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Press articles (used media abbreviations)


Tibetans to cease protests (kp 16/05/2008), Hundreds of Tibetans protest in Nepal's capital, calling for homeland freedom (iht 16/05/2008)

Chinese embassy slams pro-Tibet Kathmandu demos (kp 15/05/2008)

All Nepalis in quake-hit Chinese province safe (nn 14/05/2008)

China not happy with handling of Tibetan protests (kp 13/05/2008) [Nepal must stay away from authoritarian Chinese ways of suppression!]

Over 500 protesting Tibetans arrested (nn 11/05/2008), 562 Tibetan protesters detained (kp 12/05/2008), Nepal police detain more than 600 female Tibetan protesters, by Binaj Gurubacharya (Washington Post 12/05/2008)

Khasa cargo fares skyrocket, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 10/05/2008)

Torch atop Everest (kp 10/05/2008), 120 Tibetan exiles detained in Nepal after protesting in front of Chinese Embassy (iht 10/05/2008), Tibetan exiles chain themselves in new protests; scores held (Gulf Times 11/05/2008)

Over 200 protesting Tibetans arrested (ht 09/05/2008)

There be dragons: The Indians are getting worked up about Chinese influence in Nepal, by CK Lal (nt 09/05/2008)

Govt officials to visit China for solution, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 09/05/2008)

Chinese Concern: Chinese embassy expresses concern over the growing anti-Chinese activities in Nepal (sp 09/05/2008)

China lauds Nepal’s help (kp 09/05/2008), Tibet protest hurts Nepal tourism, by Krishna Regmi (kp 09/05/2008) [It's not the protests but Chinese demands and the Nepali government's reactions!!]

Article 19 concerned over govt statement on Tibetans' protests (nn 08/05/2008)

Tibetans continue protest in front of Chinese embassy (nn 07/05/2008), 100 Tibetan protesters detained (ht 07/05/2008)

China condemns backing for Tibetans’ protests (ht 05/05/2008)

100 Tibetan exiles arrested (kp 03/05/2008), 100 Tibetan protesters arrested (ht 03/05/2008)

Nepal to stick to one-China policy: PM (ht 02/05/2008)

Visit of Chinese Delegation: Active And Alert, by Keshab Poudel (sp 02/05/2008)

US concered over Tibetans’ treatment (kp 02/05/2008)

Suppression of Everest protestors draws flak (kp 02/05/2008)

Time for talk on Tibet, by Thierry Dodin and Carey L Biron (Himal Southasian 05/2008), Conflict and autonomy, by Michael Vatikiotis (Himal Southasian 05/2008)

HRW asks govt not to use lethal force against pro-Tibet protestors (nn 01/05/2008), US concerned over mistreatment of Tibetan protestors (nn 01/05/2008)

BBC scribe expelled from Everest base camp (ht 01/05/2008) [The freedom of press and opinion is denied in authoritarian China! Why shall it be respected in China's satellite state Nepal?]

Hong Kong refuses to rule out (ht 30/04/2008)

The Chinese blame game in Nepal! (tg 30/04/2008)

Everest doctor warns of disaster, by Charles Haviland (BBC News 30/04/2008)

Police let Tibetans protest (ht 29/04/2008), Tibetan exiles march to pray for the dead protesters (Gulf Times 29/04/2008), China sentences 17 for alleged involvement in Tibet riots (ABC News 29/04/2008), Nepal clamps down on pro-Tibet demonstrations, by Randeep Ramesh (Guardian 29/04/2008), Over 100 Tibet protesters held in Nepal (Daily Times 30/04/2008)

Dangers of spoiling China’s party, by Simon Tisdall (ht 29/04/2008)

Nepal detains 80 Tibetan protesters (Gulf Times, 28/04/2008)

Lhasa-Khasa railway in 5 years: China (kp 26/04/2008), China to extend rail link to Nepal border (kp 26/04/2008)

Olympic torch relay: Scribes’ Everest ascent plan grounded (ht 25/04/2008), Nepal torch security 'too harsh' (BBC News 25/04/2008)

China trade fair starts (ht 25/05/2008)

Chinese delegation meets PM (nn 25/04/2008)

India’s Dalai Dilemma: Can’t embrace him, can’t reject him..., by Shashi Tharoor (nt 25/04/2008)

Border sealing leads to food crisis in Taplejung villages, by Sita Niraula (ht 23/04/2008)

China’s failed Nepal policy! (tg 23/04/2008)

Stop illegal detention of Tibetans: HRW (kp 21/04/2008), HRW concerned over illegal detention of Tibetans (nn 21/04/2008), China hit by fresh anti-Western protests (ht 21/04/2008), Chinese envoy meets PM amid concerns over possible obstruction in Olympic torch relay (nn 21/04/2008), Nepal threatens ‘gunfire’ against torch protesters (Gulf Times 21/02/2008) [Nepals runs at risk to lose every kind of internations sympathy and support if it behaves like this!!!], Scores of Tibetan protesters arrested (Gulf Times, 22/04/2008), American with pro-Tibet banner barred from climbing Everest, by Krishna Regmi (kp 23/04/2008), Nepal expels would-be anti-China protester from Everest (iht 23/04/2008), Tibetan protesters storm UN complex (ht 23/04/2008), Pro-Tibet American activist barred from Everest (ht 24/04/2008), Pro-Tibet US climber deported (kp 29/04/2008) [Nepal is not only Indodependent but also Chinadependent!!]

Over 100 Tibetan protestors held (kp 19/04/2008), No let-up in Tibetan refugees’ protest (ht 19/03/2008), Tibetan protesters clash with Nepal police (Peninsula 19/04/2008), Govt imposes restrictions on Everest climbers, by Prakriti Prasad (ht 19/04/2008), Olympic torch: Mountaineers cut off from world for fear of Tibet protests, by Jeremy Page (Times, UK 19/04/2008), Army, police to thwart Free-Tibet demo on Everest: Will open fire if necessary, by Baburam Kharel (kp 20/04/2008) [Mountaineers should stay away from Everest in face of such authoritarion behaviour!!], Nepal warning to torch protesters (BBC News 20/04/2008)

Nepal-China friendship in the new millennium, by Mohan Lohani (kp 19/04/2008)

500 held, 10 hurt: Cops pounce on Tibetan protestors (kp 18/04/2008), Nepalese detain more than 500 Tibetans protesting against China (iht), Bush advisor says Nepal, means Tibet (kp 18/04/2008)

2.2-tonne red sandalwood seized, by Sita Niraula (ht 18/04/2008) [This smuggling seems to be in the interest of the Chinese government! Chinese authorities leave no stone unturned in their suppression of Tibetan rights activists!!]

