Dharamshala: - China on Friday, 15 August opened an extension of its controversial railway into Tibet, state-run media reported, linking the Tibetan capital of Lhasa with Shigatse, second largest city in Tibet.Tibet is a highly sensitive region, not just because of ongoing repression and continued local opposition to Chinese government control, but because of the region’s strategic position next to neighbours India, Nepal and Myanmar.The track is an extension of the Qinghai-Tibet line -- an engineering marvel named the “closest stretch of railway to the sky.” The railway to Lhasa launched in 2006, which passes spectacular icy peaks on the Tibetan highlands, reaching altitudes as high as 5,000 m (16,400 ft) above sea level.When it opens, it will allow passengers to connect by rail from Beijing all the way to Shigatse, a gateway to Everest, which lies just 240 kilometers (150 miles) away, on the border with Nepal.Critics of the railway, including Tibetans and Tibet support groups, say it has spurred an influx of long-term

although all the major religious traditions are based on ethics and convey a message of love and compassion. We need ways and means that apply to all human beings; we need secular ethics. And according to the longstanding Indian model, secular ethics involves having respect for all religious traditions and even for those who have no faith. Secular ethics as an approach to peace of mind, an ethical approach to inner values not dependent on this or that religious tradition, is an appropriate approach for all 7 billion human beings.

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaks on secular ethics in Hamburg By Yeshe Choesang: 31 August 2014

Hamburg, Germany, 23 August 2014: - Spreading his message of compassion, religious harmony, inner peace and secular ethic, the spiritual leader of Tibet His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke to an audience of around 7,000 people in Hamburg on Saturday, at the beginning of his visit to Germany.His Holiness the Dalai Lama was interviewed by ZDF TV’s Bettina Hansen during his Visit to the northern city of Hamburg , Germany.Answering questions, including, what makes him happy, His Holiness told ZDF TV he is happy to be one human being among 7 billion others. And when she enquired about his memories of his childhood, he told her that first of all he remembers his mother’s face, recalling that despite being uneducated she was the living image of kindness.Response to daily reports in the news of violence in the name of religion His Holiness asked; “If you believe in a creator god, and that all beings are created by that god, so all of us are brothers and sisters created by him, how can you then kill each other? It’s unthinkable.”“I’m very happy to be here. I’m also pleased that at the Tibet Centre you are trying to do more than just offer Buddhist teachings. There is knowledge of the mind that can be of use to everyone in our tradition and you are making it available - thank you, “ said His Holiness after he walked onto the stage at the Congress Centre.Promoting human values, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate said all human beings are essentially the same and desire the same things from life. “Whenever I meet people, ordinary people, political leaders, business leaders or religious leaders, I always think of them as fellow human beings. We are all the same, physically, mentally and emotionally, he said when moderator Gert Scobel invited His Holiness to speak about ethics in society.”“We are beings who have feelings of pleasure and pain with a desire to be happy and right to be able to fulfill that desire. The difference between human beings and other beings is our intelligence. It gives us the ability to look to the future, which in

turn brings us worry and anxiety. But only as human beings do we have the opportunity to deal with the mind,” His Holiness said.He said that on a mental level disturbances are related to our self-centered attitude. The more self-centered we are, the more we neglect others and the greater the distance we feel from them. Developing an attitude more concerned with others reduces fear and fosters friendship. Emotions that disturb our minds can only be dealt with by the mind, not by drink, drugs or surgery. Removing the part of the brain that experiences emotion would not work because human beings need feelings. But we also need a calm mind.We are not talking about the next life or heaven and hell, he said, this is not a question of relying on religious teachings,

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Seven months pregnant woman kills herself in eastern Tibet

His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Congress Center in Hamburg, Germany where about 7000 people attending his teaching on August 24, 2014. Photo/Manuel Bauer

Undated image of Tsultrim Nyendak , a senior teacher from Rabten Monastery in Tsachu Township in Driru County, eastern Tibet. Photo: TPI

Disappeared Tibet monk sentenced to 9-yrs on unknown charges

Dharamshala: - Sources coming out of Tibet say a senior Tibetan monk who went missing for eight months since his arbitrary arrest last December has been sentenced to 9-years’ imprisonment.“Tsultrim Nyendak, 40, a senior teacher from Rabten Monastery in Tsachu Township in Driru County (Chinese: Biru County in Naqu Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), was sentenced to 9 years’ in prison by an Intermediate People’s Court in Lhasa,” Samdup, a Tibetan from Belgium told The Tibet Post International (TPI) on Tuesday.

China opens a new railway link to Tibet’s 2nd largest city

Candlelight vigil and rally held for Tibet shooting victims

By Yangchen Dolma: 20 August 2014

Jailed Tibet’s prominent religious figure in serious health condition

Canberra: A four member Tibetan Parliamentary delegation led by Speaker Penpa Tsering visited the Australian Parliament on Wednesday, 27 August and met with some members of the Australian All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet including its Chairman Hon. Warren Entsch MP.According to a report by the Tibetan administration, Speaker Penpa Tsering briefed the six MPs and two Senators present on the current political, environmental and human rights situation inside Tibet. All the members showed keen interest and asked questions. It was a meaningful meeting.

Parliamentary delegation briefs Australian Parliament on Tibet

By Yangchen Dolma: 29 August 2014

Dharamshala: — A seven months pregnant Tibetan woman committed suicide by hanging herself after hearing of the death of her husband, who was being shot and detained by Chinese police during mass protests in Dhanma County, eastern Tibet.

By Yeshe Choesang: 28 August 2014

China detains Tibetan female writer in eastern Tibet on unknown charges

By Yeshe Choesang: 27 August 2014

Dharamshala: - In further crackdown on the Tibetan dissents in Tibet, a young Tibetan female writer was arrested by Chinese police in Dzatoe County of eastern Tibet on unknown charges.“Chinese police have detained a Tibetan female writer named Dawa Tsomo aged around 20 in Chidza village of Dzatoe county in eastern Tibet on August 23,” Ven Konchok Dhondup, a Tibetan monk living in India told The Tibet Post International (TPI) on Wednesday.It seems she was arrested after police accused her of sharing politically sensitive information with others from her mobile phone.‘Although details of the arrest remain unknown due to the strict restrictions currently imposed by Chinese authorities in the Dzatoe (Chinese: Zaduo in northwestern China’s Qinghai province),’ Ven Dhondup said.Tsomo was taken from her home by Chinese police and was apparently detained for sharing banned contents on micro-messaging service WeChat and website or blog.

Sources stated that “the Chinese police suddenly arrived at his home (Approximately 2 pm on August 23 2014) and detained her without a valid reason.”“Chinese authorities conducting the investigation accused of Tsomo using her phone to share information to others through the WeChat microblog messaging service and website or blog of posting topics related Tibet issue, including Tibet freedom, and the current situation in Dzatoe county, and the suffering of the Tibet under Chinese rule.The violent crackdowns on anti-mining protesters in Yulshul County brings into focus the repressive tactics commonly used by the Chinese security forces. In recent years, authorities have sought to silence any kind of opposition against the Chinese authorities.In May 2009, Chinese police fired live ammunition and tear gas on Tibetans in Surmang Township for protesting illegal mining operations. More than 12 Tibetans were severely beaten and sentenced on false charges of political activities.

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Undated image of the 20-year old Tibetan female writer- Dawa Tsomo from Chida village in Dzatoe County, eastern Tibet. Photo: TPI

Dhanma county in Kham region, eastern Tibet. Photo: TPI

The new line is an extension of the controversial Tibet line so called as the highest railway in the world. Photo: Media file

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Photo 1: Tibetan delegation with Hon. Warren Entsch, member of Australian Parliament and Photo 2: Speaker Penpa Tsering briefing the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs at Australian Parliament. Seated beside is Ms

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Dharamshala: - Emerging reports coming out Tibet say Chinese authorities have imposed a heavy restriction in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet during the first day of the six day Shoton, or ‘Yogurt,’ Festival that took place on Monday.“Chinese authorities have stepped up heavy restrictions on the religious activities of Tibetans in the capital Lhasa as they observe the festival at the Drepung Monastery,” Tezin, a Tibetan living in India told The Tibet Post International (TPI).The latest images of the event received by TPI once again reveal the real situation in Lhasa, a place tightly controlled and repressed by the Chinese government.

