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By James Dunn, The Tibet Post

Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama is Dharamshala: Protests by Tibetan students over presented with the 2010 International Freedom their right to study their own language in school Conductor Award by the Rev. Damon Lynch Jr. , right, have spread throughout other areas of north-west Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010, at the National Underground China, The Tibet Post has learned. Railroad Freedom Center luncheon in Cincinnati. Photo: TPI Thousands of Tibetan students from six schools in Amdho region of eastern Tibet took to the Ohio: Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the streets on Tuesday (19th October) in protest over Dalai Lama was honored yesterday (20th October) the new forced study of Chinese language. Since in Ohio for his contribution towards world then the protests spread to two adjacent Tibetan freedom. The National Underground Railroad prefectures. Freedom Centre presented His Holiness the Dalai On Wednesday (20th October), up to 2,000 Continues on Page 2 students from four separate schools in Chabcha, Indian Activists Demonstrate for Tibet Tsolho have protested outside government buildings shouting slogans such as "We want freedom for the Tibetan language". In Dawu town on Thurday (21st October) students also protested on Thursday. Police responded by preventing local residents from going out into the streets. The area has seen increased numbers of security personnel in the last few days, in an attempt to Tibetan Students Protest Language Change By Chinese Authorities in Rekong region of Amdho, eastern Tibet. subdue the student protests. Photo: TPI

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Indian Activists Call on UN for Concern about Tibet in Chamdo Exhibition Marks 60th Bhopal, MP, India on 23 October 2010. Photo: TPI/ Mahesh Hadav Dharamshala: Three Indian peace Activists Anniversary of Chinese Invasion Saturday (23 October 2010) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, urged the United Nations to concentrate us to cherish the present, and gives about the Tibet cause. They demonstrated by us hope for a better future". painting with their own blood, supporting Tibetan On October 19, 1950, Chinese people. People's Liberation Army troops Dr Mahesh Yadav, President of World Tibet marched into Chamdo, the capital Congress along with his associates Ajay Jain and of Eastern Tibet, receiving limited Pooja Rai on the eve of United Nations Day Tibetans in Swiss demonstrate to against China's resistance from the peaceful demonstrated, by way of writing the message education policy in Tibet, 26, October 2010. Photo: Tibetan army. The Governor- Continues on Page 4 TPI/Mr. Dominik Kelsang Erne, press relations General Ngapo Ngawang Jigme officer TYAE Second Congress of Tibetan Europe quickly surrendered, and the Zurich: Over 350 people took part in a peaceful following year all of Tibet was demonstration outside of the Chinese consulate under Chinese rule after the in Zurich yesterday (26th October). The protest controversial Seventeen Point of solidarity in the Swiss capital was sparked by Agreement signed in Beijing on May 23, 1951. Ngapo, who signed Continues on Page 4 the agreement, proceeded to have a long career within the Chinese Supported for students in Tibet Communist Administration of File photo taken in the year 1957 shows Military trucks Tibet. arrives at the Potala Palace in Lhasa to further invasion Chinese media prefer to view these events as a over whole Tibet. The Tso-Ngon-Lhasa highway and "peaceful liberation", and emphasise economic Sichuan-eastern Tibet highway, which opened to traffic Paris: 55 Tibetan delegates from 12 European in the year 1954. Photo: File progress in the region since then. The GDP of countries met in Paris, the capitla of France, this Chamdo Prefecture was 5.8 billion yuan last year, week, for the second Tibetan Congress in Europe. By Matthew Hayes, The Tibet Post 140 times the figure for 1958. The event took place from the 15th till the 17th Qi Fei, the chief of the local transport bureau, said with the discussion centered on the methods in Dharamshala: An exhibition has opened in that Chamdo "had no roads in the 1950s", but has which to develop Tibetans communities in Chamdo Prefecture, Eastern Tibet, to mark the 60th 9,164km of roads today, linking 72.5% of all villages. Europe. There were many workshop focus groups Anniversary of the Chinese invasion of the region. The government is also building an inter-provincial aiming to create new dialogue and cooperation The exhibition, which opened on Monday October highway to connect Chamdo with major cities in between the different Tibetan communities 18, charts the history of Chamdo, and emphasises Western China, such as Lhasa, Chengdu, Xining Tibetan students from 3 major Schools in South India scattered across Europe. the region's continued development. and Kunming. holding a candle light virgil in solidarity of the ongoing At the concluding session of Congress, a debate protests in eatern Tibet, South India on 23 October The exhibition, visited by around 1000 people, The exhibition follows the 11th Reba Arts Festival, was held concerning the parliamentary election 2010. Photo: TPI/Lobsang Yeshi next March, which allowed the candidates to put displays the heritage of Chamdo region with held in Dengqen County, which featured song and Bylakuppe: Last evening, in Solidarity with the forward their vision for Tibet's future. historic photos, multimedia presentations, sand dance celebrating life over the last 60 years. A full Tibetan school students' ongoing Protest in Tibet, The countries that sent delegates were: Austria, tables, and publications in both Mandarin and celebration of the "peaceful liberation" is to be Belgium, Denmark, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Tibetan. held on October 23 and is to include art over 655 Tibetan school students from 3 major the Netherlands, the Norway, Poland, Spain and Kelsing, a local Chinese official, praised the performances and the launching of new schools of Bylakuppe namely SOS TCV School, the United Kingdom.. exhibition, stating that "a review of the past tells construction projects. Continues on Page 7 2 30 October, 2010 Dharamsala TPI EDITORIAL The Tibet Post

International China's Fury Over Nobel Peace China Genocides Tibet's Lan- Prize Continues guage: Violating UN Law Europe Editor - James Dunn Editor in Chief - YC. Dhardhowa E-mail: [email protected]

