Woman holds Olympic flame atop Everest
todayszaman.com     May 8, 2008            

A Tibetan woman took the Olympic torch the last steps to the top of Everest on Thursday, realizing "a dream of all Chinese people," but rights groups criticized Beijing for politicizing the Games. ... "Long live Tibet!" and "Long live Beijing!," the climbers, all wearing... [read full story]                

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McCain meets Dalai Lama, presses China on rights

washingtonpost.com     9 hrs ago   98 related          

ASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain urged China on Friday to address human rights concerns and free Tibetan prisoners after he met with the Dalai Lama in Colorado. "I urge the Chinese...                

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Policing the Security Concerns in China

tnr.com     11 hrs ago          

Four days after a pair of bus bombs killed two people in Kunming, a city of three million in southwestern China, buses are running again, though with fewer passengers and with Public Security Bureau officers firmly on board....                

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Beijing‘s ‘Bjork Policy’ Takes Aim at Musicians

epochtimes.com     12 hrs ago          

By Ian Ritz Epoch Times Staff Jul 25, 2008 Bjork's call for Tibetan freedom at a Shanghai concert in March unnerved communist officials. (Hannah Johnston/ Getty Images) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is tightening its grip...                

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The Far Eastern Economic Review: Dispatches from Tibet

blogspot.com     14 hrs ago   7 related          

This from our friend Erick: The Far Eastern Economic Review is running a series of dispatches from journalist Kathleen McLaughlin, one of the first foreign journalists allowed to travel independently to Tibet since the...                

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