of over hundreds, the Chinese People's Armed Police (PAP) and Public Security Bureau (PSB) forces arrested over a hundred monks from Ngaba Kirti Monastery during a raid of the monastery this afternoon, according to confirmed information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD). Earlier this morning, hundreds of PAP and PSB came to Ngaba... Tibet Center for Human Right and Democracy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993032/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:33:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992916/posts 27 March 2008 [Press Release] Elderly woman brutally beaten during Township meeting Following the protests by monks in Drango (Ch: Luhuo) County on 24 March, leading to the death of an 18-year-old monk and the subsequent solidarity protest on 25 March 2008, the local authority has expelled a large number of monks from Chogri Monastery and arrested some nuns of Nanggong (Tib translit: nganga sgong) Nunnery, according to confirmed information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD). Sources also reported disappearances of many lay people from the area. On 26 March 2008, under the pretext of... Tibet Center for Human Right and Democracy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992916/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:38:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992423/posts Tibet monks disrupt China media event By Geoff Dyer in Lhasa Published: March 27 2008 12:27 | Last updated: March 27 2008 12:39 The simmering political tensions in Tibet burst into the open on Thursday in one of Lhasa’s most important temples when a group of 30 young Buddhist monks interrupted a government-organised visit by journalists with shouts about the lack of freedom in Tibet and in support of the Dalai Lama. The monks were clearly agitated and several wept openly as they accused the authorities of lying to the visiting journalists and promised further demonstrations. “We want a free... FT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992423/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:32:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991892/posts Countries urged to see 'true face' of Dalai Lama By Qin Jize (China Daily) Updated: 2008-03-26 07:10 Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang yesterday again urged the international community to see the Dalai Lama's "true face" and offer no support for his secessionist activities. Qin made the remarks in response to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's recent call for China to consider a new policy to address the Tibet issue and to start talks with the Dalai Lama. US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi also visited the Dalai Lama last week. Qin said the position of just a few... China Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991892/posts#comment Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:54:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991854/posts China tightens monastery blockade, monk dies of starvation - Update Posted : Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:10:05 GMT Author : DPA Category : Asia (World) Asia World News | Home Beijing - A 12-day blockade of food and water to major monasteries in Lhasa by Chinese forces has killed a Buddhist monk of starvation, reported Tibetans in exile Wednesday. Monk Thokmey died on Monday in the Ramoche monastery in Lhasa, according to the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD). The Chinese military have not been allowing food and water into the monastery since March 14 and fires teargas... Earth Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991854/posts#comment Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:59:16 GMT