By Penny Saffron: 21 August 2014

On 20 August, 2014, protesters holding posters and portrait of His Holiness the Dalai Lama urged the United Nations to urgently speak out against China’s

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Dharamshala: - Month of September Tibetans in exile mark the 54th anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day. At the same time it is a time when we remember and celebrate the historical day that efforts to transform the exiled Tibetan society into a democracy. We should remember the day with His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s collective efforts and value-commitment to democracy sustained non-violent and peaceful resistance against the Chinese rule to make millions of people across the world pay attention to what Tibetan people have to say about their cause and how Tibetans in exile live in a new democratic society.We also should never forget the solidarity shown by the international organisations, including millions of individuals that stood side by side with our non-violent freedom struggle icon and demanded a united democratic society in exile. International pressures, marches and public defiance campaigns against failed Chinese policies served to decisively weaken China to answer almost all the Tibet questions over nearly past six decades. Tibetans cannot be done it alone.As we celebrate the democracy day on September 2nd this year, we once again do not only express our gratitude to our brothers and sisters inside Tibet for their unshakeable and tireless encouragement and strength but also the international community, particularly the great India and her people who never changed their tireless support in our struggle for freedom.There is no question that Tibetan community in exile is today a better environment to live in than it was and now in Tibet. The democrat freedom we enjoy in exile today will must take “gift” for those in Tibet; it will never voluntarily give by the Chinese oppressors in our motherland. Our people fought tirelessly for more than 50 years to free themselves of the oppressive system of China. We also must remember those hundreds of “leaders” and “freedom fighters” who made immense sacrifices to give hope to dreams and aspirations of the six million Tibetan people.It is through their blood, sweat and sacrifice that we understand freedom is not a free. The haunting last words of those Tibetans, including 130 self-immolators remembered not only this day, but will forever echo through time. “The return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to his homeland Tibet.” “Freedom for Tibet.” “Tibetans must be united” to continue the fight.As we promise to follow in their footsteps, let us continue our history with remembering their sacrifices by joining in celebrating democracy day. Perhaps you see images of flag-waving youth in Dharamshala or Washington or Brussels. Or maybe you heard the optimistic words of some politicians or journalists about happy life of Tibetans in Tibet. Yet one thing is clear once again we heard the reports heavy military crackdowns during the Shoton Festival in the Lhasa city recent days: freedom or fundamental rights for a human being in the Himalayan region that still does not actually exist for Tibetans, seems will not change much in the lives of the people there so far.However it is clear how much the Tibetan people want peace and democracy, but after hearing the glowing, yet often patronising, cliches about ‘One country, two system’ that have been bandied about democracy in Honk Kong recently, the fact long remains that Tibetans can never experience true democracy and freedom if it will remain under the same occupation.To continue this piece, do we merely expressing for our struggle and democracy or engaging in a practical manner to continue the fight?Many political experts say the Tibetan example of the development of democratic institutions and systems are a model for nascent democracies around the world. It can be an example of that many democratic institutions around the world encourage the international community to assist the Tibetan institutions in exile to continue to evolve and improve on their success. Furthermore it is a relatively smooth transition from the beginning for the politically aware Tibetan population in exile. The only problems stemmed from unwelcome Chinese interference, including

an article titled: Terrorist poised to rule “Tibetan government in-exile” ? published by the state-run media “People’s Daily.”Despite the upbeat rhetoric from the outside world, we should understand the reality that newly elected political leadership and His Holiness the Dalai Lama alone will not be able to deliver miracles: the real power for a standard democracy still lies with the general public, particularly our younger generations and their understanding of democracy and it’s values.When a Tibetan woke up the morning after an election or before democracy day, they might have had a new leader, but we are still on journey to reach the standard democracy system and other-hand the cold, hard realities of Chinese repressive rule and policies remained unchanged. Today majority of Tibetan people are still not free to move within their own land. When we celebrate the day in exile, at Chinese military checkpoints Tibetans inside Tibet still have to queue for hours, walk through turnstiles like cattle and present an ID card to a disrespected young Chinese soldier who will then decide whether or not they may continue the journey to a holy city, a monastery or wherever else in Tibet they may be heading.As we celebrate World Human Rights Day every year, we also remembered all those men and women who have sacrificed their lives for the cause of peace, democracy, and freedom. We must understand that many Tibetan families stay with their sons and daughters in Chinese prisons on 10-year or life sentences or die of tortures which have never been made clear to the world why they have been imprisoned and murdered.An example current situation in Tibet, Tibetans in Dhanma county in eastern Tibet still have to face the deadly attacks by Chinese armed forces this month and today they still mourn the deaths of six Tibetans tortured, and murdered by Chinese security forces just few weeks ago. Deaths of Tibetans have become so common in recent years that they barely make the world headlines because of severe censorship.China has imposed increased-hardline policies, including military crackdowns on Tibetan people that makes life an unbearable and humiliating hell that has resulted in radicalised segments of the population. If the goal of all the Chinese government brutality is stability and unity, as claimed, and if it is really to end peaceful Tibetan movements against China that has became international, cause serious image for China since 1949, then as His Holiness the Dalai Lama has reaffirmed, the easier way to go about it; the “Middle-way” that curb the crisis rather than encourage more of it.If the Chinese government could see his peaceful proposal to a solution from another perspective, that is only, as a demand seeking a “meaningful” or a “genuine autonomy” and not simply as unprovoked seeking “separation” or “great Tibet” or “higher autonomy”, then a hope would be easier to see a solution. Change the “culture of genocide” to a “culture of co-existence”, halt the Han re-settlements, allow a real “one country two systems” to live all Tibetans in a “single administration” and do it all sooner rather than later as the whole world changing for the better and toward a democracy. If all this sounds too hard in gaining “hearts and minds of Tibetan people”, start by easing a few of the harsh dehumanising measures that make life such a misery and only serve to fuel further crisis and unrest.For Tibetan people the decades long crisis towards China to end peacefully, which is the hope of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the majority of Tibetan people, many Chinese, including intellectuals and indeed most of the world. Only the elected Tibetan leadership guided His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has miracles to get the support of 99% of Tibetan people to end the crisis, if the new Chinese leadership led by Xi Jinping restrains its heavy hand that continues long lasting repressive policies to disappear Tibet and attempts to repeat of the “historical tragedy” of the “cultural revolution.”The new Chinese president Xi Jinping’s recent speech praising Tibetan Buddhism has been warmly received by Tibetans and His Holiness the Dalai Lama, may be creating a hope for a better

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Tibetan National Congress (TNC) is deeply concerned about the participation of at least 100 foreign politicians and dignitaries in a recent propaganda event by China. China said that the attendees at this event signed and agreed to a document (the “Lhasa Consensus”) that attacked His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama for presenting a “distorted and incorrect” picture of Tibet and claimed that Tibetans were happy and enjoyed religious freedom. The Lhasa Consensus also claimed Western media were biased in their reports about Tibet.The 2014 forum on Development in Tibet took place in Lhasa from August 12-13 and was organized by the Chinese Government. China claims that over 100 foreign politicians and dignitaries attended this event, but there was no foreign media coverage. At the end of this conference, China released the Lhasa Consensus and said there was unanimous consensus to this document. However, while attendees were enjoying a conference in Lhasa, at least 10 Tibetans in Kardze, Kham (Ch: Ganzi, Sichuan Province) were shot by Chinese police during a peaceful protest. Of the 25 arrested, least five Tibetans have died due to untreated gunshot injuries, one committed suicide to protest the torture. The foreign attendees to this conference seemed to have been oblivious to this event.A China Central TV (CCTV) reporting on this conference showed interviews of Pat Breen (Irish Parliament), Peter Wittman (Australian State Council), and Victor Trappl (Director, Confucius Institute, Vienna). Other participants included: Sir Bob Parker, former mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand; Robert John Parker, Chairman of Huaxin International Ltd from New Zealand; Kondo Shoichi, Secretary General of the Nonpartisan Sino-Japan Friendship Parliamentarians’ Union and former Japanese Senior Vice Minister of the Environment; N.

Ram, Chairman and Publisher of the Hindu Group of Newspapers; and Kulasri Kariyawasam, Secretary of the Sri Lanka China Social and Cultural Cooperation.Sir Bob Parker later disassociated himself from the Lhasa Consensus. In response to a question about whether he was aware of the content of the Lhasa Consensus, Sir Bob Parker responded: “Not at all. I’m aware that the statement was made but I certainly haven’t signed up to it. I think a number of people who were there were a little surprised to hear about that statement. Certainly the conference that I’ve been attending has been focused on sustainable development and there were no real political themes running through it at all.” Reportedly, Pat Breen (Irish Parliament) has refused to sign the Lhasa Consensus.However, not all Western attendees were as forthcoming about their involvement. UK Labour politician Lord Davidson reportedly said: “It’s very clear that the investment that has been put into Tibet has raised the standards of living of people here quite remarkably. I was hearing about the doubling, more or less, of the longevity of the population. These are remarkable accomplishments achieved in a very short time.” But Lord Davidson refused to answer any media questions about his participation in this Tibet conference, according to the BBC. For more information about the Lhasa Conference see reports by Radio Free Asia and International Campaign for Tibet.“While Western and other foreign dignitaries were enjoying a conference in Lhasa and talking about how much China has developed Tibet, Chinese police were shooting and killing unarmed Tibetans,” said Jigme Ugen, President of TNC. “The Lhasa Consensus claims Tibetans are happy, enjoy religious freedom and economic development, and that news about Tibet has been distorted by His Holiness and a biased Western

