-
YESHE.
User deleted
25/01/2012 08:44
TIBET - CINA
Cresce la protesta tibetana nel Sichuan: altri cinque morti
Le forze cinesi di sicurezza hanno sparato su manifestanti che gridavano libertà per il Tibet e per il ritorno del Dalai Lama. A Serthar imposta la legge marziale. Critiche di Pechino alle notizie sulle uccisioni a Draggo, due giorni fa. Il premier tibetano in esilio critica il silenzio della comunità internazionale. Le “preoccupazioni” degli Stati Uniti, che in febbraio riceveranno in visita il vice-presidente cinese Xi Jinping.
Dharamsala (AsiaNews/Agenzie) – Le forze cinesi di sicurezza hanno ucciso almeno cinque tibetani e ferito altri 40 nel secondo giorno di proteste scoppiate nella prefettura di Kardze (Ganzi, in cinese), nella provincia del Sichuan. Secondo fonti tibetane, la polizia ha sparato contro i dimostranti a Serthar (Seda, in cinese), dove è stata imposta la legge marziale. “I tibetani – dice una fonte – sono confinati nelle loro case e la polizia spara su chiunque si avventuri nelle strade”.
I morti e i feriti di Serthar si aggiungono ai sei morti e agli oltre 30 feriti, anch’essi dimostranti, che la polizia ha colpito a Draggo (Luhuo, in cinese), sempre nel Sichuan. Secondo fonti locali, “12 di loro sono in gravissime condizioni, con un proiettile nel cranio” (nella foto uno dei dimostranti, ucciso a Draggo).
Le manifestazioni sono tutte iniziate con la distribuzione di volantini che esaltavano le auto-immolazioni di giovani tibetani e con slogan sulla libertà del Tibet e sul Dalai Lama. In quasi un anno almeno 16 persone – in maggioranza giovani monaci – si sono dati fuoco per criticare la politica cinese sul Tibet.
Il governo di Pechino ha criticato le informazioni sugli scontri avvenuti a Draggo, dichiarando che in realtà la polizia è intervenuta perché una folla ha assaltato negozi e una stazione di polizia.
Lobsang Sangay, premier del governo tibetano in esilio, si appella alla comunità internazionale perché “intervenga a fermare nuovi spargimenti di sangue”. “Per quanto tempo ancora – ha detto – e quante altre tragiche morti sono necessarie prima che il mondo assuma una ferma posizione morale? Il silenzio della comunità mondiale manda alla Cina un chiaro messaggio: che le sue misure repressive e violente per contenere le tensioni nelle aree tibetane sono accettabili”.
Finora, solo gli Stati Uniti hanno espresso “serie preoccupazioni” sulle violenze nel Sichuan. Washington si prepara a ricevere la visita del vice-presidente cinese Xi Jinping nel prossimo febbraio.
Maria Otero, coordinatore speciale per gli Usa sul dossier tibetano, ha dichiarato che la Cina dovrebbe riprendere i dialoghi con il Dalai Lama e permettere l’accesso in Tibet a giornalisti stranieri, diplomatici e osservatori.
I dialoghi fra il Dalai Lama e Pechino sono a un punto morto. La Cina continua ad accusare il leader spirituale di voler dividere la patria e rivendicare l’indipendenza del Tibet. Il Dalai Lama, che ha rifiutato il suo ruolo politico, chiede invece un’autonomia culturale e religiosa della regione. Nei mesi scorsi Pechino ha anche accusato il Dalai Lama di spingere i giovani al suicidio dandosi fuoco, un gesto contrario al buddismo. In realtà il capo spirituale dei tibetani, si oppone alle auto-immolazioni, facendo notare che la disperazione dei giovani è frutto della politica di illogica repressione della Cina
Video
Two Shot Dead in Fresh Protests, Media Prevented to Cover Tibet
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 11:56 The Tibet Post International
Dharamshala: - Armed Chinese forces have shot dead more peaceful protesters in Tibet- as over 200 Tibetans are reported to have demonstrated in Serta county, eastern Tibet after two Buddhist monks started marching in the town and distributing leaflets and posters calling independence of Tibet.
A demonstration took place in Serta county, eastern Tibet (Ch: Karze prefecture, Sichuan province), Tuesday, January 24. Armed Chinese police opened fired on peaceful demonstrators and two individuals are shot dead. Sources said that over 600 armed Chinese security personnel arrived at the scene and began firing indiscriminately at the crowd.
A Tibetan man name by Popo, 35 and another man, Dawa Dakpa in his 30s have been shot and killed, The report said the incident occurred when a huge crowd of Tibetans had raised banners bearing slogans such as "independence of Tibet, long live His Holiness the Dalai Lama."
Many leaflets and posters were distributed that warned of more Tibetan self-immolations to protest against Chinese rule, if the Chinese authorities did not concern over Tibetan people's voices. Source also stated that leaflets had appeared two days (January 23-24) in and around Serta town.
The unrest has prompted Dr. Lobsang Sangay, elected political leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile, to call on the international community and governments. "to not remain passive" and "to intervene to prevent further bloodshed".
"How long and how many tragic deaths are necessary before the world takes a firm moral stand? Silence from the world community sends a clear message to China that its repressive and violent measures to handle tensions in Tibetan areas are acceptable," he said.
"As a nation aspiring to become a world economic and political power, the People's Republic of China cannot be permitted to behave in such immoral and violent manner," Dr. Sangay further added.
The United States on Tuesday said it was "seriously concerned" by the situation, calling on Chinese security forces to "exercise restraint" and urging authorities to allow journalists and diplomats into flash-point areas.
On Tuesday, Maria Otero, special coordinator for Tibetan issues at the US State Department, said Washington had repeatedly urged China to address "counterproductive policies in Tibetan areas".
"We urge the Chinese security forces to exercise restraint, and we renew our call to allow access to Tibetan areas of China for journalists, diplomats and other observers," Otero said in a statement.
The unrest comes at a time of increasing tensions in Amdho and Kham; two traditional provinces of eastern Tibet, where 17 people have self-immolated since 2009-- including four this month alone -- protest at religious and cultural repression under Chinese rule.
The incident came a day after, armed Chinese forces and police in Drakgo county on Monday, January 23rd opened fire on a crowd of Tibetans protesting against China's repressive policy against Tibetan people, three people reportedly shot dead, over 30 people have been injured including 2 with serious injuries and more than 200 protesters were arrested, according to sources in Tibet.
China disputes their version of events, accusing "overseas secessionist groups" of trying to discredit the government by hyping accounts of what happened, and says one protester died in a clash triggered by a violent mob. But monks reached by phone Monday and Tuesday at the Drakgo Monastery said the shooting did occur, and that wounded people had taken refuge there as thousands of armed police stood guard outside.
China is the totalitarian regime in the world where freedom of information considerably worsened under authoritarian rule. Detailed about current unrests in Tibet are still unknown as international correspondents were particular targets of the security forces and had to work under the continual threat of expulsion or having their visas withdrawn. Journalists were prevented from covering most of the events that threatened China's stability or might have given it a negative image, according to Paris based international press freedom watch dog; "Reporters Without Borders."
30 injured in Sichuan violence
About 30 Tibetans injured after Chinese police fired into a crowd of protesters in a restive southwestern region were seeking shelter on Tuesday in a monastery while military forces surrounded the building, said a Tibetan monk.
Chinese authorities said Monday's unrest was caused by a “mob” and that overseas advocacy groups were twisting the truth about what happened in order to undermine the government.
The violence in Luhuo county in the politically sensitive Ganzi prefecture of Sichuan province comes amid high tensions after at least 16 Buddhist monks, nuns and other Tibetans self-immolated in the past year. Most have chanted for Tibetan freedom and the return of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
A monk from Luhuo county's Shouling monastery, one of the most famous monasteries in the region, told The Associated Press by phone that 33 wounded people were being cared for in a clinic within the religious compound. At least 50 military vehicles were parked outside the monastery, he said.
“They want to take the injured people away but we won't let them because we don't trust them, we don't know what will happen to them,” said the monk, who would not give his name out of fear of government retaliation. He said the monks worried about the massive security response.
“We are all in the monastery. Without the local residents around, the monks don't dare to go out,” he said.
Accounts of the violence differ, and independent confirmation is impossible due to a heavy security presence and lack of access to outsiders. Tibet activist groups said police opened fire on thousands of peaceful protesters, while the Chinese government says a far smaller number of Tibetans and police clashed after the Tibetans attacked a police station and smashed cars.
The monk at the Shouling monastery told the AP that the protesters had been peaceful until police fired into the crowd, killing one man. “When it all started we were only standing in the streets shouting slogans,” he said. After police opened fire, the Tibetans responded by smashing police cars and windows, he said. But he rejected official accounts that five police were also injured in the clash.
He said Tibetans were frustrated by the government's tight restrictions on their religious practices.