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Dharamshala: An article published Monday (25 October) in China's state controlled media, so called "China Tibet Information Center" has once again demonstrated their objection to Liu Xiaobo winning the Noble Peace Prize, calling it "anything but the legitimate judgment of peace." The opinion article entitled "Nobel Prize has nothing to do with Peace" accuses the rest of the world of not understanding peace, on the contrary it can be seen that China itself does not understand peace as this week diplomats claim that China is attempting to block the publication of a United Nations report which links Chinese weapons with attacks on UN and African Union peacekeepers in One of the only surviving original texts of Tibetan, written by Thönmi Sambhota, during Sudan's troubled Darfur region. The article also contains the reign of King Songtsen Gampo (c.617-698 CE). Photo: TPI vast and angry views on Norwegians saying "The fact that Norway has long kept neutral in wars and showed Dharamshala: In world history, The Chinese Government is its support for resolution through language is maintained as a matter guilty of "Language Genocide", mediation and arbitration does not of national identity, language defines against the Tibetans for breaching mean the Norwegians possess a a culture. The current genocide of articles of the United Nations deeper understanding of the the Tibetan language by the Chinese Genocide Convention. The complexity of achieving world peace government aims to make Chinese Convention defines genocide as any as well as the essence of maintaining children out of Tibetan children. of a number of acts committed with the peace". They state that the jury Buddhism and culture the intent to destroy, in whole or in of five people, all of whom were depend on the rich and developed part, a national, ethnic, racial or members of the Norwegian language that we call Tibetan. religious group. Therefore, the government, have no right to chose Standard Tibetan is based on the Tibetan people can bring the Chinese the winner, however, the decision speech of the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, Government to justice by complaining being made by a committee of five also Ü-Tsang dialect belonging to the in International Court over the people chosen by the Norwegian Central Tibetan languages. For this injustice done by China for not Parliament was prearranged in Alfred reason, Standard Tibetan is often complying with the UN Articles and Nobel's last will and testament. called Central Tibetan. It is in turn the "Genocide of the Tibetan In his will he states that the Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is seen in this undated photo released by his family on October 3, 2010. Jailed Chinese pro-democracy activist Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace one of several branches of the Language". winner should strive for "for the The Chinese Government Prize on October 8, 2010, an announcement that Beijing had anticipated and bitterly Tibetan languages, the others being abolition or reduction of standing criticised. Photo: Reuters Kham (Tibetan: Kham kad) and Amdo should treat all citizens equally within armies and for the holding and (Tibetan: Amdo kad). Written the law and without any promotion of peace congresses." Liu The writer touches on Tibet Obama, Al Gore and Martin Luther Standard Tibetan is based on discrimination. Every citizen in Han Xiaobo has struggled all his life in and His Holiness' awarding of the Peace King,Jr. Classical Tibetan and is highly Chinese has a right to be protected efforts to uphold such values, through Prize saying "In 1989, the committee They also use the example of conservative. under the law equally, and equal his constant callings for democratic awarded the peace prize to Dalai Lama, Adolf Hitler's nomination of the award It is clear that the Chinese protection should be applied to all elections, advocated values of a Tibetan slave master involved in stating that it was due to pressure from authorities do not accept Tibetan as against any discrimination. I would freedom, supported separation of armed rebellion and national the German government, however, the a mother tongue, and the authorities like to say that the international powers and urged the governments abruption". However, the human right nomination was submitted by Erik think that academic reform is the only communities should not allow the to be accountable for its violations that China has committed in Brandt, a member of the Swedish a solution to solve this issue in Tibet, Chinese Government to abuse and wrongdoings. Therefore the article's Tibet since 1959 are plain to see with parliament. Brandt never intended for thus adhering to USSR dictators genocide the Tibetan by branding accusation of the awarding being an increasing political prisoners, scarred this nomination to be seriously theory of "to destroy a nation, we them for "inciting activities to split the "unthinkable and ridiculous earth and Tibetan culture in dire threat. considered. Rather, he had submitted it must first destroy the language of nation." decision," is in itself ridiculous. This week has seen intense to protest the nomination of Neville the nation." To conclude, I want to say Stating in the article that the protests inside Tibet as once again Chamberlain for the prize; Brandt Most of the world's that all human beings are born free peace prize "does not possess a China attempts to erode Tibet's ancient retracted the nomination after a few languages are spoken by relatively and equal in dignity and rights. So worldwide significance," the writers language with recent educational days. few people; the median number of everyone should be entitled to all the seems to be unaware of the fact that reforms in Amdo Province requiring all The article may seem hollow speakers of a language is 5,000-6,000. rights and freedoms and enjoy them Liu Xiaobo's award has received subjects to be taught in Mandarin and and full of Chinese governmental There are fewer than 300 languages without division and distinction of support from Japan, American, The all textbooks to be printed in Chinese propaganda, however, it does seem a with more than 1 million native users; any type, in regard to race, color or UN and many European countries, except for Tibetan-language and clear indication of the Chinese half of all languages have fewer than national origin as in written article of which contradict such a statement English classes. Other praised winners government's unwillingness to release 10,000 users, and a quarter of the the Chinese constitution. Genocide of completely. of the Peace Prize include: Barrack Liu Xiaobo. world's spoken languages and most the Tibetan Language is abuse and a of the sign languages have fewer than humiliation against the Tibetans and 1,000 users. More than 80% of the humanity in general. The Chinese world's languages exist only in one communist authorities in eastern Tibet country. So, Tibetan language is one do not accept and respect the Tibetan His Holiness Receives Freedom Award of the latest facing linguistical language as a mother tongue; this By James Dunn, The Tibet Post people - are in the finest traditions of Dalai Lama donated it back to the genocide. means that the authorities act like those abolitionists who fought for the center. The racism by the Chinese USSR dictators, who prohibited the Lama with the "International Freedom eradication of slavery in the 18th and His Holiness received the award in communist regime is continuous and languages to be used in the occupied Conductor Award" in recognition of 19th centuries," said Freedom Center front of packed out crowd of nearly abuses the rights of native Tibetan states. I strongly believe this is a big his work for Tibet and his promotion CEO & President Donald W. Murphy. 2,000 at the Duke Energy Convention speakers and the other nationalities, mistake and ignorance and negligent of peace and non-violence. In the past the award has been given Center. After accepting the award His such as those in east Turkestan and to put other factors aside such as "The Dalai Lama's tireless efforts on to Rosa Parks, Archbishop Desmond Holiness spoke briefly to the audience Inner Mongolia. freedom of speech, and the other behalf of Tibet - and his life-long Tutu, and Bill Clinton. A $25,000 prize and then answered question posed to fundamental rights like education. advocacy of freedom and peace for all was offered with the award, but the him by the audience. The Tibet Post TPI DALAI LAMA 30 October, 2010 Dharamsala 3

nation and that nation." Dalai Lama Addresses Overcoming the sometimes His Holiness Honored by violent divide requires dialogue. He Thousands in Toronto added that "Destruction of one part of the world is destruction of ourselves, Tibet Square in Poland others are just a part of ourselves." "We must promote the concept of dialogue for a happy and peaceful century. Whenever we will see a problem, we should resolve it through dialogue," he said. The Dalai Lama used his own life as an example - in 1949 China took control of Tibet and in 1959 he was forced to flee to India. "At 16 I lost my freedom, at the age of 24 I lost my own country. Now, at 75, what I learned is the power of talk. In the spirit of dialogue, you can't (have) one side (that is) defeated and one side win. Open your hearts; consider others." No one is beyond talking to, he added. After the 9/11 attacks, he said he urged dialogue with Osama Bin Laden to understand "what really is his complaint." His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking to media persons in Toronto, Canada, on 24 October Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Rogers Centre on Oct. 22 2010, The Dalai Lama answered 2010. Photo: TPI in Toronto. Photo: National Post questions submitted by people on-line, including whether the next, reincarnated By James Dunn, The Tibet Post By James Dunn, The Tibet Post Dalai Lama can be female .He laughed saying "if a female reincarnation is more Dharamshala: Tibet's political and Citizenship of Warsaw in July 2009." useful - why not?" He suggested there spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai "I consider the opening of this Toronto: Tibet's political and spiritual Addressing the younger members of the were two advantages to a female Dalai Lama said that he is deeply moved after roundabout as recognition of the Tibetan leaders, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama crowd the Tibetan leader said "You, the Lama. One is that "biologically, females the Council of Warsaw renamed an people's non-violent and just struggle, spoke to a packed crowd of thousands of younger generation who belongs to the are more sensitive (than males) about important street as "Tibet Square" this and our efforts in seeking genuine people, Friday (22nd October) at the 21st century, have many responsibilities others' pain." The other, he joked, is that week. autonomy for the Tibetan people within Rogers Centre in Toronto, the capital of to bring some peace to the world, some she would be more attractive. Tibet has always had close ties with the framework of the constitution of the Canada. compassion to the world. The main Poland (since the fall of communism in Peoples' Republic of China. I deeply Throughout the 1 1/2 hour long responsibility is on your shoulders." His Holiness was also asked if he would 1989) and this week's dedication appreciate this further gesture of talk, His Holiness connected world peace In the war-torn first half of the 20th consider retirement, "I'm looking forward demonstrates their bond, for which His solidarity and support for us shown by with happiness and health and called for century, His Holiness said, governments to complete retirement," he said, laughing. Holiness said "I deeply appreciate this the people and leaders of Warsaw. The the world to have a "calm mind." He also used force to settle differences. Too often, "If I have human rights, I should have the further gesture of solidarity and support dedication of this "Tibet Square" is spoke on a multitude of topics including; national boundaries were used to obscure right to retire." for us shown by the people and leaders another means of connecting the city of compassion, the new generation, peace "the oneness of human beings - that (there of Warsaw. The dedication of this "Tibet Warsaw and the Tibetan people," he and the possibility of a woman Dalai Lama. is) not much difference between this Roundabout" is another means of added. connecting the city of Warsaw and the Concluding His Holiness reiterated the leader and Under Secretary Otero was Tibetan People" sentiments he made last year in his visit Obama's Top Aide Meets the first occasion for high-level U.S. He continued saying that "I am moved to Warsaw, saying "I have always Government discussions directly with to learn of the opening in Warsaw of the admired the spirit and immense His Holiness in the United States since "Tibet Square": in commemoration of the determination show by the Polish people February 2010 when His Holiness the 10th March 1959 events in Lhasa and of despite the numerous difficulties you with His Holiness the Dalai Lama met with President Obama my being awarded the Honorary have faced." at the White House. Mindful of Chinese sensitivities, the Dalai Lama White House did not allow media access to the meeting and said Obama was “Tibet Square” Unveiled in seeing His Holiness the Dalai Lama in his capacity as a respected religious leader. Polish Capital, Warsaw Lodi Gyari Gyaltsen, His Holiness the Dalai Lama's chief negotiator with His Holiness the Dalai Lama China, said that the monk reiterated to addressing the Otero his "Middle Way" of working gathering to non-violently to improve the rights of accept Warsaw’s Tibetans while staying under Chinese honorary citizenship title rule. on 29 July 2009/ "Support for his efforts from the United Photo:. Photo: States has been critical at many levels Agence Franc- and His Holiness was very pleased to Presse hear again from Under Secretary Otero By James that the Obama administration Dunne and (supports) his Middle Way approach," Matthew he said. Despite his professed support for the Hayes, The President Obama's Aides, Valerie Jarrett (ctr) and US State Department Under Secretary Middle Way, His Holiness the Dalai Tibet Post Maria Otero (rt) talking to Dalai Lama. (www.dalailama.com) Lama is branded by China as a By YC. Dhardhowa, The Tibet Post dangerous separatist. Beijing routinely Dharamshala: An important address in 14th Dalai Lama, who was made an protests foreign leaders' meetings with Warsaw's central Wola District was honorary citizen of Warsaw in 2009". Washington — A top aide to United who serves as the US coordinator on the Dalai Lama, who enjoys a wide renamed "Tibet Square" on Thursday. His Holiness the Dalai Lama has made States President Barack Obama on Tibet. global following. At the renaming ceremony, the city's regular visits to Poland since 1989, most Monday held talks Monday with Tibet's A State Department official called it a Maria Otero was appointed by Secretary mayor, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, said recently last year, when he attended spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai "private discussion on issues of mutual of State Hillary Clinton to be Special "this is our tribute to peace loving three days of events in Warsaw at the Lama and voiced support for a peaceful interest" and reiterated the US view that Coordinator for Tibetan Issues on Tibetan people who are waging a invitation of Mrs. Gronkiewicz-Waltz solution with China, officials said, in the Tibet is part of China. October 1, 2009. This was her fourth struggle to preserve their identity". and the city council. first meeting between the two sides in "We do not support Tibetan meeting with the Dalai Lama. Maria A plaque was unveiled which reads, "In Polish opposition party PIS, led by months. independence. We strongly support Otero follows in this position Paula J. the memory of those great Tibetan Jaroslaw Kaczynski, has campaigned The Tibetan leader His Holiness the dialogue between China and Dobriansky (2001-2008) during the fighters who on 10 March 1959 came for the square to be renamed "Free Dalai Lama, who is on a nine-day trip representatives of the Dalai Lama to George W. Bush Administration, and out on the streets of Lhasa and for the Tibet" for the past 2 years. Following through North America, met in Atlanta resolve differences," the official said on Julia Vadala Taft (1999-2000) and 86,000 Tibetans who lost their lives in protests from the Chinese embassy in with Maria Otero, the under secretary condition of anonymity. Gregory B. Craig (1997-1998) during the the national uprising. Also for those Warsaw, the decision was taken to of state for democracy and global affairs Tuesday's meeting between the Tibetan Clinton Administration. who were forced to live in exile. To the change this to "Tibet Square". 4 30 October, 2010 Dharamsala TPI INTERNATIONAL The Tibet Post East Turkistan Support China Marginalises Tibetans as Language Protests in a People: Tibet Group By Matthew Hayes