By: Jigmey Ugen, TNC, 21 August, 2014 media. But the shooting deaths of unarmed Tibetan protestors prove the false nature of the so-called Lhasa Consensus and China’s claims about Tibet.”The UN, United States, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have all documented the severe human rights violations in Tibet. The Lhasa Consensus said: “Seeing is believing. Participants express the aspiration to introduce the real Tibet to the world.” Yet, China refuses to allow UN human rights investigators into Tibetan areas and bans foreign journalists from Tibet without special permission accompanied by government minders. “If China wants to introduce the real Tibet to the world, then why do they refuse to allow foreign journalists and independent human rights investigators into Tibetan areas? The lack of free access shows that China’s claims about Tibet ring hollow” said Jigme Ugen.TNC makes the following recommendations:TNC calls upon all foreign attendees to the 2014 Tibet Development Forum to publicly explain why they participated and whether or not they actually endorsed or signed the Lhasa Consensus. They should disavow the Lhasa Consensus and speak about the real human rights situation in Tibet;TNC calls upon the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to thoroughly investigate the August 2014 shootings in Kardze (Ch: Ganzi TAP, Sichuan Province) and to visit Tibetans areas in order to fully assess the human rights situation for Tibetans;TNC calls upon the Chinese Government to open up Tibet to free access by the UN, foreign journalists and human rights investigators;TNC also calls upon democratic governments around the world to host or participate (without Chinese interference) in a multilateral conference on Tibet that explores all subjects concerning Tibet, including human rights, economic development, environment, nomad re-settlement, cultural/social issues, and self-determination.

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Tibetans’ journey towards democracy, peace with justice and dignity

Tibetan National Congress condemns China’s “Lhasa Consensus”

His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaks on secular......Another reason we need secular ethics is that we face so many man-made problems. Relying only on religious tradition can lead to a sense of ‘us’ and ‘them’, which in extreme cases can lead to the unthinkable: the killing of others.“As I recently told representatives of the Muslim community in Ladakh,” His Holiness stressed, “when religious brothers and sisters are killing each other we need to do something. We each have a responsibility to do something.”He mentioned that historically Germany has fought with France and Russia and recalled his quantum physics teacher Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, brother of the former German President, telling him that in his youth in every German eye the French were enemies and in every French eye Germans were too. And yet that has now completely changed with the creation of the European Union, which His Holiness regards as wonderful.“The proper way to promote secular ethics is not through preaching but through education and secular ethics is appropriate in the context of secular education. If we had done more to promote secular ethics in the 20th century we might have made more progress by now. But once the causes of conflict and violence have ripened and killing has begun, it is very difficult to stop. At that point emotions are out of control.”His Holiness recalled writing to his friend President Bush after the September 11th event expressing deep condolences, but suggesting that whatever response he took should be non-violent so as not to escalate the violence and create more Bin Ladens.Gert Scobel turned the discussion to economics and secular ethics and His Holiness pointed out that while he is not an economist, he takes a Marxist view of the need for more equal distribution of

wealth. He mentioned that there is no genuine socialist society anywhere today because of a lack of firm moral principles.“When we have an altruistic motivation, all our actions become constructive. When we are self-centered our actions tend to be destructive. We need to be guided by a map of our emotions and understanding of how the system of emotions works,” he added.A question from the audience asked how zones of peace could work today and His Holiness replied that many of the problems we face are the result of past negligence. The 20th century was an era of bloodshed, he said, and we need to ensure that the 21st century is instead a century of dialogue.“We all talk about ‘peace, peace’, but peace doesn’t fall from the sky. We have to do something to create it. Human beings have to solve their problems themselves. And the right way to create peace is to engage in dialogue. The idea of one side suffering defeat while the other side triumphs is out of date. Instead we have to develop dialogue. We have to make an effort if we want a peaceful, more compassionate world. It requires education, based on patience, tolerance and forgiveness. Too often violence results from greed, so we also need contentment and self-discipline.”During the lunch break, His Holiness gave an interview to Matthias von Hein of Deutsche Welle TV, who asked, in the face of a China that is increasingly powerful economically and politically, what the prospects are for Tibetan autonomy. His Holiness told him that many Chinese people, particular intellectuals, support Tibetans’ search for basic rights. He also noted that there are now said to be more than 300 million Chinese Buddhists, many of them interested in Tibetan Buddhism, which, like the Chinese tradition, derives from the Nalanda tradition. He said that many Chinese have told him that while China has the manpower to make a difference on the world stage, it lacks moral authority. He suggested that instead of censorship there is a need for more transparency. The Chinese people deserve to know what is going on.At a meeting with the Press that followed His Holiness first outlined his three commitments: as a human being sharing an awareness of the value of ethics, promoting inter-religious harmony and, as a Tibetan, encouraging the preservation of Tibetan culture, which is a culture of peace and compassion.It was put to him that while he consistently talks about peace, the world doesn’t seem to pay attention; “Why don’t you give up?” He replied that basic human nature is gentle and that scientists like his friend Richie Davidson have found that young infants favour action in which people help rather than harm or hinder each other, which shows this.Another questioner observed that there were demonstrators on the street outside asserting that His Holiness has banned their practice of Dolgyal and asked what he had to say. “If you investigate the four century history of this spirit you can find out. Out of ignorance I propitiated it from 1951-70, but once I understood there were drawbacks to it I researched its origins at the time of the 5th Dalai

Lama and I stopped,” His Holiness said.“A monastery turned to me for help when it faced unusual difficulties and it emerged that propitiating this spirit was at the root of it. Right from the start I have tried to be transparent about this and have tried to make things clear. Whether other people listen to what I say is up to them. The people demonstrating outside don’t seem to be properly informed. They are ignorant of the facts of the case. I haven’t banned anything and have only tried to tell the truth about it,” he added.Asked his advice for living a happy life, His Holiness first said he didn’t know, but then suggested that taking a more holistic view of what happened, keeping in mind that things are interdependent, and cultivating an altruistic attitude will help.Speaking about developing inner values, His Holiness cited research done in America in which a group of people were given basic meditation instruction and training in developing compassion. First their blood pressure, pulse rate and general stress levels were assessed. These measures taken again after three weeks compassion training showed a marked improvement. What’s more participants found they got on with their companions much better too. He said:“We are social animals and it is in our own interest, if we want to live a happy life, to think of the rest of humanity. If we want to improve humanity, we have to start with individuals. We need better education that introduces secular ethics from childhood through to university. We are piloting a curriculum to do just this. You could try it in schools here in Hamburg and observe the results for 4 or 5 years. If it’s effective then you could extend it to other schools.”Speaking on meditation the Buddhist leader said “Just closing your eyes and cultivating thoughtlessness doesn’t do the trick. It’s better if our intelligence is active.”His Holiness described three levels of awareness: that gained by listening or reading to begin with, then that gained by contemplation and thinking things over and finally paying single-pointed attention to the matter in hand which makes you deeply familiar with it and generates real experience.He mentioned the Buddha’s unique advice not to take his teachings at face value out of faith, but to examine them in the light of reason. This, he said, is a key feature of the Nalanda tradition. He recommended that in order to build basic mental strength we need analysis and awareness, pointing out that the Buddha said: “You are your own master.”Among questions from the audience was again an enquiry about demonstrators encountered on the streets outside. His Holiness repeated what he had earlier told the press, noting that the demonstrators enjoyed freedom of expression, which is good. He added:“The point I want to make here is that I haven’t banned the practice they are talking about. My duty is to make the situation clear, no more than that. Whether other people pay attention is up to them. I wave to them when I see them, and sometimes they wave back.”

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future of China in order to create aas a morally respected nation, that may be a good sign as it should be. But to be successful in this goal, Xi’s government will need a serious engagement in honest dialogue with the Tibetan envoys. A crucial, and historical dialogue as a means to break through deadlock, not just rhetoric, from the some Chinese intellectuals or from close aids to top government authorities. But we know Xi cannot do it alone.A few positive reaction also can not be trusted soon as the former leader Deng Xiaoping’s statement on Tibet in earlier 1979 and Hu Jintao’s “Harmony society” as well as Wen Jabao’s mantra that the need for “democracy and freedom in China.” But the Chinese government still has abilities to make substantial contribution that His Holiness the Dalai Lama to gain a mandate for a better change, not only Tibet, the whole China, will go a quick way in seeing the hopes, for peace, democracy, and dignity realised. However the life of Tibetans inside Tibet still has not changed anything today, but there is an opportunity and hope to bring change for tomorrow if everyone takes responsibility.