“The Chinese government says we have religious freedom but we have no freedom at all. If we did, then they would not be talking badly about the Dalai Lama. They say you cannot listen to the Dalai Lama, if we have pictures of the Dalai Lama we have to take them down,” he said. “This really hurts our feelings; they hurt our self-esteem.” — AP (THE HINDU)
Update: Today (January 24) at Sertha in Kham Region of occupied Tibet many Tibetans in the town held a peaceful protest, shouting for human rights and Tibet’s freedom, when China’s paramilitary fired into the unarmed crowd. Reports from Voice of Tibet claim 5 have been killed, with around forty injured. One of the Tibetans murdered has been named as Baubeau, a 35 year old nomad.
Chinese police shattered bullets in a crowd of Tibetan protesters leaving behind at least six dead and scores wounded. As the ‘police’ (Editor’s note: for this read jack-booted psychopaths) arrest numbers rose beyond 200 Tibetans, farmers from nearby villages like Geypen Lugoma and Drang-go Norpa gathered in Drango township and lead a protest demonstration where they demanded freedom for Tibet.Because of police shooting in… the crowd creating chaos in the town it’s still to be ascertain how many people had been killed and wounded. Eyewitnesses said at least six people have been shot to dead and scores left wounded. They also reported incidences of physical clashes between few Tibetans farmers and Chinese armed police. As news spread Tibetans from nearby districts of Tawu and Kanze are flocking to Drango in support of Tibetans uprising in that town.The wounded are being treated at the Drang-go monastery’s hospital and people gathered in the Drango monastery’s court yard has swelled beyond 6,000 and already more than 40 vehicles full of Tibetans from Kham Tawu have landed up in Drang-go township.The wounded are not being taken to government hospitals for fear of arrest and disappearance. Among the wounded is the Drango Monastery’s doctor Tenzin Dargyal, whose has bullet in his chest and no one has been able to treat him.. -
YESHE.
User deleted
SALE LA TENSIONE NEL TIBET ORIENTALE. DUE TIBETANI UCCISI A SERTHAR
Dharamsala, 25 gennaio 2012. Per il secondo giorno consecutivo la polizia cinese ha aperto il fuoco contro un numeroso gruppo di tibetani che pacificamente dimostravano contro l’occupazione del loro paese. È accaduto ieri, 24 gennaio, a Serthar, Prefettura di Kardze (o Kandze), nella provincia orientale del Sichuan. Due i tibetani uccisi: Popo, trentacinque anni, e Dawa Dakpa, poco più che trentenne. La Polizia Armata del Popolo è intervenuta in modo massiccio – pare siano stati mobilitati oltre 600 agenti – e ha iniziato a sparare indiscriminatamente sulla folla di oltre duecento tibetani che, nel centro di Serthar, marciavano distribuendo volantini e recando striscioni e cartelli in cui chiedevano l’indipendenza del Tibet e auguravano lunga vita al Dalai Lama.
Le prime notizie arrivate ieri dal Tibet orientale parlavano di cinque morti e di almeno quaranta feriti di cui almeno tre in gravi condizioni. Si aggrava invece il bilancio dei tibetani uccisi lunedì 23 gennaio 2012 a Drango (Luhuo in cinese) dove si contano tre morti e oltre trenta feriti di cui dodici gravissimi.
Fonti tibetane riferiscono che, a Serthar, la polizia ha effettuato almeno duecento arresti. “È stata imposta una sorta di legge marziale” – ha dichiarato a Radio Free Asia un residente. “La gente è confinata in casa e la polizia spara su chiunque si avventuri per la strada”.
Serthar e il suo rinomato Centro di Studi Buddisti, il Larung Gar, entrò tristemente nella cronaca nell’estate del 2001 quando le autorità cinesi deportarono con la forza migliaia di monaci e monache e ne distrussero le abitazioni costringendo i religiosi a vagare tra i boschi, senza alcun riparo. L’abate, Kenpo Jigme Phuntsog, che si era rifiutato di partecipare alle cerimonie per l’intronizzazione del Panchen Lama “cinese” fu arrestato e trasferito in un ospedale di Chengdu. Morì poi in circostanze mai chiarite.
Nuove proteste anche a Ngaba dove il 23 gennaio monaci e laici hanno protestato contro l’occupazione cinese in Tibet. Recitando mantra hanno marciato verso il vicino centro di Meruma. Quando la polizia ha cercato di fermarli non si sono fatti intimidire e hanno continuato a camminare. I mantra si sono trasformati in slogan inneggianti alla libertà del Tibet e al ritorno del Dalai Lama. Le forze di sicurezza hanno disperso la folla con gas lacrimogeni e hanno bloccato le strade di collegamento tra Ngaba e le contee adiacenti.
Questa drammatica “escalation” delle proteste in concomitanza con l’avvicinarsi della ricorrenza del capodanno tibetano e, soprattutto, nell’imminenza dell’anniversario del 10 marzo, pone dei seri interrogativi sul futuro, immediato e a lungo termine, del Tibet. La disperazione e l’esasperazione dei tibetani a cui si contrappone la crescente repressione cinese lasciano presagire giorni amari, con nuove morti, arresti e deportazioni. Registriamo, per dovere di cronaca, le recenti prese di posizione contro la politica cinese in Tibet di molti governi tra cui quelli di Stati Uniti, Germania, Regno Unito, Danimarca, Canada, Polonia, Svizzera e Francia. È di ieri, 24 gennaio, la dichiarazione di Maria Otero, coordinatore speciale USA per la questione tibetana, in cui si chiede, tra l’altro, al governo cinese di “salvaguardare i diritti di tutti i cittadini cinesi in Cina”, di riprendere i contatti con il Dalai Lama e di consentire a giornalisti e gruppi indipendenti di recarsi nelle aree tibetane. Da Dharamsala, Lobsang Sangay chiede ai governi di tutto il mondo di non rimanere passivi di fronte a tanta violenza e di intervenire per evitare ulteriori spargimenti di sangue. Nulla di nuovo a fronte del crescente dilagare della rivolta e del disperato sacrificio di tante vite umane.
Tibet: continua a scorrere il sangue
mercoledì 25 gennaio 2012
Un 49enne tibetano è stato ucciso ieri a colpi di arma da fuoco innalzando così a 4 il numero di morti durante quello che è stato definito dalla ONG “Free Tibet” uno degli scontri più sanguinari dopo le sommosse del 2008”.
Gli scontri si susseguono da lunedì e hanno prodotto almeno una trentina di feriti, colpiti anch’essi da proiettili. Lo hanno riferito il Governo tibetano in esilio e l’organizzazione per i diritti umani “Free Tibet”, citando testimoni oculari e paventando inoltre un possibile peggioramento della situazione.
Tutto è cominciato con l’arresto di alcuni tibetani che stavano distribuendo dei volantini nei quali si invocava la libertà del Tibet. E’ sorta quindi una manifestazione in cui sono confluite persone provenienti da diverse zone e che la polizia ha prontamente tentato di reprimere aprendo il fuoco alla cieca.
Differiscono tuttavia i resoconti riguardo le violenze commesse in quella zona la cui attendibilità rimane difficile da accertare. Tanto più che l’accesso ai media stranieri in quell’area è spesso e volentieri negato, come riporta la BBC.
Secondo l’agenzia di stampa Xinhua la polizia avrebbe usato le maniere forti e provocato la morte di un rivoltoso “solo dopo aver tentato di reprimere la protesta in maniera pacifica e servendosi di armi non letali”. La folla è stata inoltre accusata di aver attaccato la stazione di polizia “con bottiglie di benzina, coltelli e pietre” e di aver “aperto il fuoco” contro di essa.
D’altro canto quest’ultima versione dei fatti è stata prontamente respinta dagli attivisti pro Tibet che hanno denunciato la morte di almeno due persone.
Da Marzo 2011, almeno 16 tibetani si sono dati fuoco in segno di protesta contro il regime cinese. Il governo cinese li ha etichettati come “terroristi” e ha puntato il dito contro il Dalai Lama, accusandolo di fomentare le proteste in modo da esercitare delle pressioni sulle autorità allo scopo di ottenere concessioni politiche.
FEDERICA MATTEUCCI (nuova agenzia radicale)
Fonti: Radio Free Asia – Phayul – Free Tibet
23/01/2012 11:02
TIBET-CINA
Monaco buddista ucciso dalle torture della polizia
Geshi Tsultrim Gyatso, 51 anni, è deceduto dopo 6 mesi di detenzione in un carcere del Qinghai. La polizia non nega l’accaduto, ma spiega di “non essere responsabile” della morte di un uomo fuori dal carcere. Continua la repressione cinese del Tibet.
Dharamsala (AsiaNews/Rfa) – Geshi Tsultrim Gyatso, monaco buddista molto rispettato per la sua attività religiosa e per il suo impegno a favore della cultura tibetana, è morto a causa delle torture inflitte dalla polizia nel corso di sei mesi di detenzione. Non si ferma dunque la repressione cinese in Tibet e nelle province a maggioranza tibetana.
Secondo la scrittrice tibetana Woeser, che vive a Pechino, le autorità hanno arrestato il monaco 51enne nel luglio del 2011 nella prefettura di Hainan: alla fine del dicembre 2011, è stato rilasciato e portato per un paio di giorni in ospedale. Tuttavia le cure non sono servite a nulla: dimesso anche dall’ospedale, è morto in casa il 22 gennaio.
