GENEVA — United Nations Special Procedures mandate holders have today issued a joint statement of concern regarding the ongoing protests and reports of high numbers of arrests in the Tibet Autonomous Region and surrounding areas in China. They urge restraint and non-violence by all parties, greater and unfettered access to the regions concerned for journalists […]

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AFP[Wednesday, April 30, 2008 16:18]

GENEVA - United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday welcomed initiatives by the Chinese government for dialogue with the Dalai Lama, saying he hopes Tibetan representatives will seize the opportunity.
He called the move by the Chinese “encouraging”, and said: “I hope the Tibetan representatives will take this opportunity to engage in […]

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HRW[Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:21]

Sentenced in Secret After Party Urges ‘Quick Hearings’
New York, April 30 – The trials of 30 Tibetans accused of participating in violent protests on March 14 in Lhasa were not open and public, as claimed by the Chinese government, and did not meet minimum international standards of due process, Human Rights […]

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The Korea Times[Wednesday, April 30, 2008 15:44]

By Kim Tae-jong

Protest calling for apology from China: Members of a local civic group for Tibetans hold a protest calling for the apology from the Chinese Embassy over the violence by Chinese supporters in front of the embassy in Seoul, Tuesday. The mask of a protestor reads, “No Peace, […]

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The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has compiled a confirmed list of total number of deaths, injuries and arrests or detentions of Tibetans, reported during the peaceful protests in the three traditional provinces of Tibet, from 10 March 2008 - 25 April 2008.

Sources
Chinadigitaltimes.net
TCHRD
China’s State Media
Lhasa Radio
RFA/Callers from Tibet
CTA source

The above figures are based on information and […]

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Dharamshala: The Tibetan Solidarity Committee has urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to comply with the Olympic spirit and rethink the decision to take the Olympic torch into Tibet, to prevent further loss of precious human lives.”Many Tibetans have been killed and arrested due to China’s brutal and violent suppression of peaceful Tibetan demonstrators. Moreover, […]

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Dharamshala: Human Rights groups have condemned Lhasa’s Intermediate People’s Court’s arbitrary decision for sentencing 30 Tibetans for their alleged involvement in the series of peaceful protests in Tibet last month.Thirty Tibetans were sentenced to imprisonment ranging from three years to life imprisonment, Chinese state media Xinhua reported on 29 April.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama and […]

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Phayul[Wednesday, April 30, 2008 10:14]

By Tenzin Choephel
Phayul Correspondent

Tibetans protesting in front of the Chinese Consulate in Kathmandu on Tuesday.

Kathmandu, April 29 - Tibetans in Nepal have been protesting continuously from March 10 against China’s atrocities in their homeland. They took to the streets yet again demonstrating at the Chinese Consulate in Kathmandu this afternoon. They […]

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AP[Wednesday, April 30, 2008 09:52]

Wangpo Tethong of the National Olympic Committee Tibet holds a torch during a demonstration in support of the unofficial Tibet National Olympic Committee outside the International Olympic Committee, IOC, headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, April 29, 2008. (Photo by Jean-Christophe Bott/AP)

Lausanne, Switzerland April 29 - Pro-Tibet groups carried an unofficial torch […]

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AFP[Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:17]

BEIJING, April 30 — Police shot dead an alleged Tibetan independence “insurgent” in northwest China, state press said Wednesday, the first official admission that authorities killed anyone during recent unrest.
A policeman was also killed in the gun battle on Monday in a Tibetan populated area of Qinghai province, Xinhua news agency […]

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