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Two killed in Tibet, dozens arrested and tortured by Chinese police

Three more die of brutal police torture in Sershul County, Tibet

By Yeshe Choesang: 18 August 2014

By Yeshe Choesang: 19 August 2014

Dharamshala: -- Chinese police opened fire on a crowd of Tibetan protesters in Sershul county, eastern Tibet. Source says at least two people have died, 25 others were detained and a number of those wounded were suffering without having proper medical treatment.Nearly a week after the incident, ‘many of those who detained still suffering from wounds as bullets remain embedded in their bodies and they are reportedly denied medical treatment while in Chinese custody,” Ven Chamra Drimey Gyaltsen, an exiled Tibetan monk currently living in India told the Tibet Post International (TPI).The situation has become more tense in Sershul area, traditionally known as an area of Dege County in Kham Region, “as one of detained Tibetans who was seriously injured committed suicide on Sunday, 17 August in protest against the “torture” systematically practiced by the Chinese while another died as the result of severe gunshot injuries,” Ven Gyaltsen said.Chinese paramilitary forces opened fire and detained dozens of Tibetan protesters as they severely crackdown a crowd protesting against the arrest of Wangdak, a respected Tibetan leader in Shopa village in the county. He was taken away from his home after he complained to the local Chinese authorities about the harassment of Tibetan women by senior Chinese officials at a cultural performance during their visit to the county.“Lo Palsang from Shukpa village, one of the

Dharamshala: - Reports emerging that three more Tibetans have allegedly been tortured to death by the Chinese police in Loshuk County (Chinese: Luoxu County, Ganzi), eastern Tibet.“The three Tibetans who died as the result of severe gunshot injuries, severe torture and beatings they have been exposed to during their detention,” sources said.They were relatives of Wangdak, his uncle Tsewang Gonpo, 60, brother, Yeshe 42, and his brother-in-law, Jinpa Tharchin, 18. All died as a result of their gun wound injuries and severe police torture. Their bodies were returned to Wangdak’s family on 18 August,” Ven Gyaltsen told TPI, citing local sources.Sources told TPI on Tuesday that Chinese police beat and tortured them and and denied medical treatment in the detention,” Ven Gyaltsen said.The exact number of people injured and arrested in the Chinese police firing on a crowd of Tibetan protestors is still unknown.‘The local leader initially had been accused in organising events “illegally”, including an offering of incense burning and horse racing festival in his township without government approval,’ he said.According to sources, ‘local authorities organised a twonship meeting on 18 August where only a few villagers attended. They again ordered locals to attend another meeting on next day, warned that those, who do not follow the decree.’“The Chinese authorities now have accused him of looting public property. They held the meeting with

protesters who was seriously injured reportedly killed himself in a Chinese detention on Sunday (17 August), in protest against the torture by Chinese police, while another Tibetan, a 24-year-old man died on the same day as a result of his injuries,” Ven Gyaltsen told TPI, citing local sources (dated 17-18 August).“Yet several Tibetans , including Kunga Sherab, the son of Wangdak who still suffer gunshot wounds to their heads and torsos and are still unattended nearly a week after police opened fire to disperse the crowd,” he added, saying ‘they were mistreated and denied any further medical attention.’Sherab and several others remain in critical conditions as they have been left with bullets in their bodies for six-days. Among those arrested was Ven Karma Rinchen, senior monk of the Miru monastery. His condition is not yet known.According to sources ‘the detention center in

local Tibetans in the Loshuk township on Tuesday. Locals were told that Wangdak was arrested on corruption charges,” sources said.A 24-year-old Tibetan died on Sunday as a result of his injuries and another man Lo Palsang killed himself on the same day.Over 25 Tibetans, including their leader Wangdak are still under Chinese police custody and many of them still suffering from their wounds.Tibetans in exile and supporters across the world strongly condemned China for its systematic violation of the Tibetan people’s basic human rights.following the Chinese police shooting on a crowd protesters, the Tibetan Parliament in-

Top Images show hundreds of Tibetans protesting demanding release of their respected leder Wangdak, while other images show wounded Tibetans following the Chinese police shooting.

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An images show hundreds of Tibetans protesting demanding release of their respected leder Wangdak. Photo: TPI

Loshuk (Chinese: Luoxu) had already reached its maximum capacity and a large number of detainees had to be kept at a hospital.’ “Some were given medical care at the hospital initially and have now been brought back to the center,” he further added.Sources said “there, Chinese authori t ies forcibly shaved the heads of every man in an effort to negate or erase their traditional identity. Their family members and friends are not allowed to visit or see them since their arrest nearly a week ago.”The twenty five detained Tibetans (mostly men) were identified as Lobsang Palsang, Pema Gyalpo, Yonten Kyab, Taga, Kunga Tashi, Dawa Tashi, Karma Tashi, Tashi Gonpo, Kunga Sherab , Yeshe , Jamyang Sonam, Tashi, Tsering, Gyaluk, Thupten Choephel, Lakyab, Wangchen, Bhumo, Tsogyal, Pugyal, Yangchen Lhamo, Tsekyan Wangmo, Yeshe Donma, Yangchen palmo, and Karma Rinchen.The latest attack has received wide media coverage around the world, and Tibetans in exile and supporters across the world strongly condemned China for its systematic violation of the Tibetan people’s human rights.As UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reportedly enjoyed Xi’s warm hospitality in China, Tibetans and supporters gathered outside the UN in New York demanding justice and release of the respected Tibetan men. Instead of speaking out against the recent violations of human rights, Ban Ki-moon chose to be silent and his silence grows deeper.

exile has strongly condemned China for the deadly crackdown and expressed condolences for the five Tibetans who died from torture and solidarity with their families.“China’s armed forces are equipped with modern weapons. They opened fire on the peaceful demonstrations of Tibetans in Tibet, resulting in serious injuries and deaths,” the parliament-in-exile said in a statement.“Many Tibetans sustained serious injuries and suffered torture, and have died as a result of the unacceptable withholding of proper medical attention. Such inhuman acts of genocide are indeed evil,” continued the statement.

Dharamshala: - The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) reaffirmed its commitment to the “Middle Way Approach” (MWA) of engaging China through dialogue to achieve meaningful autonomy for all Tibetans within the country. Sikyong Lobsang Sangay said that the Middle Way Approach, which neither seeks “Greater Tibet” nor a “high degree of autonomy”, but genuine autonomy for all Tibetan people under a “single administration.”“To this day, His Holiness the Dalai Lama remains steadfast in his endorsement of this approach as a realistic and pragmatic solution to the grave and now-urgent problems faced inside Tibet,” Sikyong said, adding: The policy’s first accomplishment came with the establishment of direct contact between Dharamshala and Beijing when Deng Xiaoping said in 1979 that, “apart from independence, all issues can be discussed.”‘Since 1987, His Holiness the Dalai Lama had presented the MWA in a range of forums around the world – including the U.S. Congress and the European Parliament – hoping to once again draw the Chinese leadership into discussions. Dialogue resumed in earnest in 2002, and led to a total of nine rounds of talks. During the 7th round of talks in 2008 – the year in which unprecedented and widespread protests broke out across Tibet – the Chinese government asked the Tibetan leadership to put in writing the nature of the autonomy it sought. The Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People was presented during the 8th round of talks in 2008,’ Dr Sangay said in his statement to a conference of Chinese and Tibetans under the theme ‘Finding Common Ground.’at Hamburg, Germany, on August 28.“The Chinese government expressed a number of concerns and objections to the Memorandum. To address these, during the 9th and last round of talks in January 2010 the Tibetan leadership presented the Note on the Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People. The Memorandum and the Note elaborate how genuine autonomy for the Tibetan people would operate within the framework of the People’s Republic of China: its constitution, sovereignty and territorial integrity, its ‘three adherences’ and the hierarchy and authority of the Chinese Central Government (CCG),” the statement said.The statement said “a Tibetan regional administration would govern the protection and promotion of the 11 Basic Needs of Tibetans, including “language, culture, religion, education, environmental protection, utilisation of natural resources, economic development and trade, public health, public security, regulation on population migration and cultural, educational and religious exchanges with other countries.”Sikyong said “this is consistent with both the National Regional Autonomy Law and the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China.”The statement continued: “The Chinese authorities claim that it is the Tibetan leadership’s intention to expel “all Chinese” from Tibetan areas. In fact, the Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People clearly articulates that this is not the case: “Our intention is not to expel non-Tibetans. Our concern is the induced mass movement of primarily Han, but also some other nationalities, into many Tibetan areas, which in turn marginalizes the native Tibetan population.”“There has been no dialogue with the Chinese since 2010. Despite this, the Tibetan leadership remains steadfast in its commitment to the MWA for the Tibetan People and to finding a lasting solution through dialogue between the envoys of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the representatives of the Chinese leadership,” he added.