Citando fonti locali, Woeser racconta: “Subito dopo il ricovero, è stato dimesso. La sua famiglia ha subito notato la sua fragilità e le sue diverse ferite, inflitte in carcere. È morto senza che si potesse fare nulla”. Le autorità non negano l’accaduto. Un responsabile della polizia del Qinghai dice: “Non siamo responsabili per la morte di un ex detenuto, se avviene fuori dalla prigione”.
Woeser spiega che Gyaltso era nel mirino delle autorità sin dal 2006, quando aveva partecipato al rituale Kalachakra in India sotto la guida del Dalai Lama. Nel marzo 2008, inoltre, aveva preso parte a una protesta pacifica con altri 60 monaci del suo monastero per chiedere la libertà del Tibet e il ritorno del Dalai Lama. Inoltre, combatteva da tempo per preservare la lingua e la cultura tibetana.
La situazione del Tibet sembra peggiorare. Negli ultimi mesi 16 persone – per la maggior parte religiosi buddisti – si sono dati fuoco per chiedere libertà e giustizia per la regione. Pechino ha risposto incolpando il Dalai Lama per questi atti, anche se il leader buddista ha più volte chiesto ai suoi connazionali di escludere in modo assoluto il suicidio come forma di lotta.
CTA holds prayer session as Amnesty expresses fear over further bloodshed in Tibet
Phayul[Wednesday, January 25, 2012 22:54]
DHARAMSHALA, January 25: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) held a solidarity prayer service for the many Tibetans who have died due to Chinese police firings over the last two days in Tibet.
The prayer service held earlier today at Tsug-la Khang was led by Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay.
The Dr Sangay on Tuesday had urged the international community to intervene to prevent further bloodshed in Tibet.
“Silence from the world community sends a clear message to China that its repressive and violent measures to handle tensions in Tibetan areas are acceptable,” Dr Sangay said. “As a nation aspiring to become a world economic and political power, the People’s Republic of China cannot be permitted to behave in such immoral and violent manner."
At least a dozen Tibetans have died after Chinese security personnel fired indiscriminately at unarmed Tibetan demonstrators in two separate incidents in Drango and Serthar, both in eastern Tibet.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International in a release yesterday said “China must avoid using excessive force in response to protests and allow independent monitors into areas of protest.”
"The Chinese authorities are responding only with repression and a security crackdown to an already volatile situation, instead of addressing long-standing human rights grievances on the part of Tibetans,” said Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific director.
"The situation has not improved in Tibetan areas since 2008 when tensions exploded into violence. Grievances regarding restrictions on religious and cultural freedoms have gotten worse, not better."
Keeping in view Chinese government’s “increasingly repressive behaviour,” Amnesty International renewed its call for independent monitors, for instance the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, to be allowed into the country.
The global rights group said that it was “worried about further violence and bloodshed" in Tibetan areas.
In the past 11 months, 16 Tibetans have set their bodies on fire demanding the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile and protesting China’s continued occupation of Tibet.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16713380
Gli USA prendono ufficialmente posizione a favore della causa tibetana
L’ICT, International Campaign for Tibet, ci segnala una notizia che infonde una certa speranza. Il Dipartimento di Stato USA ha rilasciato una dichiarazione ufficiale di condanna per le “politiche controproducenti” del governo cinese in Tibet.
Il Sottosegretario del Coordinatore Speciale per la Causa Tibetana del Dipartimento di Stato USA , Maria Otero, richiama la Cina perché siano garantiti i diritti umani di tutti i cittadini, perché sia ripreso in modo sostanziale e produttivo il dialogo col Dalai Lama o con i suoi rappresentanti, e si risolva finalmente il doloroso disagio della popolazione tibetana. Prima degli USA, la Germania, il Regno Unito, l’Australia, il Canada, la Polonia, la Svizzera, la Francia, l’Unione Europea e l’ONU avevano già rilasciato dichiarazioni analoghe, alla luce delle recenti auto immolazioni dei 16 monaci tibetani. (E l’Italia?) A queste dichiarazioni, a dire il vero, il regime cinese non ha dato alcun seguito, ma l’ICT confida che questa presa di posizione ufficiale degli USA debba essere presa in considerazione da Pechino. Il guaio, a nostro modesto parere, è che la questione non è sufficientemente trattata dai mass media e quindi l’opinione pubblica è poco informata e sensibilizzata. Però non vogliamo essere pessimisti: la speranza è l’ultima a morire…
FRP
Cina sigilla le aree tibetane del Sichuan
Dopo l’uccisione di un rivoltoso da parte delle forze di sicurezza cinesi in una zona del Sichuan, le aree tibetane sono state completamente sigillate dalle forze dell’ordine: è impossibile visitarle per stabilire con esattezza cosa sia successo. Si è arrivati così al quinto anno consecutivo in cui è stato impedito l’ingresso alle zone tibetane nel periodo dal 20 febbraio (capodanno tibetano) al 30 marzo (l’anniversario degli scontri del 2008). I disordini si sono propagati in varie zone della provincia, soprattutto con il supporto della forza della minoranza tibetana. Già il 23 gennaio Pechino è tornata ad accusare le forze straniere per queste violenze: «I tentativi di gruppi secessionisti con base all’estero di usare il Tibet per distorcere la verità e di gettare discredito sul governo non avranno alcun successo», ha dichiarato il portavoce del ministero degli Esteri cinese Hong Lei. E per quanto riguarda l’uccisione del 24 gennaio, l’agenzia governativa Nuova Cina ha ricostruito l’accaduto definendo la sparatoria come atto di difesa delle forze dell’ordine, dopo l’assalto dei manifestanti alla stazione della polizia. Le voci sono come al solito contrastanti, poiché la Radio Free Asia ha parlato di almeno cinque tibetani uccisi nel secondo giorni degli scontri del Sichuan, ma Pechino ha di nuovo chiuso l’area ai turisti stranieri ed è risultato più difficile attestare la verità. Sono però almeno una quindicina i tibetani che si sono dati fuoco per protestare contro il governo cinese, a partire da marzo 2011.
Fonte: Lettera 43, 25 gennaio 2012
Tibet : China Boosts Security
Redazione - Gio, 26/01/2012 - 07:20
Chinese authorities in Tibet are sending in additional security forces and imposing new restrictions in the region after several Tibetans were shot dead by security forces in bloody protests this week.Netizens posted photographs online of army trucks speeding along a highway in the direction of Tibetan regions of China's Sichuan province.In the first incident in Draggo county on Monday, up to six Tibetans were believed killed and more than 30 others injured when security forces fired on protesters, local sources said. Chinese authorities said only one Tibetan was shot dead.
In the other incident in Serthar county on Tuesday, local sources said as many as five Tibetans were shot dead and 40 others were injured. Beijing said only one Tibetan was killed.
One netizen wrote on the popular Sina Weibo microblogging service： "As I was on duty today, I saw a large number of armed police vehicles of every kind, fully equipped, heading along the Chengdu to Ya'an highway in the direction of Ya'an."
The protest in Draggo began on Jan. 23 when Chinese authorities insisted that local Tibetans celebrate the Lunar New Year against the wishes of residents saddened by earlier protest deaths.
Initially, a group of several hundred shouted slogans calling for freedom for Tibet and the return of exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.When the protesters arrived in front of the local Chinese police, the police opened fire.
Meanwhile, the Tuesday incident in Serthar was sparked by protests that began on Monday with posters calling for more self-immolations.The posters also called on Tibetans not to allow the bodies of those who set themselves on fire to be taken away by Chinese security forces.
Leaflets displaying the Tibetan national flag and slogans such as 'Shame on China' and 'Victory to Tibet' were scattered during the protests.
Right now there are around 2,000 armed police on the streets within a one-kilometer radius of Serthar monastery.No one dares to go outside, or to leave town.Security reinforcements had also been sent to the Tibetan capital, Lhasa.
There are a lot more police, and they are carrying out checks on the streets and at intersections on Tibetans.
Repeated attempts to reach residents of Draggo were unsuccessful.
The roads leading from the highway in the direction of Serthar and Draggo counties were now lined with armed police vehicles
Tibetans Urged To Forego New Year, Pray For Those Who Lost Lives
Thursday, 26 January 2012 13:29 The Tibet Post International.
Dharamshala: - Dr. Lobsang Sangay, elected political leader of the Tibetan government in exile, called for Tibetans around the world to forego Losar (Tibetan New Year) this year "to pay tribute to and pray for those brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for the just cause of Tibet. Dr. Sangay also strongly called on world community and governments to show their solidarity and to raise their voices in support of the 'fundamental rights of the Tibetan people at this critical time.'
The political leader Thursday urged Tibetetans in a message at Tibet Online TV to not celebrate Losar, except basic Tibetan customary religious rituals. "my fellow Tibetans, I request you not to celebrate Losar (Tibetan New Year), which falls on February 22 this year. However, please observe the basic customary religious rituals such as burning incense, going to temple and making traditional offerings," Dr. Lobsang Sangay told the online TV, after armed Chinese security forces reportedly shot dead at-least six Tibetans in eastern Tibet in two separate incidences of fresh mass Tibetan protests.
