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Subject: [sftindia] Weekly News Digest(May 3 - 9,2009)
News From Tibet -
Tibetan Students in Bold Protest After Authorities Criticize Dalai Lama
ICT report, May 4, 2009
Tibetan teenagers from Labrang (Chinese: Xiahe) Tibetan Middle School in the
Tibetan area of Amdo made a bold protest on April 24 against continued
vilification of the Dalai Lama and an 'anti-separatism' campaign in schools in
the area
http://newsblaze.com/story/20090504160646zzzz.nb/topstory.html
Global warming threatens Tibet railway: report
Wed May 6, 2009 3:11am EDT
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's controversial railway to the remote and restless
mountainous region of Tibet could be threatened by global warming, which may
melt the permafrost on which the tracks are built, state media said Wednesday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE5451IM20090506
From Times Online
May 6, 2009
Lawyers secure release of Tibetan monk after six months without charge
Jane Macartney in Beijing
China has released a Tibetan monk held for six months without charge after
pressure from two of China's most prominent human rights lawyers.
Jigme, a 42-year-old lama, was released on May 2 and returned a day later to
his monastery, half a year after dozens of police raided his quarters and took
him away for the second time in a year.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6231430.ece
News From China-
'Green' lightbulbs poison workersMichael Sheridan, Foshan
Hundreds of factory staff are being made ill by mercury used in bulbs destined
for the West
WHEN British consumers are compelled to buy energy-efficient lightbulbs from
2012, they will save up to 5m tons of carbon dioxide a year from being pumped
into the atmosphere. In China, however, a heavy environmental price is being
paid for the production of "green" lightbulbs in cost-cutting factories
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6211261.ece
From The Times
May 4, 2009
Parents of children killed in China earthquake of May 12 arrested
Jane Macartney in Hong Kong
The parents of children killed in last May's earthquake in China have been
routinely detained and harassed when attempting to investigate suspicions of
shoddy building standards, according to a new report from Amnesty
International.
Many of the parents who lost their only child, crushed to death when more than
7,000 classrooms collapsed in the 7.9 magnitude tremor on May 12,
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6216816.ece
Life is a trial for Chinese lawyer
Gao Zhisheng, once officially honored for his work, grew bolder in taking on
officials. The secret police are thought to have him.
By Barbara Demick
May 5, 2009
Reporting from Beijing -- For the family of Gao Zhisheng, a maverick lawyer
under house arrest for years after confronting the Communist Party head-on,
security was so tight that police sometimes sat in the bedroom of their Beijing
apartment, insisting the lights remain on all night so they could keep an eye
on them.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-lawyer5-2009may05,0,1699543.story
Spanish judge requests to interrogate Chinese ministers over Tibet
Europe News
May 5, 2009, 13:10 GMT
Madrid - Spanish judgeSantiagoPedraz announced Tuesday he had requested to
interrogate eight Chinese political and military leaders, including three
ministers, about possible crimes against humanity inTibet
The suspects named by Pedraz include Chinese Defence Minister Lian Guanglie,
State Security Minister Geng Huichang and Public Security Minister Meng
Jianzhu.
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1475113.php/Spanish_judge_requests_to_interrogate_Chinese_ministers_over_Tibet_#ixzz0Edsr8WHV&B
May,7
No more 'errors' on Tibet, China tells Paris
49 minutes agoBEIJING (AFP) — China warned Paris Thursday not to make more
"errors" on Tibet amid news the Dalai Lama may be made an honorary citizen of
the French capital, just as frosty ties between the two nations had improved.
"If the Paris city government does make this award, it will definitely meet
once again with the Chinese people's firm opposition," foreign ministry
spokesman Ma Zhaoxu told reporters.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gLbVmCz7hk836_s7W_TD_zUe-jsw
What's happening in China 07/05/09
Posted By: Peter Foster at May 7, 2009 at 11:29:00 [General]
Posted in: Foreign Correspondents
Tags:
china, news
David Bandurski at the China Media Project reviews the effectiveness of
China's ordinance on government information disclosure, launched a year ago. He
contrasts the openness which followed the Sichuan Earthquake with earthquake,
but tempers that good news with the withholding of information which began just
a few weeks after the earthquake and still continues today.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/peter_foster/blog/2009/05/07/whats_happening_in_china_070509
08/05/2009
China criticises Spanish judge's Tibet probe
China defends its actions in Tibet but refuses to comment on whether the
Spanish judge's request to travel to China to question the eight senior
Chinese officials will be granted.
Judge wants to question Chinese leaders over Tibet
BEIJING – China defended Thursday its actions in Tibet after a Spanish judge
said he wanted to question eight senior Chinese officials as suspects in a
genocide case linked to the region.
http://www.expatica.com/es/news/spanish-news/China-criticises-Spanish-judge_s-Tibet-probe_52369.html
No blame in China school collapse
By Michael Bristow
BBC News, Beijing
China says it has found no evidence that human negligence caused schools to
collapse during last year's earthquake.
Thousands of schools were damaged while buildings nearby remained intact in the
massive quake in Sichuan Province.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8039376.stm
News from India-
China's Colonial 'March' in Tibet: Part I
Saturday, May 02 2009 @ 08:48 am BST
DIALOGUE WITH DALAI LAMA ALONE CAN DELIVER LASTING PEACE
Year 2009 has very special significance in the history of today's People's
Republic of China (PRC). In October this year the Communist rulers of Beijing
will celebrate the 60th anniversary of their coming to power and the founding
of PRC.
http://www.tibetcustom.com/article.php/20090502084828146
Action Alert-
Take Action to Stop the Executions!
The Chinese government has sentenced two Tibetans, Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak,
to death for their alleged involvement in the March 2008 protests in Lhasa,
Tibet. Without a reprieve, they could be executed within days.
Help save their lives by taking action
nowhttp://actionnetwork.org//campaign/stoptheexecutions
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