Another Maoland: Not many Chinese are aware of the Maoist victory in Nepal, by Aruna Uprety (nt 18/04/2008)

116 Tibet protestors arrested, 2 hurt (kp 17/04/2008), Tibetan singer in China’s custody (ht 17/04/2008), China seals international gateway into Tibet, stops refugee flow out (iht 17/04/2008) [A clear violation of Nepal's sovereignty by neighbouring China!!], China seals gateway into Tibet, stops refugees (USA Today 17/04/2008), Tibetan demonstrators detained near Chinese embassy in Kathmandu (Monster and Critics 17/04/2008)

Tibetans resume stir, 128 arrested (ht 16/04/2008), Tibetan exiles launch relay hunger strike in Pokhara (nn 16/04/2008), Tibetan monks, women protest at Chinese Embassy in Nepal, by Binaj Gurubacharya (Santa Barbara News-Press 16/04/2008)

China to execute hundreds during Olympics: AI (ht 15/04/2008)

Dalai Lama reiterates resignation threat (ht 15/04/2008)

China raps ‘meeting’ of French MPs with Dalai reps (kp 12/04/2008)

08/04/2008: Nepal won’t allow anti-China activities: PM (kp)

06/04/2008: Everest peak closed until May 10 (kp), China to step up ‘re-education’ of Tibetans (ht), 60 still jailed in China over 1989 protests (ht), Suddenly, the Roof of the World Is Closed, by Michelle Higgins (New York Times)

04/04/2008: Tibetans put off protests until CA poll (kp)

03/04/2008: Sherpas flay use of force (ht), Nepal Criticized for Over Tibet Issue: The sharp reaction to China's response to violence in Tibet still unfolding, by Bhumika Ghimire (on), ‘illegal political activity’: China urges check on Tibetan (kp) [Peaceful demonstrations a re a fundamental human right! The authoritarian Chinese government does not respect such fundamental rights! Nepal should protect the Chinese embassy but it should not violate against fundamental human rights on the order of a foreign nation. Else, Nepal stops to be a sovereign nation and may lose the international support in her efforts for reconstruction!!], China calls on Nepal for tough action against Tibetan groups (Monter and Critics), Cops break Tibet protest march (Gulf Times), Muslim unrest in western China (ht)

02/04/2008: AI, HRW ask PM to restore rights of Tibetans (kp), AI, HRW rap govt for curbing Tibetan refugees’ movement (ht), 53 arrested in pro-Tibet protest in Nepal: police (Straits Times), Police break up protest by Tibetan exiles in Nepal (iht), Tibet demonstrators try to march on Chinese embassy in Nepal (Monster and Critics), Nepal police break up anti-Chinese protest, detain Tibetan exiles, by Binaj Gurubacharya (Santa Barbara News-Press), China claims Dalai Lama ready to foment violence and mount suicide attacks: Guns and explosives unearthed, says Beijing; US backs spiritual leader as 'man of peace', by Jonathan Watts (Guardian), UN blunders with human rights logo resembling robes of the Dalai Lama, by Anne Penketh (Independent, UK), Chinese envoy urges Nepal to take stern measures against 'Free Tibet' agitators (nn) [Nepal is not a satellite state of China!!]

01/04/2008: Tibetans continue protest, 259 arrested, released (kp), Candle-lit vigil as 227 Tibetan protesters detained (Gulf Times), Int'l rights watchdog flays arbitrary arrest and detention of Tibetan protestors in Nepal (nn) [see joint letter to PM Koirala by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch], Rights groups ask Nepal to stop abusing, threating Tibetan protesters (iht), Protest flames spread, by Stephen Wade (New York Post)

31/03/2008: ‘Neutral’ observers sought for Tibet (ht), Tibetan exiles continue protest in Kathmandu; over 100 arrested (nn), Nepal police detain 100 Tibetan protesters (Channel News Asia), More than 100 arrests in protests at Chinese Embassy in Nepal (iht), Nearly 150 anti-China demonstrators arrested in Nepal (Monster and Critics), Nepal police break up Tibet protests (tvnz), Tibet protestors arrested in Nepal (RTE News), Tibetan monk protests reflect growing activism: More Buddhist monks, nuns likely to revolt against injustice, oppression (MSNBC), Violence in Nepal as Tibetans protest Olympics, by Andrew Buncombe (Independent, UK), Nepal to put troops on Everest to block Tibet demos (Sino Daily), Lhasa dust settles but new clashes in Greece, Nepal, by Lindsay Beck (New York Post), Exile groups carry on protests, but divisive march to Tibet ends, by Hari Kumar (iht)

30/03/2008: 80 held in anti-China protests (Gulf Times), My Tibet: Secret report from the roof of the world, by Clare Dwyer Hogg (Independent, UK), Fresh Melee in Lhasa After Police Apparently Launch Security Checks, by Jill Drew (Washington Post), Proteste flammen erneut auf (Spiegel), Überleben ohne „Made in China“, von Sonja Pohlmann (Tagesspiegel)

29/03/2008: 89 Tibetans held, 19 enter UN compound (kp), Tibetans scale walls of UN building (ht), For victims of Tibet riots, a complex fate, by David Barboza (iht), Dalai Lama bittet um Hilfe der Weltgemeinschaft: Weiterhin versöhnliche Töne des religiösen Oberhauptes im Tibet-Konflikt (NZZ), Chinese view of Dalai Lama bodes ill for its Tibet policy, by Howard W. French (iht)

28/03/2008: HRW concerned over threats against Tibetans (kp), Nepal used excessive force against Tibetan protesters: UN (Times of India), Pro-Tibet protests continue in Nepal (Gulf Times), Pro-Tibet protests continue in Nepal; 17 held (Peninsula), Tibetans in Nepal face deportation threat (UPI), Tibetan exiles scale walls of UN compound in Nepal's capital (iht), Tibetan students enter UN compound in Nepal, by Somini Sengupta (iht), Tibetan children in Nepal protest, by Charles Haviland (BBC News), China warns Europe to steer clear of Tibet unrest issue (ht), Chinese 'show' tour of Lhasa backfires as monks storm in, by Clifford Coonan (Independent, UK), Ein Lob ins Klassenbuch; Indien und Tibet: Balance halten, Contenance wahren, Zurückhaltung üben, von Ursula Dunckern (Freitag), Die Chefin weiß, was zu tun ist, von Kristin Kupfer (Freitag), Gestern versprochen, heute gebrochen: In der Tibetkrise fällt China in alte Muster zurück und fühlt sich an Zusagen nicht mehr gebunden – doch die Mönche geben nicht auf, von Harald Maass (Tagesspiegel), Chinese police close Muslim quarter in Lhasa (iht)

