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Tibet Current Affairs 1997-1998

Edited by Dr T.Matthew Ciolek

[Est.: 1 June 1995. Last updated: 16 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.
    1998

  1. Route proposed for Qinghai-Tibet railway - Dec 98
  2. Harsh Punishment for Environmental Protest - Dec 98
  3. Fears for Ngawang Sangdrol following further Drapchi protests - Nov 98
  4. Political Prisoners Held in New Lhasa Detention Centre - Nov 98
  5. Campaign against Dalai Lama strengthened in Tibet - Nov 98
  6. Key religious leader leaves Tibet for America - Nov 98
  7. Officials Confirm Drapchi Protest; Fears for the Safety of Prisoners - Oct 98
  8. Sentence Extensions for Tibetans After Political Protest - Oct 98
  9. Tibetan monk shot dead by Nepalese police - Sep 98
  10. Prison Conditions and Language Issues in Tibet Today - Sep 98
  11. More than 50 Deaths in Tibet Floods - Sep 98
  12. China Floods Force Logging Ban in Eastern Tibet - Aug 98
  13. More Party Control, Tighter Security in Rural Tibet - Aug 98
  14. Monk "dedicated to spiritual practice" Dies After Torture - Jul 98
  15. Ngawang Choephel, Tibetan music student held in Shigatse after appeal - Jul 98
  16. Lhasa Bomb; More on Drapchi Disturbances - Jul 98
  17. Demolition of Important Religious Sites: Monks and Nuns Expelled - Jun 98
  18. New Protests at Drapchi Prison - May 98
  19. Fifteen Monks Arrested After Re-education Protest in "Rebellion Monastery" - May 98
  20. Life imprisonment for Tibetan sentenced in Drapchi - May 1998
  21. Drapchi Protest Highlights 'danger' of Prison Visits in Tibet - Mar 98
  22. Profile : Hu Jintao, former Party Secretary of TAR - Mar 98
  23. Tibet Snowstorm: Aid Agencies and Soldiers Tackle the Crisis - Mar 98
  24. The 10th Panchen Lama's Secret Report on 1960s Tibet Published - Feb 98
  25. How Snow Disaster Affects a Prefecture in Qinghai Province - Feb 98
    [Src: "Tibetan Studies List (tibetan-studies-l@coombs.anu.edu.au)"]
  26. Refugees Charged by Indian Police for Lack of Papers - Feb 98
  27. Five Children Die in Tibet Escape Attempts - Jan 98
  28. Snow Disaster in Tibet - Jan 98

    1997

  1. EU Tibet Project Suspended - Dec 97
  2. Foreign Aid Worker Forced Out, EU Project under Scrutiny - Dec 97
  3. Study of 1,200 Tibetan Officials: New Leadership Emerges - Dec 97
  4. Tibet (TAR) Delegation visits Norway, Germany - Dec 97
  5. New Party Chief in Lhasa; Chinese Heads Lhokha Government - Dec 97
  6. PRC Demographers on Mongols, Tibetans, Uighurs - Nov 97
    [Src: "David Cowhig (dcowhig@public3.bta.net.cn", US Embassy, Beijing"]
  7. Tibet (TAR) Delegation Cancels Visit after British Insist on NGO Meetings - Nov 97
  8. Tibet (TAR) Leaders to Visit Europe - Nov 97
  9. Goldstein and Revisionist Tibetan History (by Jamyang Norbu) - Nov 97
    [Src: "Tibet Interest List (tibet-l@listserv.indiana.edu)"]
  10. Thubten Jigme Norbu - Speech in Honor of Heinrich Harrer and the Opening in Austria of 'Seven Years in Tibet' - Nov 97
    [Src: "Tibet Interest List (tibet-l@listserv.indiana.edu)"]
  11. Power Struggle in Tibet Party; "Hidden" Enemy Targetted - Nov 97
  12. Nepal Incursion by Tibet Police - Nov 97
  13. 17 Year Sentence for Tibetan "Spy" - Nov 97
  14. Travel Restrictions Target Americans - Oct 97
  15. Jampel Tendar, aged 20, Buddhist monk, beaten and tortured - Oct 97
    [Src: "The Office of Tibet, London (tibetlondon@gn.apc.org)"]
  16. Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche's 'Satyagraha' speech in London - Oct 97
    [Src: "The Office of Tibet, London (tibetlondon@gn.apc.org)"]
  17. Hospital Delays Injured Tourist's Evacuation - Sep 97
  18. HH The Dalai Lama at the "Forum 2000" Conference, Prague, Czech Republic - Sep 97
    [Src: "The Office of Tibet, London (tibetlondon@gn.apc.org)"]
  19. Cultural Policy: History Book Banned, Tibetan Culture Declