Tibetan Uprising

KUMBUM MONASTERY, China (AFP) - As monks in red and orange robes stroll past tourists snapping photos of the temples, the quiet of the Kumbum Monastery seems a world away from the Olympics in far-off Beijing.But for many of the monks in this monastery on the edge of the Tibetan plateau in the Chinese province of Qinghai the Games have had a very real impact on their daily lives. (more…)

[Dharamshala]: Tibetans and supporters from all around Dharamshala gathered this morning for speeches and prayers before marching around the hilltop town of McLoed Ganj. Slogans such as, “One world, One Dream, Free Tibet,” “Tibet for Tibetans,” “Free Press in Tibet” and “Release Political Prisoners” were heard throughout the town. (more…)

[Dharamshala]: When China tried to show the world through its exalted opening ceremony under tight security inside as well as outside the Bird’s nest stadium at 08:08:08 pm Beijing time, Tibetans and supporters in Mcleod Ganj came together at the Main Temple for a candle light vigil wearing black masks across their mouth to protest against the lack of freedom of expression in Tibet.

Hundred butter lamps were lit and prayers were offered to the brave Tibetans souls who were killed or imprisoned for speaking out for Freedom and Justice. (more…)

An appeal for the support of Tibetan People’s Struggle for Freedom, Justice and Human Rights

Your Excellency Sir/ Madam,

The Tibetan People’s Uprising Movement (TPUM) is a global movement of Tibetans launched by four major Tibetan Non-Governmental Organizations based in India. TPUM aims to take control of the political destiny of the Tibetan people by engaging in non-violent direct struggle to end China’s illegal and brutal occupation of Tibet.

Your Excellency, foremost, we express our sincere gratitude and utmost appreciation for the overwhelming humanitarian and political support we have been rendered since China invaded and occupied our country Tibet in 1949. The entire six million Tibetans all around the world cherish this invaluable support and compassion that your esteemed Government and people continue to bestow on us in our most difficult times. (more…)

For Immediate Release
August 8,2008[Dharamshala]: Yesterday, the massive protest of Tibetans and supporters filled the streets of Dharamshala. Today stands testimony to history as China readies itself for the grandeur and the global acceptance that it so direly craves, Tibetans and Tibet supporters around the world are ever more ready to condemn China for its atrocious human rights records and all the lies China has perpetuated to cover its violent and brutal crackdown on Tibetan protesters. More Tibetans and supporters took the streets today in Dharamshala to join the global celebration of protests.

“We urge every freedom loving citizens of the world to take a stand for Tibet and pressure the Chinese government from releasing thousands of political prisoners detained since March Uprising,” said Tenzin Choeying, National Director of students for a Free Tibet - India. “Beijing will try to use the Olympics to divert world’s attention from its atrocities in Tibet to how deceloped China is. Let us all remind Beijing that we are not ignorant.” (more…)

[Dharamshala] - A day before the Beijing Olympics, thousands of Tibetans in Dharamshala became the voice of the Tibetans suppressed in Tibet and condemned China’s brutal and illegal occupation of Tibet. Tibetan supporters filled the streets of Dharamshala and snaked their way through the mountain pass, raising slogans and pleading for the international community to stand up at this critical moment for Tibet.

In the evening, a candle light vigil will proceed from Mcleod ganj square to Tsuglakhang and will be followed by the screenning of a new video footage of the uprisings in March in Tibet. Also, as a part of the Candle for Tibet, the biggest single action in the world for a free Tibet, Tibetans in Dharamshala will also light a candle on the eve of the Beijing Olympics to stand in solidarity with Tibetans in Tibet. (more…)

Preface:

The case of Tibet, even after fifty tragic years of China’s occupation, is yet to be fully recognised and treated as a global crisis - especially by the governments of major countries and, therefore, by the United Nations.

Detailed research, based on eye-witness accounts, has confirmed that well over 1.2 million Tibetans died as a direct result of China’s invasion and occupation of Tibet. The Tibetan people continue to be subjected to the worst forms of discrimination and systematic violations of their basic human rights and policies of ethnic cleansing.

In the absence of any political mandate and popular support, the Communist party clings onto its rhetoric of ‘liberation’, ‘development’, ‘prosperity’ and ‘unification’ abound with cheap fabrication and propaganda employed aggressively to justify its imperial conquest and colonial occupation of Tibet. (more…)

Media Advisory

August 4, 2008

[Dharamshala] - With only three more days to the Olympics, Tibetans all over the world are gearing up to protest China’s brutal occupation of Tibet. Dharamshala, the heart of Tibetan freedom movement in exile, has been planning and strategizing for months to protest the Beijing Olympics.

Four NGO’s; The Tibetan Women’s Association, the GuChuSum Ex-Political Prisoner’s Movement of Tibet, the National Democratic Party of Tibet, and Students for a Free Tibet (India), are organizing the protest and are dedicated to ending the human rights violations in Tibet, and to working actively to restore the Tibetan people’s right under international law to determine their own political, economic, social, religious, and cultural status.

When: August 7-8, 2008

Time: 9:00 am

Where: Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh

What: Tibetans Mass Protest

Indian and Tibetan Community in Dharamshala jointly welcomed the torch

For Immediate Release
August 3, 2008

Contact: B Tsering: 9418792810 (Tibetan, Hindi, English)
Chime Youngdung: 9418069179 (Tibetan, Hindi)
Phuntsok Wangchuk: 9418324751 (Tibetan)
Tenzin Choeying: 9816368335 (Tibetan, Hindi, English)

McLeod Ganj - After traveling around the world and covering almost every state in India carrying a message of truth and resistance, the Tibetan Freedom Torch, that had a high profile start from Olympia on March 10th arrives Dharamshala - heart of the Exile Tibetans - 5 days before the opening of the Beijing Olympics. The Torch is welcomed here by hundreds Tibetans and supporters along the route as it runs through the town Chanting ‘Bhod Gyalo’ (Victory to Tibet). (more…)

For Immediate Press Release
July 22, 2008

We are today at the crossroad of historic moment in the Tibetan people’s struggle for freedom, truth and justice. Our unity in action and focus in purpose during the following months will not only define the long and strategic preparations that we have made for the 2008 Beijing Olympics but more importantly to realize the true political aspirations of our brothers and sisters who made great sacrifices in Tibet.

The ongoing popular uprising in Tibet which began on March 10 in Lhasa and the spontaneous spread to all parts of Tibet has effectively presented the Tibetan people’s deep-rooted resentments against the Chinese colonial policies, and also the unified face of the Tibetan people as a cohesive force in resisting Chinese communist regime. The uprisings in Tibet further endorsed the nonviolent fabric of the Tibetan struggle and brought to the forefront the appalling human rights situation inside Tibet at a time when China prepares itself for international spotlight. (more…)