“The Middle Way Approach, neither seeks “Greater Tibet” nor a “high degree of autonomy”, but genuine autonomy for all Tibetan people under a single administration. This is consistent with both the National Regional Autonomy Law and the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China,” said Sikyong.“China has intentionally formulated the word “Greater Tibet” to mislead the international community into believing that Tibetans are seeking separation or demarcation of Tibetan areas. The CTA does not use the term “Greater Tibet”. The three traditional provinces of U-Tsang, Kham and Amdo have always been essential parts of traditional Tibet which cover the entire Tibetan plateau. They share not just the same geography and topography but also culture, language and religion,” he said.Division of Tibet into several provinces of China is a clear violation of Chinese laws and of Article 4 of the Constitution which recognizes the right of minority nationalities to practice regional autonomy “in the areas where they live in concentrated communities” and “to set up organ of self-government for the exercise of power of autonomy,” Sikyong said, adding: “99% of Uyghurs in China live in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and 95% of Zhuangs live in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Tibetans living in one concentrated community are divided into different provinces with less than 50% in the Tibet Autonomous Region ( TAR) while the majority is incorporated into neighbouring Chinese provinces as autonomous prefectures and counties.”The political ledaer said “Tibet constituting one-fourth of China is not a recent political creation but a natural outcome of Tibetans inhabiting the Tibetan plateau for thousands of years. The fact that Tibet constitutes one-fourth of China should not be a concern for the Chinese government because one sixth of China is already established as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and one-eighth as Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.”“Genuine autonomy for all Tibetans does not only conform to Tibet’s geographical reality, but conforms to its administrative needs, all of which aims for the actual implementation of Chinese laws in these areas to empower Tibetans to become masters of their own affairs. Having all Tibetans, who share the same culture, same level and mode of economic development and even the same environment of the Tibetan Plateau, live within a single administrative unit will be an efficient and effective form of governance rather than dividing them into TAR and four Chinese provinces of Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu and Yunnan with Chinese majority.Similarly, the Chinese government has unleashed a massive propaganda to project that Tibetans are seeking “high degree of autonomy.” In reality our aspiration is for the Chinese government to implement the provisions of national regional autonomy as enshrined in the PRC constitution. Apart from this we have never talk about high or low degree of autonomy.”The MWA for Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People (Tibetan: Umaylam) is a policy conceived by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1974, in an effort to engage the Chinese government in dialogue and find a peaceful way to protect the unique Tibetan culture and identity.It is a policy adopted democratically through a series of discussions held over many decades by the CTA and the Tibetan people.The Tibetan administration says “It is a win-win proposition, which straddles the middle path between the status quo and independence – one that categorically rejects the present repressive policies of the Chinese government towards the Tibetan people while not seeking separation from the People’s Republic of China.”

Middleway neither seeks Greater Tibet nor a high degree of autonomy

By Jane Cook: 29 August 2014

Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay addressing the Sino-Tibetan conference in Hamburg, Germany, on 28 August 2014. Photo: TPI

Dharamshala: - Emerging reports coming out Tibet say Chinese authorities have imposed a heavy restriction in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet during the first day of the six day Shoton, or ‘Yogurt,’ Festival that took place on Monday.“Chinese authorities have stepped up heavy restrictions on the religious activities of Tibetans in the capital Lhasa as they observe the festival at the Drepung Monastery,” Tezin, a Tibetan living in India told The Tibet Post International (TPI).The latest images of the event received by TPI once again reveal the real situation in Lhasa, a place tightly controlled and repressed by the Chinese government.A video clip from Tibet also shows many armed Chinese forces were placed in separate groups at Hillside rorest and huge rocks behind the monastery.‘Thousands of Tibetans, including monks and nuns gathered at Drepung monastery outside

the Lhasa city for the first day of the annual religious festival which was held under Chinese government close watch with constant military interference,’ he said.“On 25 August, heavy armed forces stationed at Drepung monastery and police all around the monastery, like in previous years,” the source added.‘Huge numbers of armed Chinese security forces were also placed around a structure on a hillside behind the monastery as they

Shoton Festival of Tibet begins with heavy military deployment By Yangchen Dolma: 26 August 2014

First day of the annual religious festival was held in Lhasa, Tibet, on 25 August, 2014, under a constant military interfer-

ence. Photo: TPI

have turned the most area into something that looks like a war zone,’ the sources further said.Shoton Festival originates from the 11th century. It had been exclusively a religious observance until the 17th century when the Great 5th Dalai Lama introduced the Tibetan opera into the celebration, making it as a nationwide gala.Being one of the largest festivals on the roof of the world, it serves as a showcase to rooted tradition, appealing culture and great piety of the Tibetan people.The festival mainly consists of three parts - giant Buddha display, Tibetan opera show and horsemanship & Yak race show. In combination they represent the best of Tibetan religion, culture and tradition.First day of the festival, about 600 square meter Thangka displaying Buddha opened up as the morning as thousands gathered for the annual ceremony. The giant Thangka roll up again and carry back to the monasteries after nearly six hours of display.

TPI NEWS4 The Tibet Post International31 August 2014

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Jailed Tibet’s prominent religious figure in serious health condition

Dharamshala: - Trulku Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche, a senior Buddhist figure from Karze County in eastern Tibet, has been found recently in serious condition at a Chinese prison. India based Tibetan rights group is gravely concerned about his well being,’ and says ‘the actual cause of his imprisonment remains unclear.’An eyewitness who says he saw the 57-year-old Tibetan monk, whose religious name is Lobsang Tenzin Yeshe Trinley by chance early this month while visiting another prisoner at Mianyang

Prison, located about two hours from Chengdu city. “At first I couldn’t recognize him as he had become so weak, almost emaciated,” said the source. “It looks like he is not being treated well in prison.”The source said that local Tibetans have expressed deep concern and anxiety over Rinpoche’s deteriorating health, which they believe is caused by the severe condition he is subjected to in prison.The Tibetan monk came under the surveillance of the Chinese police in May 2008, when he was suspected of having links with a peaceful protest march conducted by more than 80 nuns of Pangrina Nunnery on 14 May 2008 in Su-ngo Township in Karze County.The nuns were protesting the implementation of the ‘patriotic education’ campaign at their nunnery. Following the protest, 55 nuns were arrested. Many were severely beaten by the security forces before being bundled away in military trucks.Four days later, on 18 May 2008, at about 4.30 am (Beijing Standard Time), the Chinese security officers surrounded his residence and arrested Rinpoche without giving any reason. He was 53 at the time. For several months he disappeared and nobody knew how he was being treated, where he was being held, or why he had been arrested.At the same time, more than 2000 Chinese security forces launched a crackdown on Ya-tseg Nunnery and Pangrina Nunnery, subjecting the nuns to severe restrictions and control. He was the chief spiritual preceptor and the head of

By Yangchen Dolma: 29 August Pangrina and Ya-tseg nunneries located in Karze.Information about Rinpoche only became available on 23 December 2009, when an Intermediate People’s Court at Dartsedo (Ch: Kangding) County sentenced him to eight years and six months for possession of weapons. However, Li Fangping and Jiang Tianyong, two prominent Chinese civil rights lawyers who defended Rinpoche had said that serious violations of Chinese law occurred during his case and that the charges against him “lack factual clarity and sufficient evidence”.Li Fangping told the Associated Press that Rinpoche was framed. During his disappearance, Rinpoche was reportedly tortured for four days and nights and forced into making a confession during interrogation. Police even threatened his wife and son of detention if he did not comply.“Chinese authorities accused Rinpoche of indulging in separatist activities, when he led the monks and nuns of Yatseg Nunnery and Pangri-na Nunnery organize a life-long prayer ceremony (Tib: Tenshug) for His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 2002. The nuns moreover opposed the ‘patriotic education’ campaigns conducted in their nunnery, refusing to sign on the documents condemning His Holiness the Dalai Lama,” said the source.Tibetan Centre for Human Rights & Democracy TCHRD based in India called on Chinese government to release prisoner Phurbu Tsering from Mianyang Chinese prison after his health condition seriously deteriorated as a result of his exposure to severe torture.“We call upon the Special Rapporteur on torture, and other cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, and the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to investigate the causes of Rinpoche’s detention and his subsequent treatment,” the group said, adding: “Furthermore, we urge the Special Rapporteurs and Working Group to raise the arbitrary detention of Rinpoche for his religious beliefs and his torture with the Chinese government.”The group said that ‘the actual cause of his imprisonment remains unclear, however, sources inside Tibet say that the arrest may have had to do with his unwavering faith in His Holiness the Dalai Lama.’Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche was born on 2 January 1957 to Tsewang Dargye and Yangchen Lhamo at Chigring Village of Serkhar Township in Kardze County, the area known to Tibetans as Kham Tehor (Chinese: Ganzi, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province). He is the patron of Pangrina and Yatseg nunneries, which house 100 and 60 nuns respectively. Rinpoche was also engaged in charity works such as building old people’s homes and hospitals for local Tibetan population in Karze. His unwavering faith in His Holiness the Dalai Lama coupled with his charity work earned him much appreciation and praise from the local Tibetan community.

