http://www.newstin.co.uk/uk/tibetan-independence-movement Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75800776 The monastery was closed to the public since the March 14 riots occurred China: 22 people died in that violence; Tibetan supporters say many more killed Lhasa protests and others spread across a wide area of western China... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:51:43 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75800776 2008-08-29T07:51:43Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75533048 A notice posted by Beijing's secret police during the Olympics put the capital's mostly ethnic Han citizens on high alert to report any Tibetan and Uyghur strangers. The Games concluded without major incident, but the... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:18:53 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75533048 2008-08-26T11:18:53Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75328209 BEIJING (Reuters) - Foreign media are unable to provide a balanced account on China and its southwestern region of Tibet because they know little about either, Beijing Games organisers vice president Wang Wei said on Friday. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:29:22 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75328209 2008-08-22T06:29:22Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75050116 News has emerged that the Chinese government has detained at least five bloggers from the United States for reporting on protests in favor of Tibetan independence. Included among the detained was the widely admired founder of... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:49:27 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/75050116 2008-08-20T20:49:27Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/74269065 Pro-Tibet demonstrators are going to ever more dramatic lengths to steal attention away from the sport at the Olympics. Today they used China's gleaming new Central Television Tower as a backdrop to for a huge banner calling in... Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:26:00 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/74269065 2008-08-15T08:26:00Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/74085416 Posted by: Dexter Roberts on August 14 Even as new Olympics records are set and an overall spirit of festivity prevails in Beijing, there is more bad news for some journalists and activists. A British journalist covering a... Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:39:00 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/74085416 2008-08-14T12:39:00Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/73602008 His picture is all over Chinese Web sites and media. He has multiple proposals of marriage. And he became an overnight nationalist hero. But just who is China’s anonymous “Second Brother on the Right”? The young man with... Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:15:29 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/73602008 2008-08-12T12:15:29Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/73453750 By Phurbu Thinley Dharamsala, August 11: Tibetan independence activist, poet and writer Tenzin Tsundue was released Monday from Mandi Jail, after spending nine days in police custody for his alleged attempt to cross over India... Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:52:00 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/73453750 2008-08-11T05:52:00Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/73217776 DHARAMSHALA, India — Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has kept reaching out to Beijing, despite being vilified by China as "mastermind" of a drive to sabotage the Olympics and destabilise the country. Just days before... Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/73217776 2008-08-10T07:00:00Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/73171067 Updated Sat. Aug. 9 2008 3:00 PM ET The Canadian Press BEIJING -- Quebec Premier Jean Charest has no intention of protesting a measure that prevents Quebec athletes from waving the Fleur-de-lis at the Beijing Olympics. Parti... Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:32:35 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/73171067 2008-08-09T19:32:35Z