The Tibet Post International has also learnt that there are several text and video messages of people from inside Tibet, particularly Tibetans from the traditional provinces of Amdho and Kham, eastern Tibet, requesting Tibetans across the world not to celebrate Losar this year, as 17 self-immolation protests and deaths in Tibet, including the 2009 self-immolation by Tibetan monk Tapey and at-least six Tibetans shot dead in latest protests in eastern Tibet. Sources inside Tibet told The Tibet Post that many documents and posters were recently distributed in Tibetan counties, like Ngaba, Dege, Drakgo, Karze, Golok and other areas of eastern Tibet that calling on Tibetans to forego this year's losar.
February 22nd will marks the beginning of Losar, which is the Tibetan New Year. Tibetan Youth Congress, the largest Tibetan NGO in exile already called for Tibetans to not celebrate this year's Tibetan new year.
"I want to tell my dear brothers and sisters inside Tibet that we hear your cries loud and clear. We urge you not to despair and refrain from extreme measures. We feel your pain and will not allow the sacrifices you have made go in vain. You all are in our heart and prayers each and every day, Dr. Sangay added.
"As Chinese everywhere were celebrating the first couple of days of the Year of Dragon on January 23rd and 24th, 2012. Chinese police fired indiscriminately on hundreds of Tibetans who had gathered peacefully to claim their basic rights in Drakgo, Serthar, Ngaba, Gyarong, and other neighboring Tibetan areas. Six Tibetans were reportedly killed and around sixty injured, some critically, Dr. Sangay said.
Dr. Sangay said that "because of gruesome acts such as these and the systematic repression of Tibetans, the resentment and anger amongst Tibetans against Chinese government has only grown since the massive uprising of 2008."
"Ever since the invasion of Tibet, the Chinese government has claimed that it seeks to create a socialist paradise. However, basic human rights are being denied to Tibetans, the fragile environment is being destroyed, Tibetan language and culture is being assimilated, portraits of His Holiness the Dalai Lama are banned, and Tibetans are being economically marginalized. Tibet is in virtual lock-down. Foreigners have been barred from traveling to Tibet now and the entire region is essentially under undeclared martial law," he further added.
The Tibetan leader urged "the Chinese leadership to heed the cries of the Tibetan protestors and those who have committed self-immolation. You will never address the genuine grievances of Tibetans and restore stability in Tibet through violence and killing. The only way to resolve the Tibet issue and bring about lasting peace is by respecting the rights of the Tibetan people and through dialogue. As someone deeply committed to peaceful dialogue, the use of violence against Tibetans is unacceptable and must be strongly condemned by all people in China and around the world."
The democratically elected exiled leader called on "the international community to show solidarity and to raise your voices in support of the fundamental rights of the Tibetan people at this critical time. I request that the international community and the United Nations send a fact-finding delegation to Tibet and that the world media be given access to the region as well. The leaders in Beijing must know that killing its own "family members" is in clear violation of international and Chinese laws, and such actions will cast further doubts on China's moral legitimacy and their standing in world affairs."
"To demonstrate our solidarity with Tibetans in Tibet, I urge Tibetans and our friends around the world, to participate in a worldwide vigil on Wednesday, February 8, 2012. Let's send a loud and clear message to the Chinese government that violence and killing of innocent Tibetans is unacceptable! I request everyone to conduct these vigils peacefully, in accordance with the laws of your country, and with dignity," he stressed.
A video message of this statement is available with the following link: www.tibetonline.tv/
. -
BUDDHAFAN 1.
User deleted
Questa è una tragedia dopo l'altra . quando penso che qualcuno di noi ,specie qui in Italia si lamenta talvolta perche' bistrattato ,come capita anche a me,spesso mi viene alla mente la tragedia di questo popolo che,come altri anche nel resto del mondo ,viene defraudato e azzerato da queste feroci negativita' per mano di un governo volutamente intollerante e violento . Allora certo posso dire di ritenermi "fortunato" di essere nato nel mio paese . La situazione del Tibet è assai grave sotto e sopra tutti i punti di vista e si capisce il dolore dei tibetani ,dentro e fuori il Tibet ,derubati della loro vita e della loro dignità di persone , calpestati sistematicamente ,i loro basilari diritti , con azioni pianificate dall'alto . Come non si può essere solidali con loro ? Come si può dargli torto? E come può una nazione come la Cina popolare dire ancora che questa è la legge cinese , che è una questione interna alla Cina , e sedersi ancora come se niente fosse ai seggi delle Nazioni Unite asserendo in pratica che sono i tibetani che violano il diritto e le leggi e che sono pure terroristi ??? NON SI PUO' FAR FINTA DI NIENTE , la protesta è giusta , le leggi contro il popolo tibetano NO di sicuro . Quale FUTURO ? Sono sdegnato . SOLIDARIETA' PER I DIRITTI DEI TIBETANI NELLA CINA POPOLARE . BASTA COI MASSACRI ! . -
Aquilapicco.
User deleted
E-MAIL: [email protected]
Questa è la mail dell'ambasciata cinese in Italia.
Gia' mandata mail per diritti umani, circa due anni fa.. -
YESHE.
User deleted
CONFLITTI
Pechino, sangue tibetano
Due morti e 30 feriti nelle proteste contro il Capodanno cinese, le più violente dal 2008.
di Simone Pieranni
Articolo completo
da Pechino
(© Getty) Un lama tibetano passeggia vicino a un veicolo della polizia a Chengdu nella regione cinese del Sichuan.
Si fa sempre più tesa la situazione in Sichuan, nella regione Sud occidentale della Cina, dove la protesta della comunità tibetana va avanti da lunedì 23 gennaio. Il motivo è il rifiuto di festeggiare il Capodanno cinese, per protesta e solidarietà alle ultime auto-immolazioni di monaci.
L'associazione Free Tibet, la campagna per la fine dell'occupazione di Pechino, ha comunicato il 26 che due persone sono morte e oltre 30 sono state ferite: si tratta degli scontri più gravi sulla questione tibetana dal 2008, quando prima delle Olimpiadi scoppiarono alcune rivolte nella regione cinese.
Pechino continua ad assicurare di garantire a questo popolo la libertà di culto e il mantenimento delle loro tradizioni culturali oltre che un miglioramento del livello di vita grazie a importanti investimenti nei loro territori.
FREE TIBET: UN MOVIMENTO PACIFICO. Ma la pensano diversamente le associazioni di tibetani che parlano di un giro di vite della repressione, a partire dalle sanguinose manifestazioni anticinesi del 2008. E contestano le accuse di violenze. Stephanie Bridgen, direttrice di Free Tibet, lo ha affermato chiaramente: «Di tutti i movimenti di liberazione del mondo, quello tibetano è probabilmente il più conosciuto per il suo pacifismo.
Il governo cinese ha ammesso ufficialmente solo uno dei due morti, con una ricostruzione che viene contestata dalle associazioni pro Tibet. Secondo la polizia cinese, infatti, l'assalto alla stazione di polizia di Chengquan, nella contea di Seda, a cui le autorità avrebbero reagito sparando sarebbe stata effettuata da delinquenti armati di bombe molotov, coltelli e pietre.
«Hanno anche aperto il fuoco contro di noi, ferendo 14 agenti di polizia», avrebbe detto un ufficiale anonimo all'agenzia di stampa statale Xinhua. Secondo la versione ufficiale, i militari avrebbero fatto ricorso all'uso della forza «solo dopo aver fallito il tentativo di disperdere la folla con mezzi pacifici».
Nelle aree abitate da tibetani, 16 persone si sono date alle fiamme nel 2011
(© LaPresse) Un manifestante di Free Tibet.
Da mesi la questione tibetana è tornata d'attualità in Cina, nonostante l'opera dei media ufficiali, mirata a tenere sotto controllo ogni informazione. Sarebbero almeno 16 le persone che vivono in aree abitate da tibetani che si sono dati alle fiamme durante lo scorso anno in proteste legate alla persecuzione religiosa adottata dalla Cina.
La zona del Sichuan è strettamente controllata, con le informazioni bloccate dalle autorità, mentre la tensione, secondo le associazioni pro Tibet, starebbe aumentando di ora in ora.
PROPAGANDA COMUNISTA. Nel frattempo, secondo il South China Morning Post del 26 gennaio, «più di 1 milione di manifesti raffiguranti quattro generazioni di leader del partito comunista - Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin e Hu Jintao - e bandiere nazionali sono state distribuite ai monasteri e alle famiglie nei villaggi del Tibet. Secondo l'ultimo censimento, circa 3 milioni di persone vivono in Tibet, il che significa che ogni famiglia ha ricevuto un poster dei leader, una bandiera nazionale, o entrambi».
Secondo Yuan Weishi, uno storico della Sun Yat-sen University «si tratta di una misura politica destinata ad ampliare l'influenza comunista nelle regioni tibetane e a cercare un maggiore sostegno pubblico per superare l'influenza del Dalai Lama»
Tibet/ Un altro manifestante ucciso dalla polizia cinese
E' terzo, almeno, da questa settimana
AFP
Pechino, 27 gen. (TMNews) - Un altro manifestante tibetano è stato ucciso dalla polizia cinese nella prefettura di Aba, nella provincia sud-occidentale cinese del Sichuan: è quanto riferisce International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) Il dimostrante, almeno il terzo ucciso dalle forze dell'ordine cinesi questa settimana nella regione, faceva parte di una folla che si opponeva all'arresto di un giovane ricercato dalla polizia per avere distribuito dei volantini che chiedevano il ritorno del Dalai Lama, ha dichiarato a France Presse Kate Saunders, portavoce di Ict.