27/03/2008: Behind The Disturbances In Tibet, by Manik Lal Shrestha (rn) [The author totally identifies with the distorted picture of Tibetan history that is circulated by the authoritarian Chinese government!], HRW slams police action on Tibetan protests (nn), Nepal arrest Tibetan protesters in front of Chinese Embassy office (iht), China and Tibet: The Spin Campaign, by Simon Elegant (Time Magazine), Monks' protest disrupts media visit to Tibet, by Jonathan Watts (Guardian), First foreign observers into Tibetan capital find city scarred by violence, by Jonathan Brown (Independent, UK), Monk protest scuppers controlled media tour of Tibet, by Jane Macartney (Times, UK), Tibetan monks disrupt tour by journalists (iht), Europe and U.S. press China over Tibet, by Stweven Lee Myers and Katrin Bennhold (iht), Pékin compare le Tibet à Villiers-le-Bel, de Jean-Jacques Mével (Figaro), Die Fackelstafette als Spießrutenlauf, von Matthias Nass (Zeit), Pekings Macht und Tibets Zukunft, von Joschka Fischer (Zeit), Dutzende Mönche demonstrieren vor ausländischen Journalisten (Spiegel), Mönche stören Chinas Transparenz-Versuch (Tagesspiegel), Das schreckliche Heimweh, von Christine Möllhoff (Tagesspiegel), Jetzt oder nie, von Georg Blume (TAZ), UNO schweigt zu Tibet: Chinas "innere Angelegenheiten" sind tabu (TAZ), Peking lässt Tibetologen sprechen: Mönche sollen besser "aufgeklärt" werden (NZZ), Police in Nepal Threaten Tibetan Exiles With Deportation, by Liam Cochrane (Voice of America)

26/03/2008: Respect rights of Tibetans: NHRC (kp), NHRC serious about police against protesting Tibetans (nn), UN warns on detention of protesters (Gulf Times), Tibetan protest thwarted (ht), 'Patriotic Education' Campaign: China Moves to Tighten Control Over Religion in Tibet, by Mareen Fan (Washington Post), India silent as China deploys forces on Nepal soil (Times of India), Activists urge torch-bearers to speak out on Tibet oppression, by Jerome Taylor (Independent, UK), Hundreds of Tibetans are arrested, Beijing says, by David Barboza (iht), So gängelt Peking Journalisten, von Andreas Lorenz und Wieland Wagner (Spiegel), SPD-Politiker verlangt Wirtschaftssanktionen gegen China (Spiegel), Menschenrechtler: China greift hart durch (Tagesspiegel), Verbotener Staat, von Harald Maass (Tagesspiegel), Trotz Tibet: 120 Millionen Dollar für Olympia (Tagesspiegel)

25/03/2008: Over 250 Tibetans arrested in Valley (kp) [What a shame for a country that claims to stand for human rights and democracy!!], 50 more Tibetan protestors arrested (nn), Nepal police stop Tibetan protest in front of Chinese embassy visa office, arrest 100 (iht), UN warns Nepal on detention of Tibetan protesters (Stuff, NZ) [Nepal is going to lose international support and sympathy!!], Nepal clamps on peaceful Tibetian demonstrators (Frontier India), 400 detained in Nepal protests (Peninsula), Young Tibetans Nurture the Notion of Returning Home, by Rama Lakshmi (Washington Post), Missing: monks who defied Beijing, by Nigel Morris (Independent, UK), Chinesische Polizei schießt auf Mönche (Spiegel), Peking-Ente, süß und sauer: Tibet tabu, was wird bei Olympia? Chinas zweischneidiger Umgang mit Medien, von Benedikt Voigt (Tagesspiegel), Kein Friede über Olympia: Proteste bei der Entzündung des Feuers in Griechenland (Tagesspiegel), Berlin 1936, Peking 2008, von Bernhard Schulz (Tagesspiegel), Peking kontrolliert Tibet - aber nur fast, von Kristin Kupfer (TAZ), China startet Propaganda-Offensive zu Tibet: Westlichen Medien wird gezielte Falschinformation vorgeworfen (NZZ)

24/03/2008: Tibetan exiles demonstrate in Kathmandu again; two dozen arrested (nn) [The arrest of peaceful demonstrators is a violation of fundamental Nepali and international law!!], Police say 245 Tibetans detained in Nepal protests (Channel News Asia), Nepal police break up Tibetan protest near UN offices (iht), Nepal police break up protest by Tibetan refugees, arrest 4 (CNews), Protests May Only Harden Chinese Line: Dialogue Over Tibet Grievances Seems Increasingly Less Likely, Analysts Say, by Jill Drew (Washington Post), Olympisches Feuer entzündet - Demonstranten stören Zeremonie (Spiegel), Chinesen wollen Olympia-Fackel auf Mount Everest tragen (Spiegel), Warum China in Tibet nicht nachgibt, von Peter Harmsen (Tagesspiegel), China greift durch - Exiltibeter sprechen von über 100 Toten (Spiegel), Neue antichinesische Unruhen in Sichuan: Ein chinesischer Polizist getötet (NZZ)

23/03/2008: Inside the court of the Tibetan god-king, by Randeep Ramesh (Guardian), Western stance infuriates young Chinese fed on government propaganda, by Tania Branigan (Guardian), Dalai Lama and his allies are out to destroy Olympics, says China, by Clifford Coonan and Andrew Buncombe (Independent, UK), Tibet: the West can use the Olympics as a weapon against Beijing, by Michael Portillo (Times, UK), "Der Dalai Lama will Olympia als Geisel nehmen" (Spiegel), Tibetan revolt has China's empire fraying at the edge, by Michael Sheridan (Times, UK), Die freie Welt muss Tibet unterstützen (Tagesspiegel), Vorsicht, Implosionsgefahr, von Stephan-Andreas Casdorff (Tagesspiegel), China erklärt Unruhen in Tibet für eingedämmt: Staatsmedien melden Normalisierung der Lage (NZZ), Peking setzt Armee gegen Nonnen ein: Chinas Repressionspolitik weitet sich auf Nachbarprovinzen von Tibet aus – Augenzeugen berichten (NZZ), «Die Jugend will mehr»: Eindrücke aus Tibets Hauptstadt Lhasa nach den schweren Ausschreitungen (NZZ), IOC-Chef Rogge laviert im Tibet-Konflikt - Proteste in Olympia angekündigt (Spiegel), Exil-Tibeter klagen an - Klöster von Versorgung abgeschnitten (Spiegel), Ärzte dürfen Tibeter nicht behandeln (Tagesspiegel)