Dharamshala: On October 19, 2010, in Tibet the Amdo region of Rebkong County, Tibet, thousands of students marched in protest against Chinese government plans to require that all teaching be in Mandarin. The demonstrations quickly spread further, into Chabcha, Trika County and Tsekor Thang. It is understood that at a recent meeting of the Education Department of Qinghai Province it was decided that the language used in all textbooks should be changed to Chinese, except in Tibetan-language and English classes. It is feared that such a move will further marginalise the Tibetans in China, making the struggle to preserve The Gu-Chu-Sum Movement of Tibet and Tibetan Language inheritance Association. a Tibetan national identity even more Photo: TPI difficult. Chinese is already the primary language. The GuChuSum Movement, an language used in schools, and many In 2007, at a meeting of Tibet organisation dedicated to promoting petitions to increase the use of Autonomous Region officials in Lhasa, Tibetans and Uyghurs protest together, 2009. Photo: file the livelihood of Tibetan ex-political Tibetan in schools have been a unanimous consensus was reached James Dunn, The Tibet Post prisoners in India, claims that limiting submitted to the Chinese authorities that the Tibetan language was under the use of the Tibetan language in in the past. In 1988 and 1989 students serious threat. Another petition was Dharamshala: Exile students of East "But right now, every university is tightly schools represents a "systematic effort at the Tibet University and the Kanlho launched, but to date all such appeals Turkistan or Uyghurstan have this restricting the students in Xinjiang and to further marginalise Tibetans as a Nationality school launched have failed to trigger positive action week voiced their support for the also in inner-China. Even groups of people". campaigns to preserve the Tibetan from the Chinese government. Tibetans during their current protests Uyghurs who are studying in inner- over language restrictions. This comes China's ‘Xinjiang classes' are being after over a week of protests by controlled," he added. Tibetans, through-out the region and Uyghurbiz.net, a popular website and Exile Youth Sends Plea to US Congress Over Tibet Protests also in Beijing. So far over 9,000 people online discussion forum for Uyghur By YC. Dhardhowa, The Tibet Post have demonstrated over the educational issues, recently reported that nearly reforms in Amdo, which will see all every student enrolled in special Dharamshala: The Regional Tibetan classes taught in Mandarin instead of "Xinjiang classes" for Uyghurs in inner- Youth Congress of Minnesota has sent the native Tibetan. China has been approached by school an open letter to the United States The Uyghur's have experienced similar security and told to refrain from joining House of Representatives requesting erosions of their language as the in any protests backing Tibetan them to intervene over the proposed Tibetans by the Chinese government. language rights. It has also been plans to marginalize Tibetan language. The policy began in the 1990s with the revealed that parents in Xinjiang have This message to American government elimination of Uighur as a medium of received phone calls from school comes after a week of protests through- instruction at the university level. In security staff warning them of the out Tibet and China, that were sparked 2006, the authorities initiated policy consequences of their children by recent educational reforms in Amdo measures that are making Chinese the supporting the protests. Province requiring all subjects to be primary medium of instruction at the Ilham Tohti, an outspoken Uyghur taught in Mandarin and all textbooks to pre-school level. Students and teachers professor at Beijing National Minorities be printed in Chinese except for Tibetan- in a town in southern Xinjiang reported University, and webmaster of language and English classes. that they would be fined if they said Uighurbiz.net, said Uyghur students at The letter entitled “Stop China’s one word in Uighur while on school his school have been eager to join in Annihilation of Tibetan Identity, premises. protests with their Tibetan classmates. Religion and Culture in Tibet”, reiterates Although China has attempted to block "From the beginning of the Qinghai the threat these changes will have to More than nine thousand Tibetan students are protesting in Rebkong (Amdo) for Ethnic information about the demonstrations protests, Uyghur students studying at Tibetan culture stating “it (Tibetan equality and language preservation. Photo: TPI on the internet, details about the my university were all supportive. Some language) is the bedrock of Tibetan the United States that no punitive students are being fully respected.” It protests are still getting through. One students came to my office and said identity, religion and culture. These reprisals are currently or will be taken continues by highlighting how the student from Xinjiang told The Tibet they want to protest with the Tibetan measures, which seek to erode Tibet's against Tibetan students, parents or recent events are a direct violation of Post "The local government is students, but I advised them that we language in favor of Chinese, strikes a teachers in relation to this protest. If the Universal Declaration of Human controlling the university websites and can support them without protesting," blow at the heart of the Tibetan issue, so, current educational exchange Rights that “Education shall be directed news about the Tibetan protests in Ilham Tohti said. for without language, culture cannot be programs, which already exist between to the full development of the human Qinghai but we have already received A teacher in Xinjiang told The Tibet preserved.” the US and China will need to be personality and to the strengthening of information from our friends in inner- Post, "Every Uyghur teacher and The author, Jigme Ugen, president of reassessed and suspended until such respect for human rights and China about the protests there and at student is supporting Tibet right now, the Congress has urged the US time as China is able to reassure the fundamental freedoms.” Beijing National Minorities University." because we have the same problems Department of Education to “submit a international community that the Concluding that “The annihilation of a proposal requesting China to reassure human/educational rights of Tibetan culture is a loss to the world.” Indian Activists Call on UN for Concern About Free Tibet Hundreds of Tibetans Demonstrate in By YC. Dhardhowa, The Tibet Post Swiss Capital "Free Tibet" on their faces. They also Buddhists, then I am ready to undergo By James Dunn, The Tibet Post painted faces with Flags of United any punishment let it be life flags. They also shouted in sign the slogan 'Equality of People, Nations, Tibet and China to draw imprisonment or death penalty, as recent educational reforms in Amdo language and many attendees covered Freedom of Language'. The goal of the attention of United Nations, World desired by China". Province requiring all subjects to be their mouths with mask, also to draw protest was to show their support for Leaders and Indian people including For nearly half of his life, Mahesh Yadav taught in Mandarin. attention to the measures the Chinese the Tibetans in Tibet as well as to Media in Bhopal and also conducted spent his days painting peaceful and The large crowd of Tibetans and Tibet government is taking to erode Tibetan show solidarity with their co-citizen. an massive public campaign. non-violence scenes with his own supporters marched from the culture and silence their language. A banner with the aforementioned Yadav has stated that "if China releases blood, supporting the Mahatma Tessinerplatz to the Chinese The demonstration was organized by slogan was created and signed by the youngest prisoner His Holiness the Gandhi's non-violence idea's efforts in consulate calling for the authorities the Tibetan Youth association in many of the demonstrators. At the end Panchen Lama and other Tibetan support of the Tibetan people. Now to respect the freedom of language. Europe (TYAE), Swiss Tibetan of the event, two representatives of prisoners and free Tibet, creating it as a retired from medicine, he continues to In protest of the forced language friendship association (STFA) and the the Tibetan Youth Association in place for " Heaven of Peace on earth" study life, birth, and nature - through reforms the protesters marched Tibetan Woman's organization in Europe handed the banner to the like that Holy Vatican City for art. silently, holding banners and Tibetan Switzerland (TWOS) and held under Chinese consulate. The Tibet Post TPI TIBET 30 October, 2010 Dharamsala 5

