| The Tibet Update eNewsletter is a bimonthly summary of news and governmental actions related to Tibet. Past issues in PDF format are located at http://www.savetibet.org/media-center/tibet-weekly-updates/. ICT NEWS:
Mary Beth Markey named new President of the International Campaign for Tibet
The ICT Board of directors announced Mary Beth Markey will be the new President of the International Campaign for Tibet. Prior to accepting the position on July 6, Markey served as ICT Vice President for International Advocacy, integrating a team based in Washington, Berlin, Brussels, Amsterdam, London, Kathmandu and Dharamsala to further ICT's advocacy work internationally. Read the complete release . . .
INSIDE TIBET:
ICT Report: Award winning Tibetan environmentalist on trial today
On July 3, Rinchen Samdrup went on trial, a week after his younger brother Karma Samdrup had been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Third brother Chime Namgyal is serving in a labor camp. The three brothers were previously acclaimed even in the Chinese state-run media as model citizens and pillars of their local community. There is no evidence that they were involved in any political activities. Read the complete report . . .
Tibetan Environmentalist jailed for five years
Rinchen Samdrup, 44, received a sentence for 5 years in prison for inciting to split the nation. His lawyer said that the Chinese court had sentenced a Tibetan environmentalist who organized villagers to pick up litter and plant trees to five years in jail for inciting to split the nation. Read the complete article . . .
INDIA:
China hopes India will abide by commitment on Tibet
On July 13, China gave a guarded response to the visit of Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao's July 10 meeting with the Dalai Lama, in Dharamsala, saying that it hopes India will abide by its commitment not to allow exiled Tibetans to conduct anti-China activities. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a media briefing, "China has expressed its position clearly to the Indian side over this (Tibet) issue." Read the complete article . . .
THE DALAI LAMA:
ICT Report: His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 75th birthday
On July 6, 2010, His Holiness the Dalai Lama turned 75 years old. The International Campaign for Tibet and our members and supporters worldwide took this opportunity to rededicate our energies to the international struggle for Tibet, a struggle whose just cause is undiminished by time. Read the complete report . . .
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Statement on the 75th birthday of His Holiness
NEPAL:
Police halt Dalai Lama birthday celebrations
On July 6, Nepal police detained more than 100 Tibetan refugees who had gathered to celebrate the Dalai Lama's 75th birthday, but released them later in the day. The government has banned Tibetans from marking their exiled spiritual leader's birthday in public places as Nepal recognizes Tibet as an integral part of China. Read the complete article . . .
EUROPE:
Britain's Foreign Secretary calls for greater autonomy and human rights in Tibet
On July 21, British foreign secretary William Hague, making his first official visit to China as foreign secretary, called for greater autonomy and human rights in Tibet. During a news conference with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Hague noted that London has "long-standing human rights concerns" about Tibet. He said, "We want to see long-term stability for Tibet, which in our view implies work on human rights and greater autonomy." Read the complete article . . .
Polish Journalists 'blacklisted', denied Chinese visa
A Polish freelance journalist, Konrad Goldlewski, commissioned by Poland's largest daily newspaper, Gazeta Wyborcza, was denied entry to China for the China-Europe Forum in Chengdu from 7-11 July, despite having been officially invited to take part by the organizers, the Europe China Foundation. He had applied for his visa in mid-June, and it was refused on June 29. He was given no reason other than he had been blacklisted by authorities in Beijing. Read the complete article . . .
FROM THE ICT BLOG:
Spanish Goal - Scorer Carles "Tarzan" Puyol and the Tibet Connection - July 9, 2010
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Qin Gang's Revision of Tibetan History? - July 8, 2010
In action at SFT Action Camp - July 1, 2010 |
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