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Tibet Current Affairs 1995-1996

Edited by Dr T.Matthew Ciolek

[Est.: 1 June 1995. Last updated: 5 Feb 1998. This page is optimised for transmission speed, not for fancy looks. This month's additions are marked "***".]

The purpose of this Web document is to provide central access point to Tibetan current affairs analyses and news bulletins (ISSN 1355-3313) prepared by TIN - Tibet Information Network, City Cloisters, 188-196 Old St, London EC1 9FR, United Kingdom ph: +44-171 814 9011 / fax: +44-171 814 9015 / email: (tin@gn.apc.org). Materials derived from sources other than Tibet Information Network are marked accordingly. Average size of each bulletin is approx 12Kb.

The document is a part of the Tibetan Studies WWW Virtual Library. Please mail tmciolek@ciolek.com if you know of relevant networked resource not in this page.
    1996

  1. Student Unease at Language Policies in Schools, University - Dec 96
  2. Major Bomb Blast in Lhasa - Dec 96
  3. 18 Years for Tibetan "Spy"; US Implicated - Dec 96
  4. Bombing in Sog County; "Strike Hard" Campaign to Continue - Dec 96
  5. Three Tibetans Shot by Nepal Police, 43 Others With Frostbite - Nov 96
  6. Expulsions, Arrests, Death Reported During Re-education Drive - Nov 96
  7. Artist Found Traumatised After Alleged Torture - Nov 96
  8. Nun Sentenced to 9 Years for "Not Standing Up" - Nov 96
  9. Leading Dissident Under House Arrest - Nov 96
  10. Power Supply to Surge in Bid to Expand Tibet Industry - Nov 96
  11. Recognition of Tibet is Starting Point for Solidifying Taiwan's Sovereignty - Oct 96
    [Src: "I Chung Lai, Cornell Uiv., USA (iclai@lns62.lns.cornell.edu)"]
  12. Secret 1962 Report by the Panchen Lama Criticises China - Oct 96
  13. Re-education Drive: Sera Monks Issue Statement - Arrests Rise to 13 - Sep 96
  14. Re-education Campaign Extended to all Tibet Region - Sep 96
  15. Crackdown at Kumbum: School Closed, Monks Arrested, Magazine Banned - Aug 96
  16. 1,000 Monks Face Expulsion in Lhasa Re-education Drive - Aug 96
  17. Hydro-Electric Project: Tunnel Collapse - Aug 96
  18. Increased Restrictions on Tourists in Tibet - Aug 96
  19. Second Monk Dies in Lhasa Prison - Jul 96
  20. Four Nuns Imprisoned For Demanding A Free Tibet - Jun 96
    [Src: "The Office of Tibet, London (tibetlondon@gn.apc.org)"]
  21. Gyantse Festival Cancelled; 14 in Prison over Panchen Lama Dispute - Jun 96
  22. 13 Year Old Arrested at Ganden; Monk Dies from Bullet Wounds - Jun 96
  23. China Admits Holding Panchen Lama Child "for Protection" - Jun 96
  24. Armed Police Upgraded as China Targets Sabotage - May 96
  25. Tibetans in Shigatse Sentenced to Up to 5 Years - May 96
  26. Tourist Account of Monks' Protest, Police Search for Photographs - May 96
  27. House to House Searches for Photographs Begin - May 96
  28. Anti-Dalai Lama Campaign Shifts to Schools - May 96
  29. 2nd Serious Incident in Lhasa Area: 30 Nuns and up to 50 Others "Severely Beaten" - May 96
  30. UN Experts Criticise China As Governments Back Off - May 96
  31. Lhasa Monasteries Closed after Monk Shot, 40 Detained - May 96
  32. Secret Film of Deforestation in Tibet - May 96
  33. Dr. Tenzin Choedrak US Congressional Testimony on Torture - May 96
    [Src: "The International Campaign for Tibet (ict@peacenet.org)"]
  34. Dalai Lama Photographs Banned from Monasteries - Apr 96
  35. Tourist Denounced for "Bomb" Fax from Lhasa - Mar 96
  36. Bomb Explodes outside Lhasa Party Headquarters - Mar 96
  37. 37th Anniversary of Tibetan People's Uprising, Statement of the Dalai Lama - Mar 96
    [Src: "TibetNet Project (sdargyay@tibetnet.ernet.in)"]
  38. Nunnery and Monastery Closed Down; Religious Policy Tightens - Mar 96
  39. Blizzards: 25,000 More Nomads Stranded in Sershul - Mar 96
  40. Survival under Surveillance - a brief overview of the human rights situation in Tibet 1994-1995 - Feb 96 [42 Kb]
    [Src: "Human Rights Desk of the Dept of Information & International Relations, Tibetan Government-in-Exile, Dharamsala, India (tibet@acs.ucalgary.ca)"]
  41. Chinese Killed as Prisoners Escape - Feb 96
  42. Tibetan Newspaper Sabotaged; Lama's House Bombed - Jan 96