violation of the Chinese constitution, Tibetan Language Protests which is meant to protect our rights." China Sentences Three Buddhist The protests began on Tuesday morning at the First Nationalities Spread Middle School and continued until Monks in Tibet about 2 p.m. The students marched from one school to the next, as they gathered a mass protest which then gathered around the county government building. The schools that took part in Tuesday’s protests were: First Nationalities Middle School of Rebkong Tongren, the Tongren County Yifu Nationalities Middle School, the Tongren District Residential School, the Tongren Modern Medicine College, the Malho National Teacher Training Institute and the Malho Nationalities Middle School. London based human rights group, Free Tibet put the number of demonstrators at between 5,000 and 9,000, citing witnesses. However, source’s figures vary, some stating that Monks of Drepung Monastery marching towards Lhasa Barkhor on 10 March 2008. there were only about 1,000 protestors. Photo: TPI More than nine thousand Tibetan students are protesting in Rebkong (Amdo) for Ethnic Monks from nearby Rebkong Rongpo James Dunn, The Tibet Post monastery joined in the protest after it equality and language preservation. Photo: TPI Dharamshala: Three monks from a new monks to the monastery. began, though the students at first Monastery in Dhingri, south western Tenzin Gephel and Ngawang, were James Dunn, The Tibet Post asked them not to take part, fearing Tibet have been sentenced by the sentenced to 12 years in prison and that their involvement may incite armed Chinese authorities to severer time in another monk from the same monastery Dharamshala: Over 9,000 Tibetan The anger was sparked by recent Public Security Bureau officers to crack prison, the Tibet Post International has was sentenced to five years. However, students from six schools in Amdho educational reforms in Amdo Province down on the protesters. learned. the dates of trial and verdict region of eastern Tibet took to the requiring all subjects to be taught in The students and monks dispersed in Under the Shigatse the 3 monks were announcement are still not known. streets on Tuesday (19th October) in Mandarin and all textbooks to be the early afternoon after government officially given their sentence, Since March 2008, over 224 Tibetans protest over the new forced study of printed in Chinese except for Tibetan- officials came out and talked with them, however, they were arrested on May have been killed, 1,294 injured and 290 Chinese language. language and English classes. Tibetan attempting to reassure them that their 19th, 2008 during a forced patriotic re- sentenced, more than 5,600 were The Tibetan students from Amdho teachers are also now required to concerns have been noted by the education on the monks in Shelkar arrested or detained and over 1,000 region, Rebkong County (also known attend workshops on the change of authorities. Choede Monastery by Chinese work disappeared after the Chinese armed as Tongren) called for respect of their the language used in class from It has been reported that no detentions team officials. During this re-education military deadly cracked down in all ancient culture, according to Tibetan to Chinese. or arrests have been made in relation the monks were forced to denounce the parts of Tibet. Moreover, many major information received by The Tibet Post "The Chinese are enforcing reforms to the protest and as yet there are no Dalai Lama as their spiritual leader, their Tibetan websites have been forced to on Tuesday. The protesters carried which remind me of the 10 year Cultural signs of stepped up policing in failure to do so resulted in the arrest. close down and all of the web-blogs in banners, written in both Tibetan and Revolution," said one unnamed former Rebkong following the incident. Since the incident the local Chinese Tibetan are censored and shut-down. Chinese, reading "Equality Among Rebkong teacher. However, reports say it is likely that authorities have stopped admission of minorities" and "freedom of the Tibetan "This reform is not only a threat to arrests will take place in the days and Language," sources said. our mother tongue, but is in direct weeks ahead Twenty Arrested in Tibet as China to Open Fifth Civil Airport in Language Protests Continue Tibet's 2nd Largest City

James Dunne and Matthew Hayes, The according to Kelsang Tsering, Tibet Post Chinese communist party chief for Shigatse region, the so called Peace reports of arrests or violence. Airport. No definite opening date has There was at least one further protest yet been set. on Sunday, in Chentsa County, as over The airport, where construction first 2000 students and teachers from Middle began on April 29 2009, represents an Schools 1 and 2 marched to the local investment of 489 million yuan, or 74 Chinese government offices in the million US dollars. It is estimated that Tibetan region. by 2020 the airport will handle 230,000 As classes resumed on Monday, there passengers and 1,150 tonnes of cargo Tibetan Students Protest Language Change were no reports of visible disruption. annually, with 2,580 take-offs. By Chinese Authorities, Amdho region, "Let's not talk about the Tibetan The Shigatse Peace Airport will eastern Tibet. Photo: TPI language. We can't talk about it", one become the 5th civil airport in Tibet, male teacher told the Associated Press after the Gonggar airport in the Dharamshala:TwentyTibetan students in Rebkong County. Tibetan capital, Lhasa, Med-Ling were detained by Chinese authorities The past few days saw protests by airport in Nyingtri, Pamdha airport in following protests in several counties thousands of students in several Chamdho region, and the Gunsa in Amdho region, eastern Tibet to Tibetan amdho counties including airport in Ngari. There are also plans against the possible introduction of Chabcha, Chentsa, Khrigha, Golok to build another airport, the Nagchu Mandarin as the only language of counties of eastern Tibet and Beijing Dagring airport, at Nagchu region. instruction, in the first arrests reported where 400 Tibetan students held This would become the highest airport so far. They were among the protests against the forced replacement Test flight lands successfully at new Tibetan airport, Ocotober, 2010. in the world, at 4,436m above sea demonstrators marching in Chabcha of Tibetan language. Meanwhile, a letter Photo: Carnog.com level. County, Amdho region of Eastern Tibet, of appeal signed by several teachers It is hoped that the new airport will on Saturday morning. Teachers and was submitted to the Qinghai Matthew Hayes, The Tibet Post stimulate investment and increase school staff also joined the protests, The government on October 15 urging the tourism into Shigatse. The city is Tibet Post International has learned. Chinese authorities to reconsider their Dharamshala: A new civil airport is furnishings, facilities and flight tests famously close to Mount Everest, The first protests took place in decision to change the medium of due to open at Shigatse (Ch: Xigaze), at Xigaze Peace Airport, 48km from known locally as Jomolangma, and to Rebkong County on 19 October, as instruction from Tibetan to Mandarin. Tibet's 2nd Largest City of the Center Shigatse City, are now completed. the tri-junction of India, Bhutan and Tibetan students from 6 schools Sources said the letter contains Tibet next month. The terminals, This should allow the airport to Tibet. A rail to link between Lhasa and demanded "Equality of People, Freedom signatures of about 300 teachers. become operational this November, Shigaze is also already under of Language". Last week, there were no 6 30 October, 2010 Dharamsala TPI INTERNATIONAL The Tibet Post Real Danger to Preserve Meaningful New Book Revisits Tibet Culture in Tibet, Says His Holiness Events of 1959

