Other Voices
This page aggregates news related to Buddhism, Tibet, and human rights from around 35 blog and news sources. Subscribe to the Other Voices RSS Feed here.
Major Tibet News Sources:
- Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy
- Phayul
- International Campaign for Tibet
- Tibet Will be Free
- TIBETSPACE (Check out the Atrocity Update and Compassion Watch sections.
China View » Taxi driver in southern China died while serving a short detention
Radio Free Asia, 2010-03-15 -
HONG KONG— A taxi driver in southern China has died while serving a short detention as punishment for a traffic violation, according to the man’s wife.
Liu Zhengguo, a driver in the Conghua city suburb of Guangzhou, in south China’s Guangdong province, died as the result …
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China View » Retired Teacher Cited in Missing Lawyer Gao Zhisheng’s Letter Dies From Torture in China Custody
Press Release, The Falun Dafa Information Center, Mar. 14, 2010 -
NEW YORK— An elderly Falun Gong practitioner, who was cited as a torture victim by prominent attorney Gao Zhisheng in an open letter to China’s leaders, died in January due to injuries incurred in custody. Ms. Liu Lihua (刘丽华), 61, …
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» African Al Qaeda Should Stop Targeting Civilians
(Dakar) - Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has in recent months stepped up targeting tourists and aid workers for murder and kidnapping in Mali, Niger, and Mauritania, Human Rights Watch said today. AQIM should immediately and unconditionally free hostages in its custody and end attacks on civilians, Human Rights …
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» African Al Qaeda Should Stop Targeting Civilians
(Dakar) - Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has in recent months stepped up targeting tourists and aid workers for murder and kidnapping in Mali, Niger, and Mauritania, Human Rights Watch said today. AQIM should immediately and unconditionally free hostages in its custody and end attacks on civilians, Human Rights …
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» African Al Qaeda Should Stop Targeting Civilians
(Dakar) - Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has in recent months stepped up targeting tourists and aid workers for murder and kidnapping in Mali, Niger, and Mauritania, Human Rights Watch said today. AQIM should immediately and unconditionally free hostages in its custody and end attacks on civilians, Human Rights …
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Tibet Will Be Free » Students for a Free Tibet Calgary Presents: Why Tibet Matters, A Discussion with Tendor and Nima Dojree
Many students often come to us pondering the relevance of Tibet today. Often, they want to know things like: Why the Dalai Lama matters? Why should we maintain hope for a non-violent solution in response to the Chinese government's oppressive regime? Perhaps you have even asked yourself: why should I care? …
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Tibet Will Be Free » Tibetans in NY Mark 2008 Uprising Anniversary
March 14th, 2010- Despite heavy rain around 100 Tibetans and supporters held a demonstration in front of the Chinese Consulate in New York to mark the anniversary of the 2008 uprising in Tibet. The protesters called for the release of Tibetan political prisoners and for an end to China’s occupation of …
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Tibet Will Be Free » More photos from March 10th Protest in Dharamsala
All photos © Wasfia Nazreen
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Tibet Will Be Free » SFT Taiwan Represents at Tibetan Uprising Day march
SFT Taiwan members join Tibetans and their supporters in Taipei on March 14th to commemorate the 51st Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising.
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Monkey Mind » Back from Sesshin
Sesshin ended at noon on Sunday.