Giovedì, 26 Gennaio 2012
Protest in Lhasa, China tightens security
Phayul[Friday, January 27, 2012 14:36]
Barkhor Square, Lhasa
DHARAMSHALA, January 27: A Tibetan man was arrested for shouting free Tibet slogans and distributing leaflets at Barkhor Square, the heart of the Tibetan capital city Lhasa, Wednesday.
Namkha Gyaltsen, 25, was arrested shortly after he distributed leaflets calling for freedom in Tibet and urging Tibetans to rise up and revolt against Chinese rule over Tibet.
Speaking to Phayul, Ven. Ngawang Woebar, a former political prisoner said that Namkha Gyaltsen was severely beaten before being taken away by Chinese security personnel.
The current whereabouts of Namkha Gyaltsen is not known.
Following the protest, Lhasa has been placed under a strict security clampdown with monasteries in the region facing increased surveillance.
“Chinese soldiers are not only manning the streets but also performing military drills to intimidate local Tibetans against carrying out demonstrations," Ven. Woebar said.
In 2008, monks from the nearby monasteries led demonstrations in Lhasa, protesting China’s continued occupation of Tibet and demanding freedom for Tibet. The protests quickly spread to other regions, leading to the massive uprisings of Tibetans from all over the Tibetan plateau.
Namkha Gyaltsen’s arrest has also been independently confirmed by the Dharamshala based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).
In a release today, TCHRD said that Namkha Gyaltsen was arrested at around 5 pm local time on January 25 near the Nang-tse-shak building at Barkhor.
Namkha Gyaltsen was born in Golok, eastern Tibet, the region which witnessed the self-immolation of a revered reincarnate lama Sopa Tulku Sonam Wangyal on January 8. Following the self-immolation, local Tibetans carried out widespread demonstrations in the region.
Sopa Tulku set himself on fire in front of the police station in Darlag county in Golog after shouting slogans calling for Tibet's freedom and the long life of Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
In leaflets that Sonam Wangyal distributed just before he set himself ablaze, he stated his fiery sacrifice was not for his “personal glory but for Tibet and the happiness of Tibetans."
"The Tibetans should not lose their determination. The day of happiness will come for sure. For the Dalai Lama to live long, the Tibetans should not lose track of their path," Sonam Wangyal said in his last statement.
Following the fiery wave of self-immolations that has seen 16 Tibetans set themselves on fire since March 2011, at least a dozen Tibetans are feared to have been killed in Chinese police firings in three separate incidents in Serthar, Ngaba and Drongo region of Tibet, this week.
Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay on Thursday in a video message urged Tibetans and Tibet supporters all over the world to take part in a global vigil on Wednesday, February 8.
“Let’s send a loud and clear message to the Chinese government that violence and killing of innocent Tibetans is unacceptable!” Dr Sangay said.
US to raise Tibet killings with Xi Jinping
Phayul[Friday, January 27, 2012 11:21]
DHARAMSHALA, January 27: The US government has said that it will raise the recent killings of Tibetans by security forces with Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping during his state visit next month.
The US government said that it was “seriously concerned” over reports of police firings on Tibetan demonstrators and the “continuing heightened tensions” in Tibet.
At least a dozen Tibetans are feared to have been killed in Chinese police firings in three separate incidents in Drongo, Serthar, and Ngaba, this week. The unarmed Tibetan demonstrators were calling for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile and protesting China’s continued occupation of Tibet when Chinese police began to fire indiscriminately without provocation.
“We have repeatedly urged the Chinese Government to address its counterproductive policies in the Tibetan areas, which have created tensions and threatened the unique religious, cultural, and linguistic identity of the Tibetan people,” State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told reporters Tuesday.
“We urge the Chinese Government to engage in constructive dialogue with the Dalai Lama or his representatives as a means to address Tibetan concerns,” Nuland added while responding to media questions at a press briefing in Washington DC.
The State Department spokesperson also said that the US will raise the killings of Tibetans with China’s heir apparent Xi Jinping, during his US visit in February.
Nuland said the US has always been clear about raising human rights issues with China at every level.
“We will be just as clear on this visit as we have been in other encounters at the high level with Chinese officials,” the spokesperson added.
US Special Coordinator for Tibet Maria Otero in a statement earlier this week had urged Chinese security forces to exercise restraint and renewed calls to allow access to Tibetan areas of China for journalists, diplomats and other observers.
Another Tibetan killed in fresh protests
Phayul[Thursday, January 26, 2012 23:59]
DHARAMSHALA, January 26: In reports coming out of Tibet, another Tibetan was killed and several others seriously injured in police firings in eastern Tibet earlier today. This is the third bloody incident this week when unarmed Tibetan demonstrators have been fired upon by Chinese security personnel.
At around 12 noon local time, a Tibetan man named Tharpa put up signed flyers around Zu To Bharma Shang, declaring that until the demands of the Tibetans who have self-immolated are met, Tibetans will never abandon their struggle and continue to organise more campaigns.
Since March 2011, 16 Tibetans have set their bodies on fire demanding the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile and protesting China’s continued occupation of Tibet.
In a release today, the exile base of Kirti monastery said that Tharpa had himself gone around the town putting up the flyers with his name clearly signed on it.
“You, Communist Chinese, come and arrest me,” Tharpa had challenged.
Following the wave of self-immolations, numerous flyers and pamphlets have been reportedly cited in Ngaba and Drango areas, stating that many more Tibetans were ready to set their bodies on fire.
Two hours later, at around 2 pm local time, Chinese security personnel surrounded Tharpa’s home and arrested him. A crowd of gathered Tibetans outside the house stopped the Chinese police from taking him away saying that “all local Tibetans will rise up in protest” if Tharpa is arrested.
Following the confrontation, the Chinese security personnel resorted to violent force.
“The Chinese security personnel used fire arms, killing one Tibetan on the spot and injuring many more,” the release said citing sources in the region.
Over ten thousand Tibetans from the nearby regions of Zu Toe and Zu Mey (upper and lower Zu) have reportedly arrived at Bharma Shang as the situation continues to remain very tense.
Earlier this week, at least a dozen Tibetans were killed after Chinese security personnel fired indiscriminately at unarmed Tibetan demonstrators in two separate incidents in Drango and Serthar.
Amnesty International, in a release yesterday had urged China to allow independent monitors into areas of protest, saying that it was “worried about further violence and bloodshed" in Tibetan areas
Tibet : Tibetan killed in fresh protests
Redazione - Gio, 26/01/2012 - 19:51
Another Tibetan was killed and several others seriously injured in police firings in eastern Tibet today.At 12 noon local time, a Tibetan man named Tharpa put up signed flyers around Zu To Bharma Shang, declaring that until the demands of the Tibetans who have self-immolated are met, Tibetans will never abandon their struggle and continue to organise more campaigns.In a release today, the exile base of Kirti monastery said that Tharpa had himself gone around the town putting up the flyers with his name clearly signed on it.
“You, Communist Chinese, come and arrest me,” Tharpa had challenged.
Following the wave of self-immolations, numerous flyers and pamphlets have been reportedly cited in Ngaba and Drango areas, stating that many more Tibetans were ready to set their bodies on fire.
Two hours later, at around 2 pm local time, Chinese security personnel surrounded Tharpa’s home and arrested him. A crowd of gathered Tibetans outside the house stopped the Chinese police from taking him away saying that “all local Tibetans will rise up in protest” if Tharpa is arrested.
Following the confrontation, the Chinese security personnel resorted to violent force.
“The Chinese security personnel used fire arms, killing one Tibetan on the spot and injuring many more,” the release said citing sources in the region.
Over ten thousand Tibetans from the nearby regions of Zu Toe and Zu Mey (upper and lower Zu) have reportedly arrived at Bharma Shang as the situation continues to remain very tense.
Tibet : A Tibetan Arrested in Dzamtang County, One Shot Dead, Several Wounded
Redazione - Ven, 27/01/2012 - 11:41
A Tibetan was arrested in Dzamtang County, Ngaba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (TAP) on 26 January at about 12PM (Tibet Time), for pasting a leaflet which states that the reason for the self-immolation protests was for freedom in Tibet and for the return of the Dalai Lama.It further said that until these demands are met, there is no chance that the campaign will stop.The youth is identified as Tharpa, son of Ripung Normo, from Barma Township in Dzamtang County. Tharpa had also written his name and pasted his photo on the leaflet, claiming himself responsible for the leaflet. It further said that the Chinese authorities could come and arrest him if they wished.
At about 2 pm, Chinese security forces surrounded the Ripung Normotsang house and arrested Tharpa, sources told TCHRD. As they were taking him away, the local people nearby tried to block the way, shouted slogans, and warned the police that if they arrested Tharpa they would provoke a mass protest. The police responded by firing into the crowd. According to our sources, one person was killed on the spot and several wounded. Their names and other details are not yet known.