His Holiness arrived in Toronto on Friday, and was met by mayor Miller at the airport. "His [the Dalai Lama's] work around the world promoting peace, understanding, tolerance, social justice and equality for all is beyond compare", said Miller as he welcomed the Tibetan leader. His Holiness participated in a science symposium at Toronto University in the morning, before speaking for 90 minutes to the tens of thousands gathered at the Rogers Centre in the afternoon, on the subject of "Human Approaches to World Peace". He noted that 200 million people were killed in war and violence in the course of the 20th century, and urged those gathered to "promote the concept of Book Cover: Escape from the Land of Snows by Stephan Talty. Photo: Amazon.com Toronto Mayor David Miller receives a Tibetan traditional white scarf from His Holiness dialogue for a happy and peaceful the Dalai Lama during a ceremony at the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto on 23 century". He emphasized the oneness James Dunne and Matthew Hayes, The October 2010. Photo: TPI/S.R Jrene of humanity, and asked for "human Tibet Post warm heartedness". "The meaning of James Dunne and Matthew Hayes, The Tibet Post human approach is more compassion, Dharamshala: Stephan Talty, author Times Sunday magazine, GQ, the and genuinely consider others as of several successful books, has taken Chicago Review and Empire magazine. Dharamshala: On Saturday, the Tibetan about the importance of preserving brother and sister", he said. His Holiness the Dalai Lama's escape His previous books have dealt with the spiritual leader His Holiness the 14th Tibetan heritage and culture, and the On Sunday, the Dalai Lama will give to India as the subject of his latest famous privateer Captain Henry Dalai Lama inaugurated and blessed the difficulties faced in doing so. "In our teachings on mind training at the new work, to be released next year. Morgan, Napoleon's Invasion of new Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre own land, there is a real danger [for cultural centre, which will be webcast ‘Escape from the Land of Snows: The Russia, and race relations in the United in Toronto, as part of his weekend visit Tibetan culture] if the present situation live around the world for the first time. Young Dalai Lama's Harrowing Flight States. to the city. remains for a long period", he said, His Holiness, whose last visit to Toronto to Freedom and the Making of a Praise for his latest book includes the The centre, in Etobicoke district, has "Without freedom, it is difficult to have was in 2007, was presented with the key Spiritual Hero', follows the story of the following from bestselling author Greg been built on the site of a former factory, meaningful preservation of Tibetan to the city by the mayor. "You're a true 24-year old Dalai Lama who, confronted Mortensen: "We watch as a cloistered, which was bought for $3.2 million, half culture". friend of this city", commented Miller. with overwhelming Chinese political teenage monk is thrust onto the world of it contributed by Tibetans living in He also spoke of the benefits to the On his last visit to Canada, in 2009, the pressure and military might, made his stage, finds himself in the path of Canada. His Holiness inaugurated the world of preserving Tibetan and Dalai Lama visited Montreal, Calgary daring journey across the Himalayas Mao's juggernaut, and then rises - centre, which is due for completion in Buddhist values: "It's a culture of peace, and Vancouver, and he met with then in 1959. The book includes interviews beyond all expectations - to the March 2011, alongside Toronto Mayor a culture of non-violence, a culture of Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin in with Tibetan Leader the Dalai Lama, his monumental task before him. This David Miller, and Liberal Party leader compassion". 2004. family, survivors of the escape, and CIA wonderfully rich narrative should be Michael Ignatieff. The building is intended to function as The Dalai Lama is also one of only three agents involved in the covert mission required reading for anyone who cares As part of the ceremony, His Holiness a new focus for the 7000 Tibetans now people to have been granted honorary to assist members of the Tibetan about Tibet, the Dalai Lama, or the unveiled three 4.5-metre tall statues of living in Toronto. The first Tibetan Canadian citizenship, along with Nelson volunteer army. power of spiritual integrity". Buddha, crafted by monks in Nepal. refugees to the country were accepted Mandela and Swedish diplomat Raoul Talty has contributed to prominent ‘Escape from the Land of Snows' is due The Buddhist leader went on to talk in 1971. Wallenby. publications including the New York to be released on Jan 18, 2011. China: Nobel Committee Motives Free China from CCP Alliance Europe Formed Anti-Chinese Zhimin Tang (Chinese-Tibetan Friendship Society Europe, Chinese been a vocal advocate of human rights, Human Rights and Benifits Defenders taking part in the 1989 Tiananmen International), Dennis Barbion protests and being a leading author of (Chinese-Tibetan Friendship Society Charter 08, a manifesto for human rights Europe and United Nations for a Free for China published in 2008. Tibet). Xinhua describes the Committee's The Alliances first action was to create decision as "a brazen challenge to a petition for the immediate release of China's judicial authority which...raises Liu Xiaobo. Liu Xiaobo was arrested in serious doubts to the motivation, 2009 by the Chinese government and sincerity and credibility of the Nobel sentenced to 11 years in prison and two By James Dunn, The Tibet Post Peace Prize". years' deprivation of political rights for According to the terms of his will, Alfred "inciting subversion of state power". Nobel instructed that the Peace Prize Dharamshala: On the 11th of October Liu, one of China's leading dissidents, should be awarded to those who "shall the "Free China from CCP Alliance took part in the Tiananmen Square have done the most or the best work for Europe" was founded in Amsterdam. protests in 1989, has been an outspoken fraternity between nations, for the The alliance sees the cooperation critic of China's treatment of Tibetans abolition or reduction of standing armies between a multiple of representatives and was the leading author of Charter and for the holding and promotion of coming together for the fight for 08. Charter 08 called for a multi-party peace congresses". freedom and human rights in China. democracy and respect for human rights Xinhua claims the Prize's latest recipient Members of the alliance include; in the entire of China, the document was demonstrates that it has become "a Gairatjan Rozi (Support Uyghur Group signed by more than 300 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu during a news conference on Tuesday 12, Ocober political tool" and "a sharp weapon for The Netherlands), Lobsang Nyima intellectuals, academics and writers. Liu 201. Photo: Alexander F. Yuan/Associated Press the Western countries to spread their (representative of the Tibetan has consistently maintained that his James Dunne and Matthew Hayes, The Tibet Post values". government-in-exile Europe), Guoxing sentencing to prison violates both However, the Nobel Committee justified Wang (representative of Chinese China's own constitution and Dharamshala: In an article published on month. its decision by expressing its belief that Democracy Party Benelux and fundamental human rights. 24 October on the China's state controlled Liu is currently incarcerated in China, "there is a close connection between representative of Weijing Sheng in The To sign the petition, which will be news agecy "Xinhua", the Norwegian having been sentenced in 2009 to 11 human rights and peace. Such rights are Netherlands), Lobsang Wangdu submitted to the European Parliament Nobel Committee was accused of anti- years imprisonment and 2 years a prerequisite for the "fraternity between (President Chinese-Tibetan Friendship in Feburary, please go to http:// Chinese motives in awarding the 2010 deprivation of political rights for "inciting nations" of which Alfred Nobel wrote in Society Europe), Behtiyar (Support www.ipetitions.com/petition/ Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo earlier this subversion of state power". He has long his will". Uyghur Group The Netherlands), Mona freeliuxiaobo/ The Tibet Post TPI INTERNATIONAL 30 October, 2010 Dharamsala 7 MEA Objects to Jamia’s US Band Campaigns For Freedom in Tibet Dharamshala: American punk-rock band Street Dogs have recorded a new track Honouring of His Holiness to support the work of Built on Respect, a non-profit organization which seeks to The Dalai Lama raise awareness of human rights issues in Tibet. They have released a video where the lyrics of the song "Freedom" have been changed to reflect Tibetan issues. Built on Respect was founded by Heidi Minx, who travels between New York and Dharamshala helping exiled Tibetans. Street Dogs singer Mike McColgan comments, "We enjoy certain freedoms living in a democracy, and one of them is using our voices for human rights. We are particularly appalled at the charges and sentences against filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen and singer Tashi Dhondup". Activist for Tibet, Heidi Minx and Street Dogs singer Mike McColgan talking Tibet in New Dhondup Wangchen was sentenced to York. Photo: TPI 6 years imprisonment in December 2009 By James Dunne and Matthew Hayes, The Tibet Post for "subversion". In the run-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he entered Tibet Heidi Minx drew inspiration for her new Freedom concerts. and conducted a series of interviews collaboration from the movement started The proceeds from the Street Dogs' new with ordinary Tibetans, discussing their by American band the Beastie Boys in track will support the work of Built on feelings about the Chinese occupation. 1993, which resulted in a series of Tibetan Respect. Vice Chancellor handing the JMI Logo as a gift to His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Delhi on The footage was smuggled out of Tibet, January 17, 2009. photo: My Perfect Picture/file made into the film "Leaving Fear China Attempts to Block UN By James Dunne, The Tibet Post Behind", and released in 30 countries International worldwide. Tashi Dhondup was sentenced to 15 Darfur Report Dharamshala: Jamia Millia Islamia, the counterpart Wen Jiabao, on the months of "re-education through found at sites where attacks on UN National Islamic University in New sidelines of the India-ASEAN summit labour" in January 2010 for releasing an troops took place appears to be causing Delhi, is facing serious objections from in Hanoi at the end of October. album of "subversive" songs. He had great concern to the Security Council. central government to its plan to confer It had been speculated that concerns previously been arrested in 2008, and his Conflict broke out in Darfur in 2003, an honorary doctorate on His Holiness over the state of Sino-Indian relations music had been officially banned. The sparked by the oppressive rule of the the Dalai Lama later this month. The have motivated MEA's caution on this album, "Torture Without Wounds", Khartoum government and a widespread ceremony was intended to take place issue. Last year, China objected to His voiced support for His Holiness the Dalai feeling that the administration favoured on 23 November. Holiness the Dalai Lama's visit to Lama, and expressed the suffering in Arabs over black Africans. The UN On Friday, media reported that the Arunachal Pradesh, which it claims as Tibet following a Chinese crackdown in estimates that, since then, the fighting Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) was its territory, while Delhi protested the wake of the 2008 protests. has forced some 2.7 million civilians from blocking Jamia's attempt to honor His Beijing's denial of a visa to Lt. Gen. BS Exhibition Deepens Understanding Between Taiwan -Tibetan Community their homes, and has claimed the lives of Holiness. Jamia's media coordinator, Jaswal. up to 300,000. Seemi Malhotra, commented, "The vice After a meeting between Singh and His inappropriate at the present time. By James Dunne, The Tibet Post The present report is being discussed chancellor spoke to the Foreign Holiness in August, Beijing lodged a Sources within the university expressed by a UN Committee charged with Secretary today, and the University has strong protest, while China issued their dismay at this decision: "The Dalai Dharmshala: Diplomats claim that China regulating sanctions against Sudan, and written a letter to the Ministry seeking stapled visas to residents of Jammu and Lama's presence in the campus would is attempting to block the publication of after a meeting on Wednesday, Chinese a review of their stance". Kashmir, apparently questioning India's have made a positive impact on a United Nations report which links diplomat Zhao Baogang expressed The foreign secretary told reporters that claim to sovereignty in the region. students". After appealing to the Chinese weapons with attacks on UN Beijing's objections: the document the "Dalai Lama is a very respected On Friday, Rao attempted to calm these foreign secretary, vice-chancellor Jung and African Union peacekeepers in "lacks confirmed facts" and "is full of religious and spiritual leader for millions tensions: "There is enough space for said, "She [Rao] assured me that she Sudan's troubled Darfur region. flaws". of Indians...The matter is receiving our India and China to grow together". would be happy to take a fresh look on Darfur has been the subject of an Yang Tao, a member of China's attention". This latest development emerged after the matter". international arms embargo for 6 years, Permanent Mission to the UN, told the The proposed honour comes at a time the human resources development His Holiness has previously received although the sale of weapons to the Security Council that the report left of heightened tensions between India ministry had forwarded Jamia's proposal such honours from universities around Sudanese central government in "much room for improvement" and urged and China, and ahead of a planned to the MEA for clearance. The MEA the world, but Jamia would have been Khartoum remains legal. The report does the panel of experts "to conduct its work meeting between Indian prime minister responded by stating that the conferral the first Indian university to honour him not claim that Chinese arms dealers knew under the principles of objectivity and Manmohan Singh, and his Chinese of such an honour would be in this way. that the weapons were intended for use responsibility". in Darfur, but at least a dozen types of China, as a permanent member of the Chinese ammunition have been used by Security Council, can exercise Khartoum against rebels in Darfur. considerable influence in modifying or Exile Students Support Ongoing Protests in Tibet That Chinese casings have also been blocking the report.