22/03/2008: Tibet high on agenda as Taiwan goes to polls, by Jonathan Watts (Guardian), Tibet crisis raises tensions over Taiwanese elections, by Clifford Coonan (Independent, UK), Pelosi urges world to condemn China over crackdown, by Randeep Ramesh, Julian Borger, Angelique Chrisafis, Graham Keeley, Elana Schor and John Hooper (Guardian), Congressional leader calls for international condemnation of China, by Andrew Buncombe (Independent, UK), Police and troops tighten grip as publicity drive gets under way, by Tania Branigan (Guardian), At war with the utopia of modernity: Tibetans' rage is directed not at communist rule, but the consumerist threat to their traditions and sacred lands, by Pankaj Mishra (Guardian), A clarion call (Guardian), The Dalai Lama and a circle of oppression that needs to be broken (Independent, UK), Chinesische Staatszeitung ruft zu "Vernichtung der Dalai-Clique" auf (Spiegel), Olympia-Ikone Schüller für Boykott der Eröffnungsfeier (Spiegel), Ruf nach Olympia-Boykott wird lauter (Tagesspiegel), Reporter müssen Tibet verlassen (Tagesspiegel), Junge Tibeter stellen den Kurs des Dalai Lama infrage, von Christine Möllhoff (Tagesspiegel), Das Dalai-Lama-Dilemma: Tibets geistliches Oberhaupt dringt mit seinem Aufruf zur Gewaltfreiheit nicht durch. Eigentlich müsste er zurücktreten, von Sascha Zastiral (TAZ), "Die Mönche werden sich radikalisieren", Interview mit Georg Blume (TAZ), China droht Tibetern mit entschlossenem Vorgehen: Zahlen zu Todesopfern nach oben korrigiert (NZZ), China verstärkt seine Militärpräsenz in Tibet: 24 Personen angeklagt – weitere Proteste zugegeben – Verhärtung der Fronten, von Peter Fischer (NZZ), China will plötzlich Sendeverbot am Platz des Himmlischen Friedens (Spiegel)

21/03/2008: Stop harassing Tibetans: HRW (kp), Tibet Worries: Nepal braces for  unpredictable implications with alarms rising in its northern neighbour over the 'sensitive' Tibet, by Sushil Sharma (sp), Tibet hangs heavy over Beijing's torch relay (Reuters), Situation dire in kathmandu: NZ Everest leader (Scoop), US lawmaker speaks out on Tibet (BBC News), U.S. congressional leader denounces crackdown in Tibet (iht), Dalai Lama fears village massacres as Chinese troops retaliate for protests, by Randeep Ramesh (Guardian), State admits police shot protesters 'in self-defence', by Jonathan Watts and Tania Branigan (Guardian), Dalai Lama: 'I am prepared to face China. I will go to Beijing', by Andrew Buncombe (Independent, UK), A vital outpost for Tibetan exiles in Little Lhasa, by Andrew Buncombe (Independent, UK), For some young Tibetan exiles, Dalai Lama's 'middle way' is a road to failure, by Somini Sengupta (iht), China admits to wounding 4 Tibetan demonstrators, by Howard W. French (iht), Niemand will Ärger mit China, von Matthias Nass (Zeit), Massiver Militäraufmarsch in Tibet - Pelosi besucht demonstrativ den Dalai Lama (Spiegel), Chinesische Polizei gibt Schüsse auf Demonstranten zu (Tagesspiegel), Peking findet Schuldige in Tibet; Dalai Lama bietet Gespräche an (NZZ)

20/03/2008: Media censorship in China: CPJ (kp), Human Rights Watch urges Nepal to stop crackdown on Tibetan protesters (iht), Nepal action on Tibet 'excessive' (BBC News), Maoists express sadness over Tibet incident (nn) [Better express sadness over the brutal violation of the fundamental rights of the Tibetan people! You claim to fight against the exploitation of the Nepali people but you support the suppression of the Tibetan people by the Chinese occupators!!], Marchers seek peace in Tibet (New Zealand Herald), China state media says Tibet protests have spread to other provinces (iht), In Tibetan areas, parallel worlds now collide, by Howard W. French (iht), La «lutte à mort» du proconsul avec le dalaï-lama, de Jean-Jacques Mével (Le Figaro), Le Tibet gêne la diplomatie chinoise du Pape, de Hervé Yannou (Le Figaro), La Chine envoie des renforts militaires pour mater les rebelles tibétains (Le Monde), Le dalaï-lama veut renouer le dialogue avec Pékin mais en appelle à la communauté internationale (Le Monde), "Vieles geht verloren" (Zeit), Die Zornigen und die Frommen (Zeit), "Der Dalai-Lama soll zurückkehren" (Zeit), Hässliche Spiele, von Matthias Nass (Zeit), Zensierte Hoffnung, von Torsten Kleinz (Zeit), "Die Razzien lassen Schlimmes befürchten", Interview mit Georg Blume (Spiegel), Reiter stürmen chinesische Stadt - Polizei setzt Tränengas ein (Spiegel), Wieczorek-Zeul will Verhandlungen mit China aussetzen (Spiegel), Wut der Tibeter wächst - Gewalt kein Tabu mehr, von Hasnain Kazim (Spiegel), Aufstände greifen auf China über (Tagesspiegel), Fackel im Sturm (Tagesspiegel), Warum junge Tibeter aufbegehren: "Auf Augenhöhe mit den Chinesen", von Georg Blume (TAZ), "Kampf mit Feuer und Blut", von Jutta Lietsch (TAZ), Unorganisiert und voll Hass, von georg Blume (TAZ), Dalai Lama pronto a vedere i leader cinesi: Wen Jiabao a Londra «disponibile al dialogo a certe condizioni» riferisce il premier Brown (Corriere della Sera), China bestätigt 24 Festnahmen: Appell an britischen Premier (NZZ), Peking verschärft Rhetorik gegen den Dalai Lama: Frankreich ist gegen Boykott der Olympischen Spiele (NZZ), Authorities in Lhasa parade 'repentant rioters' on TV: Detainees face severe punishment as deterrent Dalai Lama again blamed for organising unrest, by Tania Branigan and Randepp Ramesh (Guardian), Free countries must defy Chinese blackmail and greet the Dalai Lama: There is not much that we can do for suffering Tibet, but this we can and must. It's far more than mere tokenism, by Timothy Garton Ash (Guardian), In ever-widening security cordon, a palpable fear, by Jonathan Watts (Guardian), Foreign Office minister calls on Olympians to speak out, by Nigel Morris and Andrew Buncombe (Independet, UK), Schlachtfeld der tausend Wahrheiten, von Christian Stöcker (Spiegel), Dalai Lama fordert von Tibetern Gewaltverzicht, vpn Andreas Lorenz und Padma Rao (Spiegel)