Jan & I stopped and gobbled a sandwich, then started a mad dash to Roxbury and the installation of the new senior minister and executive director of the Benevolent Fraternity of Unitarian Universalist Churches, the UU Urban Ministry, the, near as I can tell, oldest … [Link]
Phayul Latest News » Tibetan PM in exile refutes Chinese delegate's statement on the Dalai Lama
Tibetan Prime Minister in exile Samdhong Rinpoche has dismissed all reports that confirm Chinese delegates at their annual parliamentary meeting charging spiritual leader, the Dalai [Link]
Phayul Latest News » US lawmakers attack China ahead of Nov. election
China is once again the country Congress loves to hate. After a lull last year, U.S. politicians jockeying ahead of crucial November elections have stepped up [Link]
Tibet Will Be Free » Tibetans and Supporters Lobby their MPs
10 March, London: On a freezing cold March morning, SFT activists from across the UK set off towards London and the House of Commons. Their aim: to join with other Tibet supporters and take the voice of the Tibetan people to the heart of British politics on the …
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Phayul Latest News » Tibet: Taking a leap of faith to see a vanishing culture
Tibetans represent a third of the population in their own capital. And that proportion is quickly diminishing, with Han Chinese flooding in, attracted by government incentives [Link]
China View » Photo: Forced demolition in China
Armed police supervise a forced demolition in eastern China's Pingdu city, Shandong province. (Rights Protection Net)
Filed under: China, East China, Forced Evictions, housing, Law, News, Photo, Politics, Shandong, Social, World
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China View » Mainland Chinese Develop New Anti-Censorship Software Tool to penetrate the Great Firewall of China
The first anti-censorship software developed inside China, the Xi Xiang project, has recently been released online to penetrate the regime-sponsored Internet surveillance tools, the Great Firewall of China (GFW).
Striving to gain freedom of information on the Internet, a group of anonymous computer specialists started the Xi Xiang project in July …
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Phayul Latest News » Man arrested in Hong Kong for pro - Tibet protest
Hong Kong Police arrested a 21-year old man for carrying out a sit-in protest marking the anniversary of a Tibetan uprising against Beijin [Link]
Tibet Will Be Free » Tibetan Uprising Day in Ottawa: “Looking for concrete action”
On March 10, 2010, Tibetans and human right supporters (from CTC and SFT) came out to protest on the Parliament hill. About 100 Tibetan supporters from Montreal and Ottawa gathered at noon. We listened to speeches from different government parties, all saying the same thing. That they care, and it’s … [Link]
Phayul Latest News » 11 Tibetans arrested as protests continue
The police on Sunday arrested 11 Tibetan exiles including three women for staging protest and chanting anti-China slogans in the restricted zone of the Chinese Consular Section at Hattisar [Link]
Phayul Latest News » China's Wen says U.S. responsible for bad ties
The United States is to blame for strains between Beijing and Washington and should take steps to repair ties, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday, indicating the two powers have not overcome a recent rough patch. [Link]
Phayul Latest News » Dalai Lama Doc Wins Havel Award at Film Festival
A documentary by two Tibetan filmmakers tracing a year in the life of the Dalai Lama has won the Vaclav Havel award for its contribution to the protection of human rights [Link]
Tibet Custom » French Public, Parliamentarians Join Tibet's National Uprising Day in Paris
Paris: The commemoration of the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day in France received wide support from the French people.
Over 400 people, including Tibetans and their French friends, gathered at the Place du Trocadero in Paris to mark the historic day for Tibetans on 10 March 2010. On …
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VOA News: Tibet » China Steps up Security in Tibet Ahead of Riot Anniversary
Reports from Tibet's capital, Lhasa, say police and soldiers have been deployed across the city. Authorities also are checking identity papers and searching vehicles heading toward Lhasa [Link]
Rigpa News » Rigpa Berlin - Recent Events
Recently, Rigpa's Berlin centre hosted one of Rigpa's senior student teachers, Andrew Warr, who led a weekend of teachings on loving kindness and compassion according to Tibetan Buddhism, presenting Sogyal Rinpoche's teachings and guiding students through the practices themselves.
About 100 students attended, coming from as far away as the … [Link]
Tibet Custom » "New Generation" - Hip Hop Music Video from Amdo - Tibet
“New Generation" by Yudrug (Green Dragon) from HPeaks on Vimeo.
High Peaks Pure Earth has translated a new hip hop music video from Amdo. The group who call themselves Yudrug in Tibetan, Green Dragon in English and Qinglong in Chinese, are from Machu in Amdo and they released their new track …
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