By YC. Dhardhowa, The Tibet Post International CST Main School and CVP CST School Anthem, 1 minute silence to mourn the stressed that after Chinese Advicer Mr. Thomas Keimel staged a Candle Light Vigil protest martyrs of Tibet followed by invocation Government's curbing of Tibetan Advicer Dr. Vincent Brucel against the Chinese Government in the prayers. language in Senior Schools and Editor in Chief Mr. YC. Dhardhowa Lugsam 1st Camp. Mr. Wangyal, a senior student from SOS Colleges in Tibet, this new restriction Sub Editor Mrs. Sangay Dorjee The 'Candle Light Vigil Protest' which TCV School gave an introductory might even happen in primary and high Chinese Editor Ms. Keary Huang was solely organized and coordinated speech in Tibetan regarding the schools and would mean an end to the Circular Ven Yangchen by the school captains and the senior ongoing protest in Tibet. He stressed survival of Tibetan language in Tibet. Publisher Mr. Tenzin Kunga students of the 3 schools began around the need to support the protest in Tibet This is a direct threat to our identity Editor, Tibet Post Europe Mr. James Dunn 5 p.m, with the raising of slogans by the exile school students and and the Tibetan as a race, she Reporter Ms. Pema Tso including "We support the Tibetan highlight the Chinese Government's emphasized. Nepal Reporter Mr Jatuk Jamyang students' movement in Tibet", vicious campaign to wipe out the Following this was a thank you speech "Equality of Nationality, Equality of Tibetan culture and language through by Mr. Tenzin Wangjor, School Captain Contributors for this Editon Language", "Protect the Language of the introduction of new restrictions on of CST Main School. Later slogans were James Dunn UK Tibet" and "Stop Cultural and Tibetan language beginning 2015 in raised and a Candle Light Vigil around Mathew Hayes UK Language Genocide in Tibet". The Tsinghai and other parts of Tibet. "This the Jangchup Chorten continued for James Dunne UK students also displayed huge banners is in gross violation of not only the UN several minutes. During the protest, the YC. Dhardhowa India with photos of Tibetan students' Protest Declaration of Human Rights but also students also signed a petition Sangay Dorjee India in Tibet and also carried placards with the PRC'S so-called Constitution's condemning PRC's violation of the Pema TsoIndia various protest messages. article 10 and 47 on National Regional Chinese Constitution Article 10 and 47 The Tibet Post International Later, Ms Dekyi Tsomo, the School Autonomy Laws," he said. that specifies the right to language in Press of Tibet Tele: 0091-1892-224641 Captain of CVP CST read out the Mr. Wangyal's speech was followed by National Regional Autonomy Laws. The (Head Office) Moble:+91-9882423566 1st Floor, Dolkhang House, Jogiwara programme details and commenced the a speech in English by Ms Tenzin students also demanded the immediate Road, Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala, Distt. E-mail: [email protected] Vigil with a singing of Tibetan National Lhamo of SOS TCV School who release of the arrested students in Tibet. Kangra H.P 176219 India www.thetibetpost.com 8 30 October, 2010 Dharamsala TPI TIBET IN EXILE The Tibet Post

Lama's talks on Tibet with China. The Next Round of China-Tibet Tibetan side has stated that this time Swami Ramdev Preaches compared to the previous times they have "proposed to work jointly with the Communist government to Yoga in Dharamshala Talks Will be Soon improve situation inside the China- administered Tibet", the paper said. "Talks would primarily focus around 13-point charter of demands submitted to the Chinese counterparts during the eight rounds of talks," said a member of the Tibetan delegation to China who requested not to be named by the Hindustan Times. The paper also stated that the Tibetan administration would submit a letter at these talks for clearing the doubts raised during the time of the ninth talks. During the eighth round of talks two years ago China had rejected the Tibetan people's memorandum for genuine autonomy. The memorandum discussed Tibet's position on genuine autonomy and how the specific needs of the Tibetan nationality for (from left to right) Thamthog Rinpoche, the abbot of Namgyal monastery based in autonomy and self-government could Dharamshala, India, Prof Samdhong Rinpoche, the prime minister of Tibetan government Tibetan prime minister talks for ANI at the main Tibetan temple in Dharamshala, India. in-exile and Swami Ram Dev, the famour Indian Yoga master and spiritual leader visiting the Photo: File be met through application of the main Tibetan temple in Dharamshala. Photo: TPI principles on autonomy of the By James Dunn, The Tibet Post Constitution of the People's Republic By James Dunn, The Tibet Post Dharamshala: Samndhong Rinpoche, have stepped up efforts "through of China. It was met with derision, as Prime Minister of Tibet's government private channels to pursue Chinese the Communist leaders accused it of a Dharamshala: Over 10,000 people took realization of the effectiveness of Yoga in exile, said yesterday (14th October) leaders to engage in a dialogue" demand for ‘half-independence' and part in a yoga session, yesterday such as Pranayama in the interest of that the next round of talks, tenth in according to Hindustan Times. ‘disguised independence' or ‘covert morning(14th October), led by world the humanity and peace in this world." the series held since 2002, are likely Nine previous rounds of talks have independence'." renowned guru Swami Ramdev. The Later in the day, Swami Ramdev to take place in the recent future. been held so far between Chinese and The Tibetan side maintains that the two hour long event took place near addressed a gathering of Tibetans at Hindustan Times newspaper quoted Tibetan delegates, nevertheless, no articles of the proposed memorandum the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Stadium the main Buddhist temple. In which the Tibetan Prime Minister as saying concrete or positive results have been were prepared in accordance with the in Dharamshala and was attended by Ramdev praised the universal values "We have made full preparations for produced thus far. The last bout of provisions of the constitution of the Tibetan prime miniser Prof His Holiness upheld calling him "a talks with China, which could be held talks took place in Beijing in January People's Republic of China and its laws Samdhong Rinpoche. In Prime symbol for the whole world." anytime," in its Thursday's edition. 2010, 15 months after the 8th session on national regional autonomy. Minister's brief speech to the crowd at His Holiness was not present at the However, Rinpoche was cautious took place. However, it resulted in a unsuccessful the conclusion of the event he said that event as he is currently visiting the USA. saying "it is for them to decide the Two-time PM, Rinpoche heads the round of talks and an even large divide "Swami Ramdev has made a great For more photos please visit our venue and time for talks". task force constituted by the Tibetan between Chinese and Tibetan gallery.... Indications are that Tibetan delegates government-in-exile to assist the Dalai officials. International Symposium on China is Ruled by Man, Not by Law, Tibet - Mongolia Treaty of 1913 Says Top Exile Official