In another case, on 23 January over 1000 Tibetans, both lay and monks, held a candlelight march at Dzumenda Township in Dzamtang County, Ngaba TAP. The leaders of the march addressed the crowd saying this New Year should be dedicated to those martyrs who gave their lives to protest against the Chinese government. And in solidarity with those martyrs, on New Year days people should mourn the death of the martyrs and that there should be no celebration. A speech listing the names and deeds of all the self-immolation protesters was also delivered.
The person shot dead is identified as Urgen (aged 20) of Poethartsang (family) from Shoenta village, Barma Township, Dzamtang County. Urgen and Tharpa were schoolmates.
Domenica 29 Gennaio, ore17,00 - Spazio Incontri di Padiglione Tibet
Turin (Italy)
Presentazione del saggio di Jamyang Norbu "La Carta dell'Indipendenza tibetana"
Introduzione di: Ruggero Maggi - curatore di Padiglione Tibet
Interventi di:
- Antonello Angeleri , Vicepresidente Associazione per il Tibet e i diritti umani
- Claudio Tecchio , Campagna di Solidarietà con il Popolo Tibetano
- Piero Verni , giornalista e scrittore
Ingresso libero
Tibet - See The Reality Under Chinese OccupationFreedom Struggle in Tibet: Changing Face from VOT on Vimeo.
http://standupfortibet.org/. -
YESHE.
User deleted
Statement from the Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje.
Februrary 6, 2012 - Bodhgaya.
Reports have just emerged that three more Tibetans set themselves ablaze within a single day in eastern Tibet. This comes shortly after four Tibetans immolated themselves and others died in demonstrations in Tibet during the month of January. As tensions escalate, instead of showing concern and trying to understand the causes of the situation, the Chinese authorities respond with increasing force and oppression. Each new report of a Tibetan death brings me immense pain and sadness; three in a single day is more than the heart can bear. I pray that these sacrifices have not been in vain, but will yield a change in policy that will bring our Tibetan brothers and sisters relief.Having been given the name Karmapa, I belong to a 900 year old reincarnation lineage that has historically avoided any political engagement, a tradition I have no intention of changing. And yet as a Tibetan, I have great sympathy and affection for the Tibetan people and I have great misgivings about remaining silent while they are in pain. Their welfare is my greatest concern.
Tibetan demonstrations and self-immolations are a symptom of deep but unacknowledged dissatisfaction. If Tibetans were given a genuine opportunity to lead their lives as they wished, preserving their language, religion and culture, they would neither be demonstrating nor sacrificing their lives. Since 1959, we Tibetans have faced unimaginable loss, yet we have found benefit in adversity. Many of us rediscovered our true identity as Tibetans. We rediscovered a sense of national unity among the people of the three provinces of Tibet. And we came to value a unifying leader, in the person of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. These factors have given us all great grounds for hope.
China speaks of having brought development to Tibet, and when I lived there it was materially comfortable. Yet prosperity and development have not benefited Tibetans in the ways that they consider most valuable. Material comfort counts for little without inner contentment. Tibetans live with the constant suspicion that they will be forced to act against their conscience and denounce His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The Chinese authorities persistently portray His Holiness as the enemy. They have rebuffed his repeated efforts to find a peaceful and negotiated solution to the Tibetan-Chinese problem. They dismiss the heartfelt faith and loyalty with which the Tibetan people universally regard His Holiness. Even Tibetans born in Tibet decades after His Holiness the Dalai Lama had gone into exile still regard him as their guide and refuge not only for this life, but for life after life. Therefore, constantly depicting His Holiness the Dalai Lama in hostile terms is an affront that benefits no one. In fact, striking at the heart of Tibetan faith damages the prospect of winning Tibetans' trust. This is neither effective nor wise.
I call on the authorities in Beijing to see past the veneer of wellbeing that local officials present. Acknowledging the real human distress of Tibetans in Tibet and taking full responsibility for what is happening there would lay a wise basis for building mutual trust between Tibetans and the Chinese government. Rather than treating this as an issue of political opposition, it would be far more effective for Chinese authorities to treat this as a matter of basic human welfare.
In these difficult times, I urge Tibetans in Tibet: Stay true to yourselves, keep your equanimity in the face of hardship and remain focused on the long term. Always bear in mind that your lives have great value, as human beings and as Tibetans.
With the prospect of the Tibetan New Year in sight, I offer my prayers that Tibetans, our Chinese brothers and sisters, and our friends and supporters across Indian and around the world may find lasting happiness and true peace. May the New Year usher in an era of harmony, characterized by love and respect for each other and for the earth that is our common home.
Ogyen Trinley Dorje,
17th Gyalwang Karmapa
Karmapa urges equanimity, Prays Tibetan sacrifices effect policy change
Phayul[Monday, February 06, 2012 23:38]
DHARAMSHALA, February 6: The 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje has urged Tibetans in Tibet to remain true to themselves and maintain their equanimity in the face of increasing hardships.
“In these difficult times, I urge Tibetans in Tibet: Stay true to yourselves, keep your equanimity in the face of hardship and remain focused on the long term,” Gyalwang Karmapa said in a statement today.
“Always bear in mind that your lives have great value, as human beings and as Tibetans.”
Gyalwang Karmapa’s statement comes days after three more Tibetans set their bodies on fire in Serthar, eastern Tibet, taking the toll of self-immolations to 20. Many parts of Tibet remain cut off from outside world with a prevailing situation of undeclared martial law following mass protests in which at least a dozen Tibetans are being feared killed in police firings.
“Each new report of a Tibetan death brings me immense pain and sadness; three in a single day is more than the heart can bear,” Gyalwang Karmapa said.
“I pray that these sacrifices have not been in vain, but will yield a change in policy that will bring our Tibetan brothers and sisters relief.”
The 17th Karmapa called on Beijing to acknowledge the “real human distress” of Tibetans in Tibet, while noting that if China took full responsibility of the crisis, the move would lay a “wise basis” for building mutual trust between Tibetans and the Chinese government.
“Rather than treating this as an issue of political opposition, it would be far more effective for Chinese authorities to treat this as a matter of basic human welfare,” the statement read.
Steering clear of any political motives behind the statement, Gyalwang Karmapa clarified that being a Tibetan, he has “great sympathy and affection” for the Tibetan people.
“I have great misgivings about remaining silent while they are in pain,” the Tibetan spiritual leader said said. “Their welfare is my greatest concern.”
Terming the ongoing demonstrations and self-immolations as symptoms of “deep but unacknowledged dissatisfaction”, the 26-year old Karmapa said that if Tibetans were given a “genuine opportunity” to preserve their language, religion and culture, they would “neither be demonstrating nor sacrificing their lives”.
“China speaks of having brought development to Tibet, and when I lived there it was materially comfortable. Yet prosperity and development have not benefited Tibetans in the ways that they consider most valuable,” Gyalwang Karmapa, who made international headlines escaping to India in 2000, said.
“Tibetans live with the constant suspicion that they will be forced to act against their conscience and denounce His Holiness the Dalai Lama,” Gyalwang Karmapa said while affirming that striking at the “heart” of Tibetan faith “damages” the prospect of winning Tibetans' trust.
“This is neither effective nor wise”.
Tibetan Minister fears of more bloodshed in Tibet, Calls for international support
Phayul[Monday, February 06, 2012 16:28]
By Tendar Tsering
DHARAMSHALA, February 6: Days after three more Tibetans set their bodies on fire in Tibet, the Dharamshala based Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) said it was “deeply concerned and alarmed” over the unending wave of self-immolations and feared of further bloodshed if the situation wasn’t redressed according to the grievances of the Tibetan people.
20 Tibetans have set themselves ablaze demanding the return of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama and protesting China’s continued occupation of Tibet. Many parts of Tibet remain cut off from outside world with a prevailing situation of undeclared martial law following mass protests in which at least a dozen Tibetans are being feared killed in police firings.
"Drastic actions, such as the self-immolations indicate to us that the Chinese policies in Tibet have reached new levels of repression," said Kalon Dicki Chhoyang, minister of the Department of Information and International Relations, CTA earlier today at a press conference. Chhoyang corroborated: “these actions convey a message which cannot be ignored”.
Speaking to the press in Dharamshala and all over the world through the internet, the Minister said these “acts of protest” were representative of “an emphatic rejection of the continued occupation of Tibet and repressive policies of the Chinese government.”
“They stand firm for the freedom of the Tibetan people,” Chhoyang added.
Addressing reports of build-up of security forces in and around Lhasa and its key monasteries, Ganden, Sera, and Drepung, Kalon Chhoyang noted that China’s “draconian measures” leading up to the Tibetan new year on February 22 and the March 10th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan national uprising could further aggravate the tense situation in Tibet and cause more “bloodshed and loss of lives”.
Releasing a short video compilation of Chinese police brutality in Tibet and photos and clips of self-immolations in Tibet, the Minister urged the international community to “directly and immediately engage the Central Chinese leadership to assert its control over local authorities and forbid police violence and shooting of unarmed citizens”.
“The international community must let leaders in Beijing know unequivocally that the world is concerned and closely watching events inside Tibet,” Kalon Chhoyang said.