“Divisive and disruptive acts” caused the internal crisis says the Tibet’s largest NGO

Dharamshala: - India based Tibetan Youth Congress, the largest non-governmental organisation in exile faces a growing crisis from its eight regional chappters of major Tibetan settlements, including Bylakuppe, the largest Tibetan settlement in India after pursuing unsuccessful amendment suggests in an attempt to change the aims and objectives of the organisation.In a statement, the group said, “members unanimously passed a set of resolutions pertaining to the recent situation within the organization at the 45th Working Committee Meeting (WCM) of Tibetan Youth Congress which was held in Gangtok Sikkim from Aug 11 – 16 .”‘Eight regional chapters of Bylakuppe, Kollegal, Hunsur, Mungod, Bangalore, Pondoh, Dalhousie and Ladakh(Leh) wanted TYC to change its aims and objectives during General Body Meeting of TYC held in Dharamshala last year,’ the group said in the statement, adding however that “Majority of the TYC chapters present at the last year meeting voted that TYC’s aims should remain the same and therefore there was no change in TYC’s charter.”The statement said: “As a result these eight chapters walked out of the General Body Meeting on the third day and have since then adopted measures that have shown clear disrespect to the rules and regulations of this organization including making new TYC identity cards and changing the names of their chapter- for example Regional Tibetan Youth Congress Bylakuppe is now Tibetan Youth Congress Bylakuppe (note the removal of Regional).”“They have also amended the aims and objectives of the organization as per their demands. We denounce these actions and view them as being totally undemocratic and unreasonable. In a democratic institution, there will

be different views and opinions but one must respect the rules and regulations of the organization and decisions made by the majority. If one is not satisfied with the result, he or she is free to leave the organization. TYC does not hold any individual to be obliged to the organization,” it stressed.“A new set of board members were elected at the last year GBM in Dharamshala and it has been over a year since the new board took in charge of TYC headquarters based in Dharamshala. During this one-year period, TYC Centrex have reached out to the eight chapters through letters, phone calls, emails and tried all means to engage them to a dialogue,” the statement further says.The group said it’s “executives also travelled to each of the respective chapters to meet with the members but were completely shut down in some regions. Another effort to reach out was made by inviting the eight chapters to the TYC 45th WCM meeting in Gangtok. A special session for them was allocated at this meeting, but that invitation was also denied.”“The 45th WCM has unanimously decided that board members of those chapters that engaged in divisive and disruptive acts have caused immense detriment to the unity of our organization and more importantly our struggle,” it added.“Thus a resolution has been unanimously passed stating that from this meeting onwards, the board members of the eight chapters who participated in violation of organistation’s rules and regulations will not be recognized as it’s members. Some of the chapters among those eight have recently elected new board members,” the group added, saying “they will continue to engage with the new members to resolve this matter and the 45th WCM has given TYC Centrex the full authority to purse whatever action we deem necessary in the interest of our organization as we move forward.”

By Yangchen Dolma: 29 August

Tibetan Youth Congress concluded its 45th Working Committee Meeting in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, on 14 August, 2014. Photo: TPI

Undated image of Tulku PhurbuTsering Rinpoche, also known as Pangrina Rinpoche. Photo: TPI

TPI NEWSThe Tibet Post International 531 August 2014

His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet leaves for Germany visit

His Holiness Visits Hamburg Exhibition on Tibetan Nomads

Middle Way Approach gained widespread International, Chinese support

Dharamshala: - The spiritual leader of Tibet His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Dharamshala on Wednesday 20 August for Germany where he will give a series of public talks on peace, compassion, and secular ethics.The Nobel laureate is scheduled to begin his itinerary in Hamburg with a discussion on ‘Human values in our lives’ on August 23, organized by the Tibetan Centre in Hamburg.His Holiness will also give teachings from the text “A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life” on August 24 and 25. The Lectures about Buddhism are aimed at all Buddhists and all those interested in Buddhist philosophy, lifestyle and meditation, according to the organiser.In the morning of the next day, His Holiness will

Hamburg, Germany, 25 August 2014: His Holiness the Dalai Lama today explored the Hamburg Museum of Ethnology’s current exhibition, ‘Tibet – Nomads at Risk,”while engaging other visitors in dialogue surrounding the Tibet issue.Tibetan religious leader was “Particularly appreciative of the photographs depicting the nomads’ way of life, traditions, and the threats that put them at risk,” and decried “the negative effects of deforestation, reckless mining for minerals, and the forced settlement of nomads in Tibet.”However, he also discussed lighter topics, including his preference for riding yaks over the less-sturdy horses.His Holiness then processed to the Congress Centre, where heinvited an audience to ask questions. An NKT/ISC demonstrator confronted His Holiness with the allegation that Trijang Rinpoche had described Shugden as an enlightened being, and asked why he had lied in contradicting his own lama, according to the media reports. His Holiness calmly responded:“But that’s just your side of the story. I’ve been a Buddhist monk almost all my life, and I’m now nearly 80 years old. A key aspect of a monk’s discipline is not to tell lies; all my actions have been transparent ... “Throughout His Holiness’ answer, the questioner continued to shout at him. It stated, “Since he (the heckler) had become disruptive, security personnel quietly removed him from the hall.”The next question surrounded 21st century violence and poverty, to which His Holiness replied that modern-day violence and corruption are”clear signs of a lack of moral principles.”The leader has continually stressed the need for

confer an Avalokiteshvera Initiation (Tibetan: chenresig wang jigten wangchuk). ‘This ritual is a prerequisite in order to subsequently meditate on this deity. Through this meditation the participants can develop their compassion and further strengthen it in their daily practice.’The organiser advizes that ‘this ritual is particularly intended for Buddhists, especially students of the Dalai Lama. Of course, Non-Buddhists are also invited to attend, exempt from any obligations.’The Tibet Initiative Deutschland (TID)– which was founded 25 years ago as a political organization with volunteer activists throughout Germany - advocated for the Tibetan people’s right to self-determination said TID and the Association of Tibetans in Germany, will jointly welcome as guest of honour His Holiness the Dalai Lama on August 26th at Laeiszhalle in Hamburg. The event will be opened with a performance by the Tibetan singer Sonam Yangchen.This is His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 38th visit to Germany, the first of which was in 1973. Germany is the most visited country in Europe by His Holiness, indicating the tremendous public interest in and support for His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the issue of Tibet.

“secular ethics” in educational systems, and noted this type of teaching would help resolve some of the world’s violent issues.During lunch His Holiness met with a group – convened by Prof Dr Wolfram Weisse –from the University of Hamburg discuss the confluence of religion and modern society. The Professor inquired if dialogue with other spiritual traditions was a natural part of Buddhism. His Holiness answered:“In his life the Buddha encountered other scholars and practitioners, but whether we can say there was dialogue between them I don’t know. On the other hand, he seems to have given teachings from different points of view depending on the circumstances and who he was teaching. In our own time, it is noteworthy that Pope John Paul II introduced the Assisi interfaith meetings and began

Dharamshala: — The Middle Way Approach (MWA) advocated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama is in tune with the reality of the current world situation and has garnered widespread international support,’ Dr Sangay said in his statement to a conference of Chinese and Tibetans under the theme ‘Finding Common Ground.’ at Hamburg, Germany.Dr Sangay points to the widespread support from across the world for the MWA as a positive signal. “It gains more support every year from the Chinese community and some of the most respected Chinese intellectuals and artists endorse dialogue. Chinese intellectuals include Liu Xiaobo, the imprisoned Nobel Laureate who was one of the co-authors of an open letter in 2008 that expressed support for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s peace initiatives.”“Since then, more than 1,000 articles and opinion pieces have been written by Chinese scholars and writers supporting dialogue to resolve the issue of Tibet—including a report by the Beijing-based legal NGO, the Gongmeng Constitutional Initiative, describing the grievances of the Tibetan people and calling for policy review,” Sikyong said, adding: 82 Chinese NGOs based in 15 countries sent a petition to the United Nations, the E.U., various parliaments and governments in 2012, exhorting them to “urge the Chinese government to start negotiations as soon as possible.Other Chinese intellectuals who support d i a l o g u e , i n c l u d i n g Wa n g L i x i o n g , a wel l -known wri ter, Zhang Boshu of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and a constitutional expert, Ran Yunfei of Sichuan Literary Periodical, Yu Haocheng, a senior member of the Communist Party and legal expert based in Beijing, Su Shaozhi, former economist at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Yan Jiaqi, a close aide of former CCP Party Secretary, Zhao Ziyang.”“To put the MWA into effect, global leaders who have called for dialogue include U.S. President Barack Obama, former U.S. President, George Bush, High Commissioner for UN Human Rights, Navi Pillay, High Representative for E.U. on Foreign Affairs/Security Policy and Vice-President of European Commission, Lady Cather ine Ash ton , fo rmer Br i t i sh P r ime Min i s t e r Gordon Brown, fo rmer French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbot, former Australian

By Jane Cook: 20 August 2014

By Cameron Hickert: 27 August

By Becky Bargh: 27 August 2014

His Holiness the Dalai Lama visiting the Nomad Exhibition “Tibet - Destruction of an Ancient Civilization” at the Museum of Ethnology in Hamburg, Germany on August 25, 2014. Photo/Manuel Bauer

Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay with participants from the Chinese community at the Sino-Tibetan conference held in Hamburg,

Germany, on 28 August 2014. Photo: TPI

His Holiness the Dalai Lama en route to Gaggal airport today. (Photo/ Tibet Times.)