19/03/2008: Why the deafening silence?, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp) [on the open or silent support of attrocities against Tibetan people committed by the Chinese authorities and the Nepali police!!], Rights activists condemn police action on Tibetans' demonstrations (nn), Police in Nepal arrests 50 protesters (Asian Age), Tibetans stage hunger strike (Gulf Times), Tourists describe 'merciless' beatings of Chinese in Tibet (Kuwait Times), Tibetans feel economic as well as religious pressure, by Tim Johnson (Santa Barbara News-Press), Nepal-Tibet border remain open for tourists, trade despite trouble (iht), China droht mit Kampf auf Leben und Tod (Spiegel), Demonstranten sterben - über 100 ergeben sich (Tagesspiegel), Kein himmlischer Frieden, von Benedikt Voigt (Tagesspiegel), Ein letzter Kampf, von Nina Ritter (Tagesspiegel), Entsetzen in der Götterstadt (TAZ), Dalai Lama erwägt Rücktritt, vpn Sven Hansen (TAZ), China will Tibet in Ruhe assimilieren: "Die Gedanken befreien", von Julia Lietsch (TAZ), China claims rioters surrender as Lhasa 'returns to normal', by Tania Branigan (Guardian), Dalai Lama threatens to quit over Tibet violence, by Clifford Coonan and Andrew Buncombe (Independent, UK), Brown due to meet Dalai Lama, by Colin Brown (Independent, UK), The Big Question: Who is the Dalai Lama, and why is he the focus of protests over Tibet?, by Paul Vellaly (Independent, UK), Bomb attack on police in Tibet as China issues wanted list of 12, by Jane Macartney (Times, UK), China brands Dalai Lama a monster and forces students to denounce him, by Jane Macartney (Times, UK), Tourists speak of shock and fear at Tibet riots, by Jeremy Page (Times, UK), Hunderte von Festnahmen in Tibet gemeldet: Angaben der Behörden werden in Zweifel gezogen (NZZ), China um Schadensbegrenzung bemüht: Schwere Vorwürfe an den Dalai Lama – bedingtes Gesprächsangebot (NZZ), In India, balancing refugee care and relations with China, by Somini Sengupta (iht), Le dalaï-lama veut renouer le dialogue avec Pékin (Le Figaro), Tibet: la Chine annonce la reddition de 105 émeutiers, les ONG parlent d'arrestations (Le Monde), British leader says Wen prepared to talk with Dalai Lama (iht)

18/03/2008: Nine Tibetans hurt, 5 dozen held, freed; No suppression: China (kp), 59 protesting Tibetan refugees detained, freed (ht), Dozens arrested during anti-Chinese demonstrations (Gulf Times), 44 Tibetans arrested as Nepal breaks protest (Daily Times), Huge protests erupt in Nepal, 100 held, by Shirish B. Pradhan (Asian Age), Tear gas, beatings for Tibet protesters in Nepal (ABC Radio Australia) [What a shame!!], Concern over police action (Gulf Times), Tibetans in Nepal stage hunger strike to protest China violence (Monster and Critics), Security tightened along Nepal-China border (nn), Tibetans risk death to flee over mountain border to Nepal, by Tim Johnson (Sacramento Bee), China lehnt internationale Untersuchung ab - Druck auf Demonstranten wächst (Spiegel), Chinas Premier macht Dalai Lama für Gewaltausbruch verantwortlich (Spiegel), Wen Jiabao attackiert Dalai Lama: Der Zorn des chinesischen Premiers (TAZ), Breitseite aus Peking gegen den Dalai Lama: Regierungschef Wen beruft sich auf den Willen des chinesischen Volkes (NZZ), Chinese leader blames Dalai Lama for Tibet violence, by David Lague (iht), Dalai Lama droht mit Rücktritt (Spiegel), Le dalaï lama met sa démission en jeu (Le Figaro), Le dalaï-lama envisage de quitter ses fonctions si la situation dégénère au Tibet (Le Monde), Il Dalai Lama: "Pronto a dimettermi"; La Cina preme: violenze per colpa sua (La Stampa), Il Dalai Lama: "Pronto a dimettermi"; Wen Jiabao accusa «la cricca» del leader spirituale tibetano: "Vogliono sabotare i Giochi" (Corriere della Sera), Amnesty International lehnt Olympia-Boykott ab (Tagesspiegel), Da darf man nicht nur spielen, von Friedhard Teuffel (Tagesspiegel), Dalai-Clique: So berichtet die chinesische Nachrichtenagentur Xinhua über Tibet (Tagesspiegel), Die letzten Zeugen, von Harald Maass (Tagesspiegel), Abtransport in Lastwagen: Während die Bewohner sich um Normalität bemühen, veranstalten Militärpolizisten Razzien in ganz Lhasa, von Kristin Kupfer (TAZ), Proteste auch außerhalb Lhasas, von Sven Hansen (TAZ), China setzt tibetischen Demonstranten Ultimatum: Russland unterstützt Vorgehen Pekings (NZZ), China thanks India for Tibet move (BBC News), China prepares for crackdown by clearing Tibetan capital of witnesses, by Clifford Coonan (Independent, UK), Chinese policies led slowly to backlash in Tibet, by Jim Yardley (iht), China takes steps to thwart reporting on Tibet protests, by David Barboza (iht), China Tries to Thwart News Reports From Tibet (New York Times), Simmering Resentments Led to Tibetan Backlash, by Jum Yardley (New York Times), China Premier Blames Dalai Lama for ‘Appalling’ Violence in Tibet, by David Lague (New York Times), Tibetans in India Enraged by Details of Crackdown, by Somini Sengupta (New York Times), House raids as troops try to stop protests, by Mary-Anne Toy (Sydney Morning Herald), PM: Parliamentary Notice of Motion re Tibet, Press Release: New Zealand Government (Scoop), Turner condemns Government inaction on Tibet, Press Release: United Future NZ Party (Scoop), Dr Pita Sharples: The situation in Tibet, Press Release: The Maori Party (Scoop), Chinesen melden Erfolge in Tibet: hundert Rebellen sollen aufgegeben haben (Spiegel), Exiles question Dalai Lama's non-violence, by Geeta Pandey (BBC News), France raises idea of boycotting Olympics ceremony over Tibet, by Katrin Brennhold (iht)