“We call on the Chinese government to address the underlying grievances of the Tibetan people. Only then, will there be a lasting solution to the escalating tensions in the region and the longstanding dispute between Tibetans and the Chinese government,” the Minister added.
While acknowledging world leaders and Tibetan supporters all over the world for raising the issue of Tibet in the last few weeks, Kalon Chhoyang invited the international community to participate in the upcoming Wednesday worldwide vigil for Tibet to “show solidarity and to raise its voice in support of the fundamental rights of the Tibetan people”.
In Dharamshala, the CTA will be holding a prayer service at 3 pm at the Tsug-la Khang, the Main Temple.
Following a press release on January 28 by the Tibetan Parliament, announcing visits by a parliamentary delegation to various Diplomatic Missions and the United Nations in the Indian capital, the Chinese Embassy had issued a letter urging the UN and the embassies to stay away from the Tibetan delegation.
However, China’s muscle flexing not only went largely ignored, as a host of Ambassadors and representatives of Diplomatic Missions in New Delhi met with the Tibetan parliamentarians, but interestingly, the Tibetan delegation also procurred a copy of the Chinese embassy’s confidential letter, a copy of which is with Phayul.
. -
coyote.mistico.
User deleted
Grazie Yeshe che ci tieni informati su questi temi di cui nessuno parla 
. -
YESHE.
User deleted
» 07/02/2012 13:32
TIBET - CINA
Karmapa Lama: Tibetani, non perdete la fiducia e preservate le vostre vite
di Ogyen Trinley Dorje, XVII Karmapa Lama
Il “numero 3” del buddismo tibetano scrive ai suoi fedeli: “Abbiate fiducia nel futuro, continuiamo a seguire il Dalai Lama”. Mentre in Tibet continuano le auto-immolazioni, Pechino sceglie il pugno di ferro: emanata un’ordinanza ai quadri comunisti locali, che devono “fare di tutto” per mantenere la stabilità sociale.
È appena arrivata la notizia che altri tre tibetani si sono dati fuoco in un unico giorno nella parte orientale del Tibet. Questa notizia giunge poco dopo quella di altri quattro tibetani che si sono immolati e di altri morti durante le dimostrazioni in Tibet avvenute a gennaio. Mentre la tensione sale, invece di mostrarsi preoccupato e di cercare di capire le cause della situazione, il governo cinese risponde con maggiore forza e oppressione. Ogni nuova notizia di una morte tibetana mi provoca immenso dolore e tristezza; e tre in un unico giorno è più di quanto il cuore possa sopportare. Io prego che questi sacrifici non siano stati vani, ma possano portare un cambiamento nella politica che possa portare sollievo ai nostri fratelli e sorelle tibetani.
Avendo ricevuto il nome di Karmapa, appartengo a una linea di reincarnazioni vecchia di 900 anni che ha storicamente sempre evitato ogni coinvolgimento politico, una tradizione che non ho intenzione di cambiare. Eppure, come tibetano, ho molta simpatia e affetto per il popolo tibetano e ho molti dubbi sul rimanere in silenzio mentre loro soffrono. Il loro benessere è la mia preoccupazione maggiore.
Le dimostrazioni e le auto-immolazioni dei tibetani sono un sintomo di profonda (eppure non riconosciuta) insoddisfazione. Se ai tibetani fosse data un’opportunità reale di condurre le proprie vite come vogliono, preservare il proprio linguaggio, religione e cultura, non dimostrerebbero mai e tanto meno sacrificherebbero le proprie vite.
Dal 1959, noi tibetani abbiamo subito perdite inimmaginabili eppure siamo riusciti a trovare il bene nelle avversità. Molti di noi hanno riscoperto la loro vera identità di tibetani. Abbiamo riscoperto un senso di unità nazionale fra le popolazioni delle tre province del Tibet. E siamo giunti alla valorizzazione di un leader unificatore, nella persona di Sua Santità il Dalai Lama. Questi fattori hanno fornito a noi tutti degli ampi spazi di speranza.
La Cina sostiene di aver portato sviluppo in Tibet, e quando vivevo lì la regione era confortevole da un punto di vista materiale. Eppure la prosperità e lo sviluppo non si sono riversati sui tibetani nei modi che loro considerano più importanti. Il comfort materiale conta poco se non c’è soddisfazione interna. I tibetani vivono con il sospetto costante che saranno costretti ad agire contro le loro coscienze e a denunciare Sua Santità il Dalai Lama.
Le autorità cinesi continuano a definire Sua Santità come un nemico. Hanno respinto i suoi sforzi ripetuti per trovare una soluzione pacifica e negoziata al problema sino-tibetano. Hanno allontanato la fede di cuore e la lealtà con cui il popolo tibetano in tutto il mondo onora il Dalai Lama. Ogni tibetano nato in Tibet, anche decenni dopo l’esilio di Sua Santità, lo considera ancora come la propria guida e rifugio non soltanto per la vita, ma anche per la vita dopo la vita. Di conseguenza, continuare a definire Sua Santità il Dalai Lama con termini ostili è un affronto che non va a beneficio di nessuno. Nei fatti, colpire al cuore della fede dei tibetani danneggia la possibilità di ottenere la fiducia del popolo. Questo modo di fare non è efficace e non è saggio.
Io chiedo alle autorità di Pechino di guardare al di là del velo di benessere che presentano i dirigenti locali. Riconoscendo il reale disagio che vivono i tibetani e assumendosi la piena responsabilità di cosa accade in Tibet, le autorità potrebbero mettere una vera base per costruire fiducia reciproca fra tibetani e cinesi. Invece di trattare questa questione come un caso di opposizione politica, sarebbe più efficace se le autorità iniziassero a trattarla come una questione di benessere umano di base.
In questi tempi difficili, io mi appello con forza ai tibetani in Tibet: rimanete sinceri con voi stessi, mantenete la vostra equanimità nonostante le difficoltà e concentratevi sul lungo periodo. Tenete sempre a mente che le vostre vite hanno un grande valore, come esseri umani e come tibetani.
Mentre si avvicina il Nuovo anno tibetano, prego affinché i tibetani, i nostri fratelli e sorelle cinesi e i nostri amici e sostenitori in India e in tutto il mondo possano trovare la felicità durevole e la vera pace. Possa il Nuovo anno aprire un’era di armonia, caratterizzata dall’amore e dal rispetto reciproco e per la terra, la nostra casa comune.
- Roma, 06 feb - Roma compia un “passo formale” verso Pechino per giungere allo stop immediato delle violenze verso la popolazione tibetana e per riprendere il dialogo con il Dalai Lama ed il Governo Tibetano in esilio. E’ quanto chiede una risoluzione firmata da Gianni Vernetti dell’Api, Francesco Tempestini del Pd, Ferdinando Adornato dell’Udc, Margherita Boniver, Enrico Pianetta e Fiamma Nirenstein del Pdl, che inizia domani il suo percorso in Commissione Esteri alla Camera. “Mentre in tutta la Repubblica Popolare Cinese avvenivano le celebrazioni per il capodanno, i giorni 23 e 24 gennaio le forze dell'ordine hanno aperto il fuoco in modo indiscriminato nei confronti di centinaia di tibetani che protestavano in modo pacifico nei centri di Drakgo, Serthat, Ngaba, Gyarong, con un bilancio di sei tibetani uccisi e secondo notizie di stampa oltre sessanta feriti, alcuni in modo grave”, affermano i deputati, che proseguono: “a questi episodi si aggiungono le molte e tragiche auto-immolazioni che si sono succedute in questi mesi di monaci tibetani per protestare nei confronti del regime della Repubblica Popolare Cinese che persiste nel negare alla minoranza tibetana i suoi diritti fondamentali”. Sono sedici i monaci e le monache che si sono dati fuoco a partire dal marzo del 2011.
“I diritti umani fondamentali - si legge ancora nella risoluzione - sono sistematicamente negati per i tibetani: non è concessa alcuna libertà politica, la lingua e la cultura tibetana sono progressivamente assimilate, non vi è libertà religiosa e il solo possedere un'immagine del Dalai Lama è considerato un reato, i tibetani sono sistematicamente marginalizzati nelle attività economiche e nell'accesso all'istruzione”. I deputati chiedono anche che il Governo si faccia “promotore di un'iniziativa in sede di Unione europea affinché in occasione del prossimo summit UE/Cina venga sollevato con decisione il tema del rispetto dei diritti umani fondamentali in Tibet e in tutta la Repubblica Popolare Cinese”.
(AGENPARL) - Agenzia parlamentare per l’informazione politica ed economica – è un'agenzia di stampa che si occupa specificatamente di informazione parlamentare, con notizie aggiornate in tempo reale
Tibet. Cina chiede più controlli in vista del capodanno
SHANGHAI – Le autorita' cinesi della provincia autonoma del Tibet hanno chiesto ai funzionari locali di salvaguardare l'ordine e la stabilita' della zona, minacciandoli che potrebbero rischiare il licenziamento qualora non obbediscano o vengano meno ai loro doveri nei ''momenti critici''. Lo riferiscono diverse fonti di stampa locale.