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to refer to religions in the plural.”Reports said that His Holiness then returned to the teaching hall to invite further questions. A woman expressed love and desire to adhere to Buddhist tradition, but was dismayed by a “laziness” that challenged her. The Teacheroffered comfort, noting he tends to be lazy himself, and advised her to seek a clear objective, believing that clear objectives are more attainable than cloudy goals.His Holiness continued to take questions, and then transitioned to a period of lecture. The following day, he planned to continue his teaching by speaking on Religion and Dialogue in Modern Society. The presentation – and indeed the entire program – was a product of the University of Hamburg’s Academy of World Religions in Hamburg, Germany.

Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd and Taiwanese President, Ma Ying-jeou.The late Baba Phuntsok Wangyal, a senior Tibetan official of the Chinese Communist Party, stated that “the Dalai Lama’s Middle Way Approach of seeking only a meaningful autonomy for Tibet rather than independence, in the p resen t h i s to r ica l con tex t , i s an expression of the great responsibili ty he takes in giving serious thoughts over the fundamental interests, future and fate of Tibet and the Tibetans as a whole.After President Barack Obama’s meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 16 July 2011 and again on 21 February 2014, the White House applauded “the Dalai Lama’s commitment to non-violence and dialogue with China and his pursuit of the Middle-Way Approach,” and encouraged “direct dialogue to resolve long-standing differences”, saying “that a dialogue that produces results would be positive for China and Tibetans.”Tibetan leaders such as Dorje Tseten, a senior Tibetan Communist leader and former director of the Tibetology Research Centre in Beijing, Sangye Yeshi (Tian Bao), a veteran Tibetan Communist leader, Tashi Tsering, a professor of English at Tibet University in Lhasa, and Yangling Dorjee, a senior Tibetan Communist leader, support the unification of all the Tibetan people under a single administration.However Zhu Weiqun, Director of the Committee of Ethnic and Religious Affairs of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), published an article entitled “Tibet Independence in Middle Way Disguise” on China Tibet Online (June 9,2014) after the Central Tibetan Administration released its “Middle Way-Umaylam Campaign”.Weiqun asse r t ed tha t the “Midd le way Approach contradicts China’s Constitution and the system of regional ethnic autonomy... Middle Way is two step approaches leading to Tibet Independence.”

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...... continued from front pageFurther, in the afternoon, Speaker Penpa Tsering was invited to brief the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade on the situation inside Tibet. The Joint Standing Committee chaired by Ms Teresa Gambaro MP. This briefing was very timely for the Committee to hear from the Tibetan side as the Committee was recently briefed by “Tibet experts” from China. These meetings were jointly organised by the Tibet Information Office and the Australia Tibet Council.

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“Locals claimed he was too weak and the Chinese authorities have denied requests from family members and relatives, urging for the release of Nyendak in order to get medical treatment.”‘Despite his critical health condition, Nyendak is currently serving his sentence in Chushul Prison on the outskirt of Lhasa city,’ Samdup said, citing sources in the region dated July 31.TPI had previously reported the Chinese police arrest of Nyendak, a senior monk from Rabten Monastery in Tsachu Township.However, the source said that ‘details about trial date and charges are still unknown, making it difficult to conclude whether Nyendak was held illegally for nearly a year before his sentencing.’‘It is also unknown whether or not the Chinese authorities informed his family members about the prison sentence that had supposedly taken place prior to the sentencing,’ according to the sources.It was previously reported that hundreds of Tibetans, including Buddhist monks have been targeted, arrested or disappeared since crackdown began in 2013 in Driru County in the name of Chinese president Xi Jinping’s “mass line” campaign last year. Many are targeted and arrested on false pretext and the fate of many more remain unknown due to restrictions on communication lines.

migrants who threaten Tibetans’ cultural integrity, which rests on Buddhist beliefs and a traditional herding lifestyle.Political tensions mean that access to the railway for non-Chinese tourists is likely to be subject to tight controls. CNN report says “Anyone hoping to travel on from Shigatse to Everest or Nepal will have to wade through further red tape.”‘In addition to Chinese visas, foreign visitors already require special permits to enter Tibet and the availability of these is subject to sudden change,’ it said.Work on the new $2.1 billion line across the roof of the world began in 2010. When it opens, it will allow passengers to connect by rail from Beijing all the way to Shigatse, a gateway to Everest, which lies just 240 kilometers (150 miles) away, on the border with Nepal.Suolang Deji, an officer with Shigatse’s tourism department, told CNN the railway would be inaugurated at the end of August and would initially carry Chinese visitors and the first batch of tourists are from Shandong provice.At a cost of 50,000 yuan per metre (ft), the railway lines is the most expensive ever built in China, because of the harsh terrain it traverses, making it necessary to build numerous bridges and tunnels, the state-run news agency said, adding: The first passenger train is scheduled to leave capital Lhasa on Saturday morning.China plans further extensions of the railway line, to other major cities in Tibet and the borders of India, Nepal and Bhutan, by 2020.

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A video clip from Tibet also shows many armed Chinese forces were placed in separate groups at Hillside rorest and huge rocks behind the monastery.‘Thousands of Tibetans, including monks and nuns gathered at Drepung monastery outside the Lhasa city for the first day of the annual religious festival which was held under Chinese government close watch with constant military interference,’ he said.“On 25 August, heavy armed forces stationed at Drepung monastery and police all around the monastery, like in previous years,” the source added.‘Huge numbers of armed Chinese security forces were also placed around a structure on a hillside behind the monastery as they have turned the most area into something that looks like a war zone,’ the sources further said.Shoton Festival originates from the 11th century. It had been exclusively a religious observance until the 17th century when the Great 5th Dalai Lama introduced the Tibetan opera into the celebration, making it as a nationwide gala.Being one of the largest festivals on the roof of the world, it serves as a showcase to rooted tradition, appealing culture and great piety of the Tibetan people.The festival mainly consists of three parts - giant Buddha display, Tibetan opera show and horsemanship & Yak race show. In combination they represent the best of Tibetan religion,

culture and tradition.First day of the festival, about 600 square meter Thangka displaying Buddha opened up as the morning as thousands gathered for the annual ceremony. The giant Thangka roll up again and carry back to the monasteries after nearly six hours of display.Seven months pregnant ......

...... continued from front page“The tragic suicide took place in the region only a day after the suicide of another Tibetan man Lo Palsang,” Ven Drimey Gyaltsen Chamra, an exiled Tibetan monk currently living in India told the Tibet Post International (TPI).The sources suggest that ‘the Tibetan woman apparently was distressed after her husband Jinpa Tharchin, 18, died in Chinese detention as a result of severe torture and untreated gunshot wounds he sustained,” Ven Gyaltsen said, adding “they both died on the same day.”‘Tharchin was among four protesters who succumbed to serious injuries and severe torture at the detention center in Loshu township (Chinese: Luoxu Township, Shiqu County, China’s Sichuan Province) after Chinese authorities refused a proper medical attention’,Ven Gyaltsen said.Four of the six Tibetans died from untreated gunshot wounds and severe torture while the two others reportedly killed themselves. “A Chinese police who among the Tibetans peacefully protesting accidentally killed when Chinese paramilitary forces fired into the crowd,” the sources said citing local contacts.The exact number of people injured and arrested after police firing on a crowd of peaceful protesters still unknown. Howeveer, sources said ‘over 25 Tibetans, including their leader Wangdak are still under Chinese police custody and many of them still suffering from gun shot wounds to their their heads and torsos.’

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Dharamshala: - In another attempt to wipe out the Tibetan race, the communist regime has been accused of trying to stamp out Tibetan cultural identity by intentionally promoting mixed marriages in Tibet recent years.Now, the hard-line Communist regime in Beijing has turned to interracial marriage in an apparent attempt to assimilate Tibetans and stamp out rebellious impulses.Chinese government however says promoting mixed marriages in Tibet is a way to achieve ‘unity’.In recent weeks, Chinese officials in charge of the Tibetan Autonomous Region have ordered a run of stories in local newspapers promoting mixed marriages. And according to newly published government reports, the government has adopted a series of policies in recent years favorable to interracial couples.Urging officials to push mixed marriages harder, China’s highest official in the Tibetan region, Chen Quanguo, recently staged a photo op with 19 mixed families.“As the saying goes, ‘blood is thicker than water,’ we should make our ethnic relationship like that,” Chen said at the meeting in June, according to the state-run Tibetan Daily. The government must “actively promote intermarriages.” So far, the government push has seen some success.In a report published this month celebrating such policies, the Communist Party’s research office in Tibet said mixed marriages have increased annually by double-digit percentages for the past five years, from 666 couples in 2008 to 4,795 couples in 2013.While avoiding specifics, the report attributed the growth to favorable policies in areas such as social security, reproductive rights, vacations, prizes and special treatment for children born from such marriage, including education, employment and Communist Party membership.It is evident that the decades-old hardline policies

are not going to help Beijing regime in the long run, as it is still not able to win over the hearts and minds of the Tibetan people.This latest step towards erasing Tibet and Tibetan culture from the world as an increasing racism by the communist regime, attempting to abuses the rights of native Tibetan speakers.“Whether intentionally or unintentionally, some kind of cultural genocide is taking place,” His Holiness the Dalai Lama said, referring to an influx of Chinese migration into Tibetan areas and restrictions on Buddhist practices - policies that have generated deep resentment among Tibetans.Moreover, many recent vis i tors a l ready raised strong concerns over the ongoing mass Chinese migration into Tibet. They also say that use of Tibetan language is rarely seen whilst driving along the highway, sitting in a airport, bus or train stations.The standard spoken and written Chinese language is widely used in Tibet, including in the textbooks, billboards, official documents and specially during their official meetings. Also because of the higher percentage of Chinese inhabitants to Tibetans means that Beijing can justifiably move Tibet and Tibetan off the walls and replace them with a greater Chinese identity.