Dalai Lama fears reprisals from Chinese ultimatum to Tibetans to surrender; Eyewitness accounts from Lhasa (International Campaign for Tibet 17/03/2008), UML says it favors 'One China policy' as violent protest erupts in Tibet (nn 17/03/2008), Police in Nepal clash with Tibet protesters, monks; 30 arrested (iht 17/03/2008), Protesting Tibetans arrested in Kathmandu (nn 17/03/2008) [Nepal is risking to loose international sympathizers by blindly following authoritarian orders by her northern neighbour!], National Identity Driving Tibet’s Struggle, by Ed Douglas (Arab News 17/03/2008), Tibet on the boil (Khaleej Times 17/03/2008), China im Zwielicht: Tibet-Krise heizt Debatte um Olympia-Boykott an (Spiegel 17/03/2008), "Der Druck muss noch stärker werden“, Interview mit dem Menschenrechtsbeauftragten der Bundesregierung, Günter Nooke, über Olympia und den Tibetkonflikt (Tagesspiegel 17/03/2008), Die ganze Welt zeigt sich solidarisch mit den Menschen in Tibet. Was ist es, das dieses Volk so faszinierend macht?, von Martin Gehlen (Tagesspiegel 17/03/2008), Lernen aus Olympia 1936: 2008 finden die Olympischen Spiele in Peking statt. Will die Welt wieder kritiklos einer Diktatur zujubeln und die Opfer vergessen?, von Franz Alt (Tagesspiegel 17/03/2008), Boykott und Spiele, von Sven Hansen (Tageszeitung 17/03/2008), Ausländer zur Ausreise aufgefordert: China sperrt Tibet ab (Netzeitung 17/03/2008) [China obviously does not want visitors in the year of the Olympic Games!!], Was China über Tibet zensieren will (Netzeitung 17/03/2008), China zu Dialog mit Dalai Lama aufgefordert: Internationale Kritik am chinesischen Vorgehen in Tibet und Aufforderungen zu Transparenz und Mäßigung (Tageszeitung 17/03/2008), Von Angst und Aufstand, von Georg Blume (Tageszeitung 17/03/2008), Nach den Straßenkämpfen in Tibet: Der Dalai Lama ist tabu (Tageszeitung 17/03/2008), Tibet demonstrators ordered to give themselves up, by Matthew Weaver (Guardian 17/03/2008), Rule of terror: Dalai Lama accuses China as dozens are reported dead, by Jonathan Watts and Randeep Ramesh (Guardian 17/03/2008), Spotlight on grievance: Events in Tibet expose China's achilles heel: its inability to recognise and respect ethnic difference, by Martin Jacques (Guardian 17/03/2008), Dalai Lama attacks 'cultural genocide', by Clifford Coonan (Independent, UK 17/03/2008), Our struggle will go on, despite the crackdown: The riots can be seen in the light of a quiet child finally fighting back against the playground bully, by Tsering Topgyal (Independent, UK 17/03/2008), Chinese troops parade handcuffed Tibetan prisoners in trucks, by Jane Macartney (Times, UK 17/03/2008), Für jeden Einwohner ein Soldat, von Annett Meiritz (Spiegel 17/03/2008), China setzt tibetischen Demonstranten Ultimatum: Russland unterstützt Vorgehen Pekings (Neue Zürcher Zeitung 17/03/2008), Tibet in "desperate situation", warns envoy (Swiss Info 17/03/2008), China blames protesters for deaths in Tibet, by David Lague (iht 17/03/2008), Tibetan exiles in India join in protests, by Somini Sengupta (iht 17/03/2008), Tibet violence 'concerns' India (BBC News 17/03/2008), La révolte des lamas tibétains s'étend en Chine, de Arnaud de La Grange (Le Figaro 17/03/2008), Parmi les moines de Lutsang, le feu couve sous la cendre, de Jean-Jacques Mével (Le Figaro 17/03/2008), Beistand statt Boykott, von Nadine Michel (Spiegel 17/03/2008), Berichte von Exil-Tibetern: Mönche brechen aus umstelltem Kloster aus (Netzeitung 17/03/2008), In quotes: Reaction to Tibet protests (BBC News 17/03/2008), Tibet adds to China's Olympic woes, by Paul Reynolds (BBC News 17/03/2008), "Les Tibétains savent que c'est maintenant ou jamais qu'il faut se faire entendre", de Marie Holzmann (Le Monde 17/03/2008), China vows 'unwavering' effort to hold onto Tibet, deadline for surrender, leniency passes, by Audra Ang (San Diego Union-Tribune 17/03/2008)

Chinese cops ‘deployed inside Nepal’ after Tibet unrest (ht 17/03/2008) [Unbelievable!!]