fact that the citizens of the People's Republic of China do not have religious freedom and that the country is ruled by man and not by law." He continued by saying "The religious heads and scholars of Tibetan Buddhism as a whole are, currently, living outside Tibet. Hence, the lineage of the sacred Buddhist teachings and initiations can be said to be existing in the exile Tibetan community." He added that "this regulation is an evil design on the part of the Chinese government to obstruct the Buddhist Participants to the international symposium on "1913 Treaty between Mongolia and Tibet" teaching and its sacred held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on 13 - 14 October 2010 transmissions inside Tibet and makes Photos by Chung Tsering/TibetNet it extremely difficult for the monastic By James Dunn, The Tibet Post Dharamshala: Ven. Tsering Phunstok, minister of the Department of Religion and Culture, institutions to undertake important reasoning for signing and the held a press conference in Dharamshala today (27th October), to emphasize his objection to the regulations by Chinese officials regarding religious practice in Tibet. Photo: TPI religious activities. This is also a Dharamshala: A two day International implications of the 1913 Treaty of means employed by the Chinese symposium was held In Mongolia,last Friendship and Alliance between the By James Dunn, The Tibet Post government to not only destroy the week, concerning the "1913 Treaty two countries. In the treaty, Mongolia tradition and study of Tibetan between Mongolia and Tibet". and Tibet declared mutual recognition Dharamshala: Ven. Tsering 2010 issued "a regulation on the Buddhism but also uproot the The event held from the 13th-14th and allegiance Phunstok, minister of the administration of Tibetan Buddhist monastic institutions and the October and was organized by the At the conclusion of the conference, Department of Religion and Culture, Monasteries." The regulation relates transmission of Buddhist teachings editorial board of the journal "The there was a unanimous agreement from held a press conference in to the how China will manage the in these centers of learning by Impendence" of the National all countries involved that 99% of the Dharamshala today (27th October), reincarnation of living Buddhas in diluting the spiritual bond between Intelligence Academy of Mongolia. It Treaty was factual and official, which to emphasize his objection to the Tibetan Buddhism. teacher and pupil." was attended by experts from created more questions on the regulations by Chinese officials Tsering recounted the Constitution He concluded his statement with a Mongolia, India, America, Korea, implication of the treaty in today's regarding religious practice in Tibet. of the People's Republic of China, clear message to the Chinese Russia, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, Holland political climate. The statement came in reaction to the which states that "Religious bodies officials, saying that they repudiate and Germany. The Government of Mongolia publicly State Administration of Religious and religious affairs are not subject "this injunction of the Chinese The symposium included a stated it is not involved in any way in Affairs of the People's Republic of to any foreign domination," calling government" and "express our strong combination of research from 27 the symposium, nor it takes any China who on the 30th September the recent regulation "proof of the opposition to it." Mongolian and foreign scholars on the position on this issue. The Tibet Post TPI TIBET 30 October, 2010 Dharamsala 9 Release of Tibetan Intellectuals Tibetan Writer ‘Shogdung’ Dharamshala: The Tibetan Centre for in Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan Province. Human Rights and Democracy In September around 40 friends and (TCHRD) received the news that, family members went to ask about his Released on Bail Kalsang Tsultrim, pen name Gyitsang whereabouts to the local officials, to Takmig from Kanlho "Tibetan which they were told to go back and Autonomous Prefecture" (‘TAP'), Gansu that they would ask the leaders and Province, who has been arrested on 27 inform them. He has been taken to July 2010 on the ground of committing different prisons since his arrest and Political Error, has been released on 15 was released from Kanlho Prefecture October 2010. prison. Kelsang Tsultrim, Pen name Gyitsang He composed and distributed VCDs on On 15 October 2010, Kalsang Tsultrim Takming from Gansu Province, Amdo Ringion of East Tibet. Photo: TPI the history of Tibet and the lack of was released on the condition that he freedom in Tibet. The VCDs has been would not participate in any politics By Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and widely distributed in many Tibetan areas related work. Democracy