    1995

  1. Anti-Abbot Campaign Begins, Aims to Eliminate Dalai Lama Influence - Dec 95
  2. Second Panchen Lama Appointed: Details - Nov 95
  3. Chinese to Appoint a Second Panchen Lama - Nov 95
  4. Six Tibetans End Hunger Strike After Receiving Dalai Lama's Message - Oct 95
    [Src: "Tibet-L@iubvm.ucs.indiana.edu"]
  5. Panchen Lama Dispute: New Leaders Installed at Tashilhunpo - Oct 95
  6. Six Tibetans to Sit on Hunger Strike at UN HQ Until Death - Oct 95
    [Src: "Tibet-L@iubvm.ucs.indiana.edu"]
  7. Signs of Chinese Leadership Split over Panchen Lama Reincarnation - Sep 95
  8. Locals Complain about Military Exercises in Gansu - Sep 95
  9. Crackdown in Gan-lho: Monk "Paralysed" After Labrang Posters - Sep 95
  10. 48 Arrests So Far in Panchen Lama Reincarnation Dispute - Sep 95
  11. Denial of Access to the UN 4th World Conference on Women and the NGO Forum: Summary of Reports - Sep 95 [30 Kb]
  12. The Future of Tibet - a National Colloquium, ANU, Canberra - Sep 95
    [Src: "Australia Tibet Council ANU Action Group (mccomas @cres.anu.edu.au)"]
  13. New Majority: Chinese Population Transfer into Tibet - Aug 95
    [Src: "Tibet Support Group UK (tibetsupport@gn.apc.org)"]
  14. China's privatisation of UN Human Rights Forum Condemned - Aug 95
    [Src: "Dept of Information & International Relations, Tibetan Government-in-Exile, Dharamsala, India (tibet@acs.ucalgary.ca)"]
  15. National Report on Tibetan Women - Aug 95 [88 Kb]
    [Src: "Women's Issues Desk of the Dept of Information & International Relations, Tibetan Government-in-Exile, Dharamsala, India (tibet@acs.ucalgary.ca)"]
  16. Karmapa Dispute: Monks Protest Outside Sikkim Monastery - Aug 95
  17. Chinese Step Up Pressure on Nepal Deportations - Aug 95
  18. US Tourist Stripped in Police Search for Letters; Arrests Likely - Aug 95
  19. Over 200 Tibetans Repatriated by Nepal Despite UN & US Protests - Jul 95
  20. Appendix to Report on Repatriations: Names - Jul 95
  21. Troops enter Tashilhunpo, Tourists Expelled En Masse - Jul 95
  22. 6 Year Sentence for Prison Protest - Jul 95
  23. Panchen Lama Dispute: Leading Businessman Detained - Jun 95
  24. Police Strip-Search Tourists - Jun 95
  25. EU Tibet Project: Call for Cancellation - Jun 95
  26. Tibet Human Rights Monitor Escapes - Jun 95
  27. Search Party Abbot "Held Incommunicado"- May 95
  28. Tibet's Youngest Prisoner Dies - May 95
  29. Prisoner Faces Execution for Political Protest - May 95
  30. Panchen Lama Re-incarnation Dispute - May 95
  31. Analysis of Panchen Lama Reincarnation - May 95
    [Src: "Tibet-L@iubvm.ucs.indiana.edu"]
  32. New Panchen Lama Recognized ! - May 95
    [Src: "Tibet-L@iubvm.ucs.indiana.edu"]
  33. Lists of 16 reported demonstrations and 31 arrests - Feb/Mar 1995
  34. Monasteries Raided, 196 Monks an Nuns Arrested or Expelled - Apr 95
  35. Fourth Tibetan Woman Dies After Leaving Prison - Apr 95
  36. Former Soldiers to be Given Permanent Posts in Tibet - Apr 95
  37. Nepal Deports 53 Tibetan Escapees - Apr 95
  38. Tibetan Girl Held for 1 Year After Release Announced - Apr 95
  39. Chinese Step Up Attack on Dalai Lama - Apr 95
  40. Russia Saves China from UN Defeat - Mar 95
  41. China Snubbed at UN - Mar 95
  42. Demonstrations in Lhasa - Feb 95
  43. More on December Protests by Sang-ngag Kha Monks - Feb 95
  44. Tibet's Leading Prisoner Speaks Out - Feb 95
  45. Troops Raid Monastery; 99 Arrested in 1994 - Feb 95
  46. Muslim-Tibetan Clashes; Monk Killed - Feb 95
  47. UN Calls for Release of Tibetan Prisoners - Feb 95
  48. Chinese To Stop Growth of Buddhism in Tibet - Jan 95
  49. Tibetans Prevented from Contacting UN - Jan 95
  50. 110 Political Arrests in Tibet, 1994: A Provisional List - Jan 95

TIN reports specifically addressing the human rights situation in Tibet are available from a wais (full-text) ANU-Tibetan-Human-Rights data base.
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