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- JonWilliams0
From http://www.savetibet.org/
There are now many reports of Tibetans being killed in the streets of Lhasa by security personnel. And many reports of Tibetans damaging Chinese stores. We now have photos of security vehicles overturned and in flames. And, a Tibetan in Lhasa told ICT staff that martial law has been imposed.
Reports of new developments are coming in every hour.
Reports by doctors in Lhasa of dozens of wounded streaming into hospitals.
Riots escalate in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa as lay Tibetans join in the protests which began on March 10th, anniversary of the Tibetan uprising of 1959.
Unconfirmed reports that soldiers are firing on Tibetans in the streets.
Confirmed reports that the major monasteries around Lhasa have been sealed off.
Three hundred monks from Drepung monastery and 100 nuns from Chutsang nunnery marched toward the center of Lhasa, stopped by armed police. One was beaten to the ground.
Unconfirmed reports of scores of Tibetans shot and killed including a 16 year-old girl killed and taken away by Tibetans on Beijing Middle Road.
Arrest of around 500 students from Tibet University, according to CNN.A Danish tourist just sent this email. . .
“Lhasa is in flames. There are tanks/armoured vehicles driving round in the streets - what's going on is crazy . . . . it looks like a war zone. Almost all Chinese shops on the main street up to the Dalai Lama's Winter Palace have been set on fire.”
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has issued a statement calling on the Chinese to show restraint and calling on Tibetans not to resort to violence.
This appears to be by far the largest uprising in Tibet since 1989, and if unconfirmed reports are true, there may be more Tibetan casualties in the streets of Lhasa than at any time since 1959.
We fear that as I write this, hundreds of Tibetans have been arrested and are being interrogated and tortured. We are still digesting the scope of this emergency and working the phones with governments, the media and others to bring pressure to bear on Beijing.
- jaylarson0
from the bottom of my heart: good luck.
- Llyod0
get some guns and none of that kung fu bull shit
- flashbender0
This is the best timing thing they could have done. Right before the olympics they are showing the world that the "new, friendly" China is not.
I wish something positive comes of this and they can have their country back.
- China is still a totalitarian state, the colorful mascots won't change anythingLlyod
- TheBlueOne0
..something is slouching towards Bethlehem, metaphorically speaking...
- Agreed. Although the conflict is already about the same age.neverblink
- AndyRoss0
Free Tibet from what? It's right between China and India, right?
So, if it breaks free of Chinese domination (hahaha!!),
the Indians will fuck it over. Or both, if it becomes an
Independent nation.- Thanks for your enlightened and entertaining commentary.TheBlueOne
- < please update your knowledgegosche
- flashbender0
^ They seemed to be doing OK before the Chinese invaded.
- bliznutty0
indeed!
- wristtattoo0
GET OUT OF TIBET YOU WANKERS
- wristtattoo0
RIGHT OUT
- sea_sea0
Has anyone seen a fantastic documentary called:
"Tibet, Cry of the Snow Lion" ?
I recommend it if your are interested in knowing exactly what happened and why this whole "Free Tibet" movement started.It's amazing how sheltered out media has us, from reality!
The Dali Lama believes that it had to happen so that Buddhism could spread throughout the world, and it has.
- neverblink0
(Reuters) - Here are the latest developments in Tibet on Sunday.
HEADLINES
* Chinese officials declare "people's war" of security and propaganda against support for Dalai Lama in Tibet after Friday's deadly riots.
* Residents say anti-riot troops control streets and are closely checking Tibetan homes. China sets "surrender" deadline of midnight Monday to gain possible clemency, or face harsh punishment.
* China says at least 10 "innocent civilians" died. Outside Tibetan source with close ties in Lhasa says number is far higher. Self-proclaimed Tibetan government-in-exile in northern India says some 30 people were killed.
* Australia, United States and Europe urge China to find peaceful outcome. Japan expresses concern.
* Dalai Lama urges China not to use "brute force" against protests, dismisses China's charge that he is behind protests.
- wwiz0
- AndyRoss0
1) The Dalai Lamas and the monks kept Tibet mired in near-absolute serfdom until the middle of the 20th Century! It's historical model is along the lines of ancient Egypt, with the masses turning all wealth over to worshipped-as-Gods-on-Earth religious leaders (many of whom were, frankly, scheming and ambitious politicians of the worst stripe).
2) It's a landlocked area, with few natural resources besides scenery. Which, until recently, has never been a valuable commodity.
3) Recent western intellectual veneration of the Buddhist religion, antique cultures in general, and quiet men wearing robes, have blinded the West to the fact that Tibet has neither a tradition of human rights, a tradition of equality before the law, or a tradition of fair and equitable distribution of political and economic power. Traditionally, it has been a theocracy, with all money and powers flowing to self-anointed religious leaders.
4) The Tibetans of today act as though Tibet was always an independent nation. The truth is it has always been extremely elastic, at times run by the Mongols, at times by the Chinese, at times trading off its independence in deals with larger powers, like the British Empire, and various Indian constructs.
- jfletcher0
I was *just in Beijing. I left 2 days ago.
Something I noticed that was very interesting. I was watching CNN in my hotel when they did a story on Tibet/China... my screen went black. I assumed it was an error and it came back a few minutes later. Then this happened a second time. A story on Tibet and my TV blacked out. I now assume it was controlling the media and censoring the stories that didn't make China look favorable.I'll be traveling to Beijing quite often for work, but I am a bit caustion about what I say and do. It's one of the times I've really thought it's nice to live in the US.
- tank020
boycot the olympics!