Protests spread throughout Tibet: thousands gather in towns and monasteries: Statement of Dalai Lama's Special Envoy on events in Tibet (International Campaign for Tibet 16/03/2008), UN soll eingreifen - Proteste verschärfen sich (Tagesspiegel 16/03/2008), Chinas anderes Gesicht, von Harald Mass (Tagesspiegel 16/03/2008), Dalai Lama's Tibet bloodshed fear (BBC News 16/03/2008), Beijing locks down Lhasa as crisis grows: At least 10, possibly dozens, killed as violence spreads and international protests mount, by Jonathan Watts (Observer 16/03/2008), Batons and tear gas as Tibetan unrest spreads beyond borders, by Tania Branigan (Observer 16/03/2008), Whatever China does, Tibet will still demand its freedom, by Ed Douglas (Observer 16/03/2008), China clamps down on unrest as riots spread across Tibet, by Clifford Coonan (Independent, UK 16/03/2008), China ruft "Volkskrieg" gegen Tibet aus (Spiegel 16/03/2008), Dalai Lama wirft China "kulturellen Völkermord" vor (Spiegel 16/03/2008), Tibetans take to protest against China’s crackdown (ht 16/03/2008), Tibetan refugees hold demo in front of UN office (nn) [Only authoritarian regimes put a stop to peaceful demonstrations! The government of Nepal should not behave like King Gyanendra and his henchmen did two years ago!!], Dalai Lama Won’t Stop Tibet Protests, by Somini Sengupta and Hari Kumar (New York Times 16/03/2008), Einreiseverbot für Auisländer: China riegelt Tibet ab (Spiegel 16/03/2008), Tibet ist Chinas Gaza-Streifen, von Jürgen Kremb (Spiegel 16/03/2008), China blockiert YouTube (Spiegel 16/03/2008)

Blutiger Protest: Tibetische Exilregierung spricht von 100 Toten (Spiegel 15/03/2008), Gewalt in Lhasa - Zahl der Todesopfer steigt (Tagesspiegel 15/03/2008), Gunfire on the streets of Lhasa as rallies turn violent: Witnesses report killings and attacks on Chinese in fiercest protests for 20 years, by Tania Branigan and Randeep Ramesh (Guardian 15/03/2008), Ruthless campaign of cultural destruction, by Barney Faulkner (Independent, UK 15/03/2008), Four die and dozens more injured as Tibet protests descend into violence, by Clifford Coonan (Independent, UK 15/03/2008), China faces crisis as world leaders call for restraint, by Jane Macartney and Catherine Philp (Times, UK 15/03/2008), 'They stopped attacking the boy when I rushed forward': Security forces stand by as the worst riots in 50 years are fuelled by Tibetans fighting for recognition, by James Miles (Times, UK 15/03/2008), Police break up Tibetan protest in Nepal's capital, arresting at least 20 (iht 15/03/2008), Tibetans Cite Spreading Unrest, Mounting Death Toll, as China Clamps Down (Radio Free Asia 15/03/2008), Protest takes place in Switzerland over Tibet (Swiss Info 15/03/2008), Tense times at Tibetan monastery, by Michael Bristow (BBC News 15/03/2008)

China Trade Fair-2008 from April 25 (nn 15/03/2008) [This event must be stalled as long as the rights suppression in China occupied Tibet continues!!]

China asks Nepal to ban Everest climbs during spring amid fears of protest (iht 14/03/2008), Nepal agrees to China Everest ban (BBC News 14/03/2008), China tells Nepal: Halt Everest trips till May (ht 15/03/2008), Tourism entrepreneurs not to send mountaineers atop Everest between May 1 and 10 (nn 17/03/2008), Saving face (Independent, UK 17/03/2008), Climbers banned from Everest as China seeks to stop protests on summit, by Michael McCarthy (Independent, UK 17/03/2008), No ban on Everest climbing, govt says (nn 18/03/2008), Government gets cold feet on Everest ban (Gulf Times 19/03/2008)

5 Tibetans, cops hurt in march on embassy (kp 11/03/2008), 155 Tibetan refugees held, freed (ht 11/03/2008) [The fundamental right to demonstrate is only denied by authoritarian states like China!], Second day of protests in Lhasa: monks dispersed by tear-gas (International Campaign for Tibet 11/03/2008), Freedom Forum slams 'suppression' of Tibetan protestors (nn 12/03/2008), Chinese Police Fire Tear-Gas at Protesting Tibetan Monks (Radio Free Asia 12/03/2008), Tränengas gegen demonstrierende Mönche (Tagesspiegel 12/03/2008), Indische Polizei geht gegen Exil-Tibeter vor (Netzeitung 13/03/2008), Tibetan Monks in Critical Condition After Attempted Suicide, as Protests Mount (Radio Free Asia 13/03/2008), Monasteries under lockdown after three days of protest: fears of severe reprisals in Lhasa (International Campaign for Tibet 13/03/2008), Rights group demands Tibetans be allowed to protest, seeks releases (Earth Times 14/03/2008), Schwere Ausschreitungen in Tibet (Tagesspiegel 14/03/2008), Tote bei Aufruhr in Lhasa - Dalai Lama in Sorge (Spiegel, 14/03/2008), Entsetzen über Eskalation - Bush attackiert China, von Andreas Lorenz (Spiegel 14/03/2008), Blutige Unruhen in Tibet lösen Entsetzen aus (Tagesspiegel 14/03/2008), India holds Tibetans for 14 days (BBC News 14/03/2008), China Clamps Down on Tibetan Protests As Many Deaths, Injuries Reported (Radio Free Asia 14/03/2008)

Dalai Lama beklagt Unterdrückung Tibets (Tagesspiegel 10/03/2008), China Detains Tibetan Monks Protesting on Key Anniversary (Radio Free Asia 10/03/2008), Monks arrested as police quash protests in Tibet: report (International Campaign for Tibet 10/03/2008)

Tibetan Monks Warned To Return to Monastery (Radio Free Asia (06/03/2008)

China for stability in Nepal (kp 03/03/2008), Yafei tells PM China is ready to support Nepal (nn 03/03/2008), China pledges support for CA polls (ht 04/03/2008), "China Is Strong Supporter Of Nepal's Political Stability And Economic Development", interview with He Yafei, Assistant minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (sp 07/03/2008)

Tracking the Steel Dragon: How China's economic policies and the railroad are transforming Tibet (International Campaign for Tibet 28/02/2008)

Nepal hands over Tibetan after late night raid on Tibetan refugee center in Kathmandu (International Campaign for Tibet 25/02/2008), Rights group concerned for Tibetan arrested in Nepal (Radio Australia 26/02/2008) [Nepal must preserve her sovereignty and not become a tool of authoritarian Chinese politics!!]