L'avvertimento e' arrivato in vista del capodanno tibetano che cade il prossimo 22 febbraio e approssimandosi anche il quarto anniversario dei tumulti di Lhasa del marzo del 2008.
La commissione regionale del Partito comunista per l'ispezione disciplinare in Tibet ha recentemente pubblicato un avviso per richiedere a tutti i funzionari di fare ogni sforzo per salvaguardare la stabilita' nella remota regione himalayana, bloccando sul nascere eventuali disordini, attuando misure di precauzione e tenendo d'occhio le persone che possono causare problemi.
"Chiunque, a prescindere da chi sia o da quale sia la sua posizione – ha detto il portavoce regionale del partito comunista cinese – verra' rimosso immediatamente, e verra' anche sottoposto a punizioni disciplinari se non fara' il proprio lavoro correttamente''.
Uno dei piu' importanti leader spirituali del Tibet in esilio, il Karmapa Lama, ha detto ieri di essere addolorato per le auto-immolazioni dei tibetani che si sono verificate negli ultimi mesi – e che continuano a verificarsi – e che si augura che ''si verifichera' un cambiamento nella politica che portera' sollievo ai i nostri fratelli e sorelle tibetani''.
Il Karmapa Lama, che e' fuggito dal Tibet nel 2000 e vive in esilio insieme con il Dalai Lama a Dharamsala nel nord dell'India, alla fine di novembre aveva fatto appello per i tibetani in Cina ''perche' trovino modi piu' costruttivi per far progredire la loro causa''.
7 febbraio 2012 | 12:19 Blitz quotidiano
Protests continue in Tibet: Chinese flag pulled down, Independence slogans raised
Phayul[Tuesday, February 07, 2012 15:57]
DHARAMSHALA, February 7: Tibetans pulled down the Chinese national flag from a school building in Wonpo town, Dzachukha region of eastern Tibet and hoisted the banned Tibetan national flag on Saturday.
According to a press release by the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, the flag hoisting protest occurred just a day after the triple-self-immolations that took place in the region.
Sources confirm that one of the self-immolaters passed away while Tsering and Kyari reportedly survived the self-immolation. The toll in the fiery wave of self-immolations in Tibet have reached 20, as observers continue to express fear of more protests and bloodshed following an undeclared martial law in the entire region.
"The whole Dzachukha area, including Wonpo town have been placed under a strict military lock down with all shops and restaurants closed and a ban on all movements," the Tibetan Parliament said in the press release yesterday.
In April 2008, during the pan-Tibet uprisings, monks at the Wonpo monastery had refused to hoist the Chinese flag at a flag raising ceremony on the top of their monastery. In the increased repression and raids that followed, a Tibetan lady named Tri Lhamo committed suicide at her home near the monastery. The lady hung herself soon after a house-to-house raid by Chinese security personnel, who during the raid, tore down and trampled upon photos of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
In another protest on Sunday, four Tibetans were arrested by Chinese security personnel for carrying out a peaceful protest in front of a Chinese police station at Dzatoe-Khangmar town in Trindoe district of the traditional Tibetan Kham region.
The four Tibetans; Tsering Palden, Tsering Sangpo, Tsering Tashi and Dorjee raised slogans calling for Tibet’s independence and the return of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
The current whereabouts of the Tibetans, all between 30 to 40 years of age, remain unknown.
Referring to the warning letter of sorts that the Chinese Embassy in the Indian capital issued to other Diplomatic Missions and the UN offices in New Delhi, urging them to stay away from a visiting Tibetan parliamentary delegation, the release condemned Beijing for their numb response.
"We sent an open letter to President Hu Jintao, urging him to change China’s policies in Tibet and calling for an early resumption of the dialogue process with the Tibetan representatives," the release said. "However, instead of resuming the dialogue process and instead of addressing the real grievances of the Tibetan people, Beijing is urging the international community to stay away from the Tibetan issue”.
The Tibetan law makers renewed their call for an international fact finding delegation and independent media to be allowed inside Tibet and urged Tibetans and Tibetan supporters all over the world to participate in tomorrow’s global protest vigil called by Dr Lobsang Sangay, Tibet’s de facto Prime Minister.
The Tibetan Parliament also appealed for greater support to their planned day-long fast on the first day of the Tibetan New Year on February 22.
. -
YESHE.
User deleted
Tibet : Tibetans continue protests
Redazione (dossiertibet Sito della "Campagna di solidarietà con il Popolo Tibetano") - Mer, 08/02/2012 - 07:21
Tibetan protesters have pulled down a Chinese flag, put up posters calling for independence , and shouted slogans at police, defying a security clampdown following a spate of deadly protests against Beijing’s rule.More than a dozen Tibetans were also detained this week, adding to more than 100 who were picked up immediately following bloody protests two weeks ago that left up to six people dead.On Saturday, Tibetans in Wonpo town, in Sershul county, pulled down the Chinese national flag from a school.A day later, Chinese police detained four Tibetans after they shouted slogans in front of a police station in the Khangmar village of Dzatoe county.
“Local police immediately detained them and took them to Tridu [in Chinese, Chenduo] county,” a source said. “Their condition is unknown.”
The source identified the men as Tsering Palden, Tsering Sangpo, Tsering Tashi, and Dorjee—all believed to be in their 20s or 30s.
Chinese forces had set up checkpoints and tightened security across Dzatoe and in nearby Kyegudo.
Leaflets calling for independence and for the return of the Dalai Lama appeared around Wonpo town.
Meanwhile, also in Kardze, leaflets and posters calling for independence for Tibet appeared on Sunday across nearby Dege county.In some cases, slogans were even painted on walls and on boulders in the area.
Two monks and about a dozen villagers have been detained in Dzamthang county, a Tibetan resident in the area said. He said those detained were beaten and locked up at the Dzamthang county detention center.
Face off before worldwide vigil, China vows to ‘resolutely crackdown’ on Tibet unrest
Phayul[Tuesday, February 07, 2012 23:50]
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id...n+Tibet+unrest#
Tibetans in Drango offering their last respects to Norpa Yonten who was shot dead in Chinese police firings on January 23, 2012. DHARAMSHALA, February 7: A day ahead of the worldwide vigil for Tibet announced by the democratically elected Tibetan leadership in exile, China on Tuesday vowed to “resolutely crackdown” on unrest in Tibetan areas.
"The Chinese government will resolutely crack down on any attempt to incite violence or to disrupt national unity and integrity," foreign ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said.
In Tibet, 20 Tibetans have set their bodies on fire demanding the return of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama and protesting China’s continued occupation of Tibet.
Many parts of Tibet remain cut off from outside world with a prevailing situation of undeclared martial law following mass protests in recent weeks in which at least a dozen Tibetans are feared dead in police firings.
Liu went on to accuse overseas activist groups, including the pro-independence Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) and the Dalai Lama of fomenting the recent “violence”.
"We believe the series of incidents are obviously masterminded and incited by someone behind the scenes," Liu said while going on to blame the TYC of “initiating a signing campaign among domestic religious believers calling upon Tibetans to self-immolate to protest and asking the signatories to self-immolate at different places at different times.”
Fearing the spread of protests in other parts of Tibet, Chinese authorities in central Tibet posted a statement on its website Monday, warning any official found failing in his or her "duty" of maintaining stability "must be fired on the spot and will be subject to disciplinary penalties".
The Tibetan de facto Prime Minister Dr Lobsang Sangay had earlier urged Tibetans and Tibet supporters all over the world to take part in a global vigil on Wednesday, February 8.
“To demonstrate our solidarity with Tibetans in Tibet, I urge Tibetans and our friends around the world, to participate in a worldwide vigil on Wednesday, February 8, 2012,” Kalon Tripa said.
“Let’s send a loud and clear message to the Chinese government that iolence and killing of innocent Tibetans is unacceptable!”
Tibetans in the exile headquarters of Dharamshala, north India will be taking part in a mass prayer session and candle light vigil Wednesday as part of the worldwide vigil.
Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay will be addressing the gathering.
Meanwhile in China, after a number of journalists were harassed, detained, and obstructed from trying to enter the troubled regions of eastern Tibet, foreign journalists working in China have called for unfettered access to the Tibetan areas.
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) in a statement last week said the restrictions imposed on the journalists were in “clear violation” of China’s regulations governing foreign reporters and noted that the journalists were merely trying to “independently confirm the truth of reports” from the area.
“We call on the Chinese government to recognise our purely professional motivation and to abide by its own regulations that allow us to enter the areas in question,” the journalist group said.
Solidarity Vigil
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
The Kalon Tripa (Tibetan Prime Minister in exile), Dr Lobsang Sangay, has called for global vigils to be held on 8 February to show solidarity with Tibetans in Tibet following the recent killing of Tibetan protestors by Chinese security forces.
In his statement, Dr Sangay said, "To demonstrate our solidarity with Tibetans in Tibet, I urge Tibetans and our friends around the world, to participate in a worldwide vigil on Wednesday, February 8, 2012. Let’s send a loud and clear message to the Chinese government that violence and killing of innocent Tibetans is unacceptable!"
[Watch Dr Sangay’s statement:
Free Tibet ?!?! Free violence !!! |