Lhasa

Lhasa de Sela, Singer Who Crossed Borders, Dies at 37

New York Times (Free subscription) | 01/08/2010

Ms. de Sela was a Mexican-American singer and songwriter who became an international star after moving to Canada.

[MUSIC] Lhasa, "Anywhere On This Road"

Randy McDonald's Livejournal (Free subscription) | 01/08/2010

When I saw the phrases "Lhasa" and "37" earlier this week, paired earlier this week in a line of news on the Yahoo!Canada front page where I was logging in to check my E-mail on break, I didn't stop long enough to read the full sentence. It was ominous that the name of Canada-based Lhasa de Sela was matched with a number that looked like the age one would announce in an obituary,...

Tibet sees rebound in economic growth, public confidence

Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 12/30/2009

Tibet witnessed fast rebound in economic growth and public confidence after a deadly riot ravaged the regional capital of Lhasa last year.

Free Dolma Kyab

Overview Petitions (Free subscription) | 12/27/2009

UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention ruled that Dolma Kyab%u2019s detention classifies as " The deprivation of liberty of Mr. Dolma Kyab is arbitrary, being in contravention of articles 13, 19 and 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and falls within category II of the categories applicable to the consideration of cases submitted to the Working Group. Working Group requests the...

Stop Torture In Tibet

Overview Petitions (Free subscription) | 12/27/2009

Torture remains widespread in Tibet and is used by the authorities to send a clear signal to Tibetans that political dissent is dangerous and often deadly. Women, children and men are all know to have been subjected to torture. The prevalence of torture in Tibet is one of the symptoms of a political system that persecutes those seeking to express their human rights peacefully. As well as in prisons,...

Nepali PM visits Lhasa, kicking off China tour

Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 12/26/2009

Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal arrived here Saturday afternoon, kicking off a six-day visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.

Lhasa finds family after being deserted

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009

On a rainy September afternoon, two boys spotted a drenched Lhasa apso at Shelar Naka, Dombivli (East).

1947 to 2009, claim to Tawang is shed

The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Tawang, Nov. 9: He was then too young to know what the Great Game was all about. But in 1947, the present Dalai Lama's government in Lhasa wrote to the government of newly independent India, formally claiming Tawang and areas around it as part of Tibet.

Lhasa still the ultimate destination

Times of India (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

In a fitting prelude to the 14th Dalai Lama’s first day of discourse in Tawang on Monday, thousands of his followers joined hands in a prayer for peace with China and a wish that someday they would be able to travel to Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.

Tibet to open fourth civil airport on July 1, 2010

Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

LHASA, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Gunsa Airport in southwest ...

China firmly opposed to EU statement on Tibetan executions

Sify (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009

China has strongly objected to an EU statement which denounced the execution of two Tibetans convicted of murder in last year's Lhasa riot.

• China strongly dissatisfied with EU statement - Xinhuanet

We've proof of Dalai Lama's involvement in Lhasa riots: China

Indian Express (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

China has sufficient evidence to prove that last year's Lhasa riots were masterminded by the Dalai Lama, said a vice minister of the ruling Communist Party of China.

Beijing confirms deaths of two Tibetans

Financial Times (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009

Two Tibetans have been executed for inciting riots in Lhasa last year, the first known executions following the violence that erupted last March in Tibet's capital

First executions confirmed from Tibet rioting last year

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009

Beijing - Two Tibetans were put to death after being convicted in deadly arsons during rioting in Lhasa one and a half years ago, the first executions to be officially confirmed from the violence, a Tibet advocacy group said Tuesday. The Chinese emba...

Dalai Lama leads prayer for four Tibetans executed by China

Times of India (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday led a memorial prayer for the four Tibetan youth who were executed by Chinese government for their alleged role in uprising at Lhasa in March 2008.

Beware the Big Neighbor

babylittle | 06/13/2008

It seems that the violence in the streets of Lhasa is not enough for Mr. Jintao and his comrades. The pro-Tibet "venomous snakes" must be persecuted all over the world! Hunted down, unearthed… and heaven knows what afterwards. The computers of many pro-Tibet organizations and sympathizers have recently been targeted by hackers aiming to acquire documents, contacts, email-access passwords, and codes