Tibetans, Chinese Police Clash at Festival (Radio Free Asia 22/02/2008)

‘Attract Chinese investors’ (kp 15/02/2008)

Tatopani customs to get new facilities (kp 18/01/2008)

Two Monks from Panchen Lama's Monastery Commit Suicide (Radio Free Asia (16/03/2008)

PM asks China to extend network up to border (kp 20/12/2007)

Beijing Consensus: Relevance for Nepal (kp 24/11/2007)

Nepal, China try to revive Kathmandu-Lhasa bus service (Earth Times 20/11/2007)

China Jails Tibetan Nomad For Eight Years After Dalai Lama Protest (Radio Free Asia 20/11/2007), Long sentences for spying and splittism follow Tibetan nomad's call for Dalai Lama to return to Tibet (International Campaign for Tibet 20/11/2007)

Hope fades for Tibetan refugees in Nepal (wi 13/11/2007)

Nepal stops 5,000 Tibetans from getting US asylum (wi 01/11/2007)

China continues firing on fleeing Tibetans: report (wi 31/10/2007), Activist group says Tibetans fired upon by Chinese while crossing into Nepal (iht 31/10/2007), Chinese cops fire at Tibetans crossing Nangpa La pass (kp 01/11/2007), China calls report of shooting at Tibetan refugees groundless (iht 01/11/2007)

Nepal Maoists start anti-Dalai Lama campaign (Hindustan Times 16/10/2007))

Chinese envoy meets PM (nn 13/10/2007)

How Nepali traders lost out in Lhasa (samn 10/10/2007)

China accepts envoy-nominee (nn 04/10/2007)

Police arrest 18 Tibetans from Gorkha (nn 02/10/2007)

Sino-Nepal talks on border dispute begin (samn 26/09/2007)

Tibet fears lead to China blocking Nepal mountain route (wi 23/09/2007)

China Festival 2007: Show of Friendship, by Keshab Poudel (sp 21/09/2007)

China ‘ready ‘to rescue Nepal from petroleum crisis (nn 16/09/2007), China to help ease petrol problem (kp 17/09/2007)

China bans animal imports from Nepal (kp 15/09/2007)

Trading with Tibet, by Madhav Das Shrestha (kp 15/09/2007)

Business community for stronger Nepal-Tibet trade relation (nn 11/09/2007), Nepal-China Tibet economic, trade fair kicks off (Xinhua 11/09/2007)

Joint venture with China stressed (kp 08/09/2007)

Nepal and China's Guangxi could benefit form bilateral trade (nn 04/09/2007)

Road to Mt Everest, by Trilochan Urpeti (kp 21/07/2007)

China, Nepal mark 52 years of diplomatic ties, by Upendra Gautam (sp 10/08/2007)

Tibetans from across the world hold massive protest in capital (Gulf Times 09/08/2007)

Own land in Darchula to visit Mansarobar, by Bikram Giri (kp 06/08/2007)

Nepal failed to reap benefits from China, interview with Rajesh Kaji Shrestha is the president of Nepal-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (kp 06/08/2007)

Nepal hands over Tibetan refugee to China (wi 04/08/2007), Nepal deports Tibetan man to China: group (Reuters 04/08/2007)

Nepali gov't reiterates "One China" policy (Xinhua 27/07/2007), Chinese bounty wins fresh Nepal support against Taiwan (wi 28/07/2007)

China, Nepal mark 52 years of diplomatic ties, by Upendra Gautam (China Daily 26/07/2007)

China offers Rs 8 billion line of credit to Nepal (nn 24/07/2007), China's aid for infrastructure, CA polls (samn 25/07/2007), China asked for more assistance (kp 25/07/2007), China willing to support Nepal for infrastructure development: Chao (nn 25/07/2007)

"We Will Not Tolerate Interference On Nepal 's Internal Affairs By Any Country Of The World", interview with Li Shaoxian, vice-president of the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (sp 13/07/2007)

Neighborly Concern: As Nepal is preparing to hold the elections for Constituent Assembly, a high level delegation from China comes to comprehend the situation, by Keshab Poudel (sp 13/07/2007)

Preferential trading facility sought from China (kp 10/07/2007)

Chinese delegation visits PLA cantonment (nn 09/07/2007)

China and Bhutan: crushing dissent, by Meenakshi Ganguly (Open Democracy 05/07/2007)

“China Supports Nepal’s Quest To Achieve Peace And Stability”, by Zheng Xianglin (sp 29/06/2007)

Tibetans jailed, tortured for displaying banned flag (kp 28/06/2007)

The China factor (tg 27/06/2007)

28 stolen idols return home (nn 22/06/2007)

Friendship Matters: More than a year after major political change, prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala is scheduled to visit China, by Keshab Poudel (sp 22/06/2007)

Chinese presence must be visible (tg 20/06/2007), China will not interfere in Nepal’s internal affairs: Envoy Xianglin (nn 20/06/2007), China for pro-active role in peace process (kp 21/06/2007), China not shunning Maoists in Nepal (samn 21/06/2007)

China makes the high road to Everest, by Jonathan Watts (Guardian, UK 19/06/2007), Activists decry Chinese road to Mt Everest (Times of India 20/06/2007)

Knowledge From North (sp 15/06/2007)

“China won’t tolerate foreign intervention”, interview with Zheng Xialing, the Chinese ambassador to Nepal in Nepal (nt 15/06/2007, originally in Nepal, 17 June)

Nepal pushes for trade preference in China (kp 13/06/2007), Entrepreneurs emphasise on Nepal-China trade promotion (nn 13/06/2007), FNCCI, ACFCI to jointly promote trade, tourism (kp 14/06/2007)

Enter China, exit India?, by N.P.Upadhyaya (tg 13/06/2007)

Confucius Institute to be set up in Nepal (Xinhua 22/05/2007)

High-level body to facilitate Nepal-Tibet trade (kp 18/05/2007)

Tibet bar on foreigners, by Jane Macartney (tc 15/05/2007), Foreigners are barred from wandering alone in Tibet (Times, UK 15/05/2007)

China positive towards petroleum supply (nn 10/05/2007)

US activists detained on Everest (BBC News 25/04/2007)

PM Koirala receives credentials of Chinese ambassador (nn 19/04/2007)

Dalai Lama's office will not operate in Nepal: Maoist minister (nn 10/04/2007)

‘Promote Nepal in China’ (kp 07/04/2007)

An eyewitness account on nun’s murder (Peninsula 20/03/2007)

Tibetans Hope For Improved Treatment of Refugees in Nepal, by Steve Herman (Voice of America 19/03/2007)

Dry port to be built at Panchkhal (samn 19/03/2007)

Tibetan leader held in Nuwakot (samn 18/03/2007)

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