His Holiness Promotes Compassion at Emory

By James Dunn, The Tibet Post ethics, saying that scientists and religious practitioners can learn a lot Atlanta: Tibetan spiritual leader His from each other if they work together. Tibetan famouse wrighter Mr Tagyal pen name (Shogdung) . Photo: TPI Holiness spoke to a crowd of over Sunday was the first of a three-day visit 3,000 at the University of Emory by the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, By James Dunn, The Tibet Post yesterday, teaching the value of who was named a presidential compassion. distinguished professor at Emory His Holiness the Dalai Lama received University three years ago. During his Dharamshala: Tagyal, who uses the Tagyal's lawyer, Li Fanping informed a warm welcome from the full Woodruff visit the Dalai Lama plans to teach, pen name ‘Shogdung' has been the media of the bailout, saying "he Physical Education Centre, which was lecture and receive an update on the released on bail pending trial by the (Tagyal) is in good health and with his His Holiness the Dalai Lama is visiting transformed to look like a Tibetan development of the Emory-Tibet Chinese government. The Tibetan family now." Meanwhile, Jampal Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, from Buddhist Temple. He taught the Science Initiative. The program seeks writer was arrested on April 23rd 2010 Monlam of the Tibetan Centre for October 17th to 19th. importance of compassion and moral to establish a science curriculum to be from his workplace at Qinghai Human Rights and Democracy said the included in the regular monastic Nationalities Publishing House in "bail pending trial" does not give him education throughout India. Faculty Xining. He was charged of "instigating immunity to future arrest. Jampal told and students from Emory University to split the motherland" and jailed for the Voice of Tibet radio that the longest travel each year to Dharamshala to almost six months before being allowed period that "bail pending trial" can last Tibetan Language in Danger, Pro- work with Tibetan community. bail Friday (October 14th). is a year. tests Reach China no arrests or sanctions have been so far. Exhibition Deepens Understanding Between The traditional mission of Minzu University is to train students from ethnic minority regions of China who Taiwan -Tibetan Community might then return to those regions and work for the government. Departments Dharamshala: Taiwan's second city, in the university specialize in Kaohsiung, is currently playing host scholarship on various cultures in to a month-long exhibition organised China, and more than 600 Tibetans by the Tibet Religious Foundation. Tibetan students protesting against China's study on the campus. Telephone calls The exhibition, which includes a series education policies brought their campaign on Friday afternoon to several offices of lectures; displays of traditional to Beijing, with some 400 of them holding at the university went unanswered. Tibetan arts and crafts; and the demonstrations at the Beijing National Yesterday's protests came as Chinese presentation of 22 documentary films Minorities University on 22 October 2010. officials made their first statement with Tibetan themes, is taking place at Photo: TPI relating to the educational reforms and a series of prestigious venues, By James Dunn, The Tibet Post the protests it sparked off. including the Kaohsiung Museum of Wang Yubo, head of the Qinghai History. The events are intended to education department, said that the raise awareness of Tibetan history and Dharamshala: Tibetan Students in plan aimed to boost both Chinese and culture among the Taiwanese, and to Beijing yesterday protested over plans the native languages of minorities. encourage greater cultural exchange to change the main language of This statement is seen by many Tibetan between the two peoples. education to Chinese. Yesterday's campaigners as an effort to subdue the Keynote speakers have included Mr protests reveal the growing unrest from media's attention. One Free Tibet Dawa Tsering, representative of His Tibetan peoples, who fear their culture campaigner called yesterday's Holiness the Dalai Lama, and Professor is once again at threat. statement as "A lie to turn the media Pen Mei Li of Jiaotong University, Kaohsiung Exhibition Deepens Understanding Between Taiwan -Tibetan Community. Photo: TPI/Sodor la The protest at the Minzu University of away from Tibet, after that the arrests Taiwan, who spoke on the manifold China -a leading institute for ethnic and reforms will happen behind closed challenges faced by the Tibetan By James Dunne, The Tibet Post minority students- was attended by doors" community in exile. over 400 Tibetans. The protesters In the report made late on Friday night, The present exhibition represents a subject the "Sino-Tibetan community in 1960, and the Tibetan carried banners, written in both Tibetan Wang Yubo stated "The plan is aimed further strengthening of relationship". Parliament in exile (then known as the and Chinese, reading "Equality of at strengthening whatever is weaker understanding between Taiwan and Ties have been reinforced by His Commission of Tibetan People's ethnicities, freedom of Language," and the purpose is not to use one the Tibetan community, and follows a Holiness the Dalai Lama's several visits Deputies) first met in September of that sources said. School officials, language to weaken another." series of lectures and film screenings to Taiwan, in 1997, 2001, and, most year. including the university's chancellor Changes won't be forced in areas held at Chiao Tung University, recently, in August last year, when he At the unveiling of this display, the and Communist Party secretary, met where "conditions are not ripe," cited Hsinchu, Taiwan, in February and was invited by several southern Tibet Religious Foundation expressed, with the students and asked them to Wang Yubo. The report did not March of this year. Mr Dawa Tsering Taiwanese leaders to deliver Dharma in a statement, their profound gratitude submit their concerns on paper, which elaborate on how officials would make also spoke at that event, taking as his sermons for the victims of Typhoon to His Holiness for "his extraordinary they then promised to forward to that determination. Morakot. efforts to transform the Tibetan polity higher authorities. The official Xinhua News Agency gave The current programme includes a into a genuine democracy". Photographs showed a large group of the first public report about the last Sunday and Wednesday. display of photographs, currently A common Tibetan and Taiwanese students gathered on a concrete Tibetan protests that have spread The Tibet Post has learned that the occupying the third floor of the interest in democracy and cultural walkway lined with shrubs. Other through-out China and been attended local governor and education Kaohsiung Museum of History, which preservation, evinced by this photos showed uniformed guards by thousands of people. The agency department visited a teacher's college celebrates the 50th anniversary of exhibition, will contribute to the milling around some students. stated that students had "expressed in Tongren on Wednesday and democracy in the Tibetan community relationship between the two peoples. However, the rally was broken up their dissatisfaction" in at least four threatened to expel students who in exile. His Holiness the Dalai Lama The exhibition is due to close on 28 peacefully after about two hours and Tibetan prefectures in Qinghai between organize additional marches. introduced democracy to the November 2010. 10 30 October, 2010 Dharamsala TPI INTERNATIONAL The Tibet Post Buddhist Leader Debates with Students at His Holiness the Dalai Lama Miami University, Ohio to Visit Ireland Next Year Having delivered the lecture, His By James Dunne, The Tibet Post Holiness was given a standing Dharamshala: It has been announced ovation. that His Holiness the Dalai Lama is due During the question and answer to visit the Republic of Ireland in April session that followed, His Holiness 2011, to take part in a series of events was addressed by a Chinese student, with three Irish-based NGO’s: Children who challenged his opinions on in Crossfire, Afri and SpunOut. conditions within Tibet. 21-year old Yue His Holiness is a patron of Children in said that she had visited the country Crossfire, an organisation dedicated to recently, and had seen no evidence of defending the rights of children His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet oppression, but noted that “Tibet is suffering from “the injustice of peaceful” and that people there offering a special prayer at Sera Monastery, poverty”. Representatives of Children Bylakuppe, South India. Photo: TPI/File seemed to be benefiting from the in Crossfire extended the invitation to relative lack of economic insecurity. visit the Republic during a trip to organisation which seeks to empower His Holiness responded by drawing Dharamshala earlier this year. young people and help them to engage Yue’s attention to the current protests Children in Crossfire was founded by with health and social issues. by Tibetan students, sparked by fears Richard Moore, who was blinded at 10 His Holiness has twice previously that Chinese will become the exclusive by rubber bullets fired by British visited the Republic of Ireland, in 1973 language of education establishments soldiers in Northern Ireland. At the and 1991, as well as making 3 visits to Emory students and staff present His Holiness the Dalai Lama with a card on October 18th, there. He said, “These do not come 2010. Photo/Kay Hinton/Emory announcement of the visit, Moore Northern Ireland, in 2000, 2005 and 2007, from happiness…Something is praised His Holiness, “There is perhaps for the promotion of peace in the region. By James Dunne, The Tibet Post lacking…some grievance there”. no greater advocate for peace and The announcement stated: “the visit Miami University had been creating an compassion as respected worldwide as comes at an important time when Dharamshala: Tibet's spiritual leader mostly students, filled Millett Hall to electronic database of Tibetan the Dalai Lama. He is a man of great Ireland, North and South, are looking at His Holiness the Dalai Lama Thursday hear His Holiness speak. He talked about documents and linguistic resources to warmth, depth, knowledge and insight”. important questions of identity, peace (20th October) held a debate about compassion and understanding, and contribute to the preservation to Afri, of which Archbishop Desmond and progress”. peace and nonviolent struggle with impressed those gathered with his Tibetan culture and heritage. His Tutu is patron, has promoted peace and More detailed information about the thousands of students from Miami sense of humour, and by speaking Holiness experienced a 3-D virtual development in Ireland and around the visit will be available in due course on University, Ohio. He was presented with without notes for over an hour. mandala, an aid to meditation, created world for 35 years. SpunOut is a youth the website: dalailamaireland.com an honorary doctorate of laws from the He said that respecting all peoples and by students at the college, and University. religions is the first step to achieving expressed his appreciation of these Dr Hodge awarded His Holiness with understanding; that “Each of you and efforts. the degree in “recognition of your myself, we are the same”, and drew Miami University works in partnership persistent nonviolent struggle to similarities between the values of with the University of Buddhist Richard Gere, Pulitzer Winner preserve the cultural rights of the Buddhism and other religions. Dialectics, the Tibetan University, in people of Tibet; to explain the basic He urged the students to make the 21st Dharamshala, of which His Holiness is A Walker Join His Holiness in tenets of Buddhism to the world; to century a time of peace. “Ten years a patron. Together, they organised promote a greater understanding of our past, 90 years left to come”, he said, summer workshops in Tibet from 2004- collective obligations to one another”. “You have the responsibility to create 2008, and Miami University now offers Debate about the Arts Later in the day, around 10,500 people, this century [to] be a peaceful century”. a Tibetan Studies programme.

Tibet's Female Writer Receives “2010 Courage in Journalism” Award

and Skype, conducts interviews with Tibetan refugees, and continues to write books for publication in Taiwan. Today, Woeser lives in self-imposed exile in Beijing. Woeser has faced Chinese government opposition to her work for years. Most notably, in August 2008, during a trip to Tibet to visit family, Woeser was detained, accused of photographing the army and police presence in Lhasa. She His Holiness the Dalai Lama smiles during a conversation with Richard Gere and Pulitzer was interrogated for 8 hours, but Prize-winning author Alice Walker at Emory University on 19 October 2010 Photo: TPI eventually released without charge. By James Dunne, The Tibet Post Today, Woeser's movements are monitored, her books banned, and her Emory: His Holiness the Dalai Lama demoralized it would have a negative blog and Skype account have been participated in a talk entitled "The impact through-out the world." hacked and shut down multiple times. Creative Journey: Artists in Both Richard Gere and Alice Walker She is still prevented from travelling Conversation with His Holiness the talked about His Holiness the Dalai Tibetan female writer, Mrs Tsering Woeser. Photo: Tsering Woeser's Facebook abroad. Dalai Lama on Spirituality and Lama as a role model for them and a During her acceptance speech, Creativity" with Richard Gere and source of inspiration. They also By Matthew Hayes, The Tibet Post presented at the awards ceremony in Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice discussed the story of the Tibetan Dharamshala: Tibetan writer and obtain it. All forms of journalism are the form of a pre-recorded video Walker on Tuesday (19th October). saint, Milarepa and the message of blogger Tsering Woeser has received a eligible, and 56 women have received message, Woeser stated she "will keep The panelist discussed the topic to a despair and redemption that it "2010 Courage in Journalism" award in awards since they were started in 1990. [her] one-person media operation crowd assembled at Emory University, illustrates. Alice Walker, who won the recognition of her efforts to report on Woeser, born in Tibet in 1966, originally going, for it is the weapon of the where His Holiness is an honorary Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her book human rights abuses in Tibet. Woeser, worked as a journalist in China before powerless". professor. They all seemed in ready The Coulor Purple, said that the trials who is based in Beijing, could not moving to Lhasa. She rose to fame after Three other women journalists were agreement that the arts play a large and tribulation of Milarepa echoed the receive her award in person because the publication of her second book, honoured at the ceremony: Vicky role in promoting compassion through- experience of her community. She added the Chinese government refuses to Notes from Tibet, and her subsequent Ntetema, a Tanzanian who reports on out the world. His Holiness urged the that she would be very happy for the grant her a passport. The awards refusal to self-criticise, resulting in the the killing of albinos there for the use of people of world to use their creativity story to be known to Americans in the ceremony, hosted by the International loss of her job as an editor for the their body parts in potions; Claudia to uphold democracy, liberty and south of the country Women's Media Foundation, took place Tibetan Literary Association. Since Julieta Duque, a Colombia-based individual freedom. He also discussed At the conclusion, Dr Rosemary Magee, in New York this week. then, she has increasingly explored the journalist who has been abducted, admiration of America calling the Emory Vice President and Secretary, The awards, held annually, are intended use of social media. Her blog, "Invisible robbed and received death threats in country the champion of democracy, thanked His Holiness the calling him to recognise "heroic women Tibet", found at woeser.middle-way.net, the course of her work; and Alma liberty and freedom. However he "Our Professor" and everyone else journalists" around the world, is one of the best known in China today. Guillermoprieto, who reports on civil discussed the risks of the role America involved with the programme saying it highlighting the importance of free Woeser also commentates for Radio wars, drug wars and politics in Latin has as the world's leading country has been an extraordinary spiritual, press and the hardships endured to Free Asia, communicates via Facebook America. staying that "if American's become academic and scientific journey.