By Yeshe Choesang: 20 August 2014

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Xi’s leadership has more humane demeanour: His Holiness

Hamburd, germany: - Describing ‘the new Chinese leadership led by Xi Jinping is different from its predecessors,’ His Holiness the Dalai Lama said there is a hope that China will ‘become a country that others look up to.’The Nobel Peace Prize laureate first addressed a conference of Chinese and Tibetans held under the theme ‘Finding Common Ground.’ in Hamburg, Germany, on 28 August, 2014. The conference was attended by over 70 participants from at least 10 countries and including Tibetans and many Chinese intellectuals, activists, and writers. CTA said it is aimed at finding a common ground in pursuit of a “just and peaceful resolution to the issue of Tibet through dialogue and reconciliation.”“I’d like to greet all of you, Chinese brothers and sisters, who have gathered here from many different places. Since the Tiananmen incident in particular, I have encouraged Tibetans to reach out to our Chinese brothers and sisters. This is the latest of several opportunities that have arisen since then.“In 1974, those of us Tibetans with responsibilities in our administration discussed what we were going to do. We realized that sooner or later we would have to talk to the Chinese authorities and consequently we could not set any preconditions about independence. Since then we have reached out to Chinese whenever we could.”His Holiness explained how Tibetans had first encountered Chinese communists in 1950/51 and that in 1954 he paid several months’ visit to Peking, meeting Chinese leaders like Mao Xedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Hu Yaobang. He mentioned beginning to develop admiration for socialists and feeling close to the Chinese he met. However, later things changed.

He said Tibetans have had long experience of living together with Chinese people and that is why they tried to reach out to them. He recalled telling a Chinese official he met on the way that on his outbound journey he felt apprehensive, but on the way home he felt confident that things could be worked out. He had shaken hands with Mao Zedong when they parted.“The People’s Republic of China is the world’s most populous country.” His Holiness said. “It has the potential to make a great contribution to the world, but Japan and other neighbouring countries, India among them, share a significant apprehension about it. This is an obstacle to China’s entering the international mainstream. China has its own customs and traditions, an immense population and a rapidly expanding economy. There is hope in this that it can become a nation that others look up to.”The spiritual leader of Tibet said that Indian friends have told him that the new Chinese leadership of Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang are different from their predecessors. In the past, when party meetings took place, everyone had a prepared set speech to read, but they don’t do any more. His Holiness said he has heard from a former Indian minister who met Xi Jinping in Brazil that he is not like previous leaders; he has a more humane demeanour.His Holiness repeated what he has said before elsewhere that the 1.3 billion Chinese people have a right to know the truth. If they have that, they can judge right from wrong. Transparency is important, he said, while censorship is immoral and unhelpful.His Holiness clarified that for 15 years or so, dating back to Samdhong Rinpoche’s first term as Kalon Tripa, the Central Tibetan Administration has not used the term ‘government in exile’, nor referred to the political leader

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as Prime Minister. The Chinese authorities say they don’t recognise a Tibetan government in exile, nor do they recognise what they refer to as ‘greater Tibet’ and yet this is an expression of their coining. He said that he was criticized for meeting with Rebiya Kadeer, the Uighur leader despite having persuaded her of the merit of adopting a non-violent approach, which was a positive move.“I’ve always wanted to visit Wu Tai Shan. I thought about going there in 1954. Then it came up during the 5th round of talks with the Chinese, but was rejected,” His Holiness said referring to the holiest of four sacred Buddhist mountains in China.A member of the audience wanted to know how to resolve the quandary that there is suppression of religious groups in China, but Western governments do not want to pressure China for economic reasons. His Holiness replied that the US government publishes an annual report about human rights in China that explicitly mentions Tibet. Meanwhile, he said that he appreciated Chancellor Angel Merkel’s recently speaking openly about human rights in China.“When there was talk some years ago about China being granted Most Favoured Nation trading status by the USA, I was in Washington and was asked about it. I stated that as the world’s most populous nation China deserved it. Similarly, I supported China’s bid to stage the Olympics. What China lacks is democracy and a sense of moral responsibility, which they need if they are really going to open up to the world.”He mentioned that it seems that during the National Congress of the Communist Party of China meeting in November issues concerning the judiciary will be discussed. He asked:“Why don’t those of you who are lawyers look into and write about the judicial system? Raising slogans is one thing, but taking quiet, steady action may be more effective.”His Holiness was asked whether Sino-Tibetan communications have been expanding or shrinking in recent times. He answered that they have been increasing; there has been more interaction. He said more and more Chinese are coming to hear him teach and 2-3 years ago he began to teach groups from the mainland. He quoted Xi Jinping’s recent remark that Buddhism has an important role to play in reviving Chinese culture and the finding that there are now said to be 300-400 million Buddhists in China.His Holiness told the delegates that he had to leave to begin his journey back to India, but that the elected Tibetan leader, Sikyong Lobsang Sangay and others were on hand to answer their questions.

Dharamshala: - A leaked internal document recently received from Tibet verifies the Chinese government used “machine guns to kill Tibetans” in the mass protests against Chinese repression in 2008, stated the India-based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).The document is a product of the Lhasa Public Security Bureau’s (PSB) medical department autopsy reports prepared on 21 March 2008. According to the rights group, the document is titled, “Document of the Criminal and Medical Examination Department of the Public Security Bureau, Lhasa.”TCHRD said the paper provides irrefutable evidence that Chinese security forces used disproportionate force – including live ammunition and machine guns – to kill Tibetans during the March 2008 protests in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. The document contains the list of the names of Tibetans killed by Chinese security forces, as well as a register ofthe deceased held at Lhasa’s Xishan mortuary.After the mass uprising against Chinese rule by Tibetans in 2008, many Tibetans in Tibet released information to the international media about the Chinese security forces’ use of machine guns and

armored vehicles to suppress protests via deadly means.However, during an official Chinese press conference organized on 17 March 2008 in Beijing, JampaPhuntsok – then governor of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) –declared, “In these smashing and looting activities, the security forces [Public Security Bureau and People’s Armed Police] have not used lethal weapons. They have never shot protestors.” Chinese officials maintained a narrative that lethal weapons had not been used against the protesters in Lhasa, and that these forces exercised every possible restraint in dealing with the protesters.TCHRD holds that the official document in possession tells a different story. It contains the names of Tibetans who died during the March 2008 protests, including 22 deceased Tibetans kept at Xishan mortuary in Lhasa, as well as four other Tibetans, whose autopsy reports were included in the internal document. The total number of the deceased according to the document is 26, 15 of whom died from gun wounds. The Tibetan rights group announced this document contains information regarding the time and location of the deaths, and even includes the descriptions of where the bodies were found.

By Cameron Hickert: 22 August 2014

Leaked document says China used machine guns on Tibetans The autopsy reports on the four Tibetans show that one of them had received 17 gunshot wounds, while the two women were shot 15 times and eight times, respectively. Most of the gunshot wounds were found on their hearts, chests and feet. The group says it believes these make clear that the Chinese security forces used machine guns while dealing with the peaceful protestors.After the suppression of the March 2008 protests in Lhasa, the Chinese government declared that 382 people and 242 security officers had been injured, and that these injuries were caused by the ‘illegal’ acts of the protestors. What the Chinese government did not disclose was the number of protestors who had died at the hands of security forces.TCHRD disclosed the internal document bears four numbers: 92, 93, 94, 101. The numbers were used to identify the autopsies of each of the four Tibetans. This Tibetan NGO’s critical examination confirms that no less than 101 Tibetans had been massacred by the Chinese security forces during the 2008 uprising. During a press conference organized by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) in Dharamshala (India), Thubten Samphel, then secretary of the CTA’s Department of Information and International Relations,stated that more than 220 Tibetans had been beaten to death by security forces in Tibetfrom March 2008 to January 2009. The exile Tibetan official also believed about 1294 Tibetans had been injured, about 5600 had been arrested, and more than 219 had disappeared.Since the 2008 protests, the group argues the Chinese government has intensified its repression of the Tibetan people, deploying its security forces in all areas of Tibet. According to TCHRD’s 2008 annual report, during the 2008 protests, at least 120 known Tibetans were killed, with more than 6500 arrested and more than 190 sentenced to prison. The Chinese government has refused to admit to extrajudicial killings and arbitrary arrests, and has often blamed the violence on the Dalai Lama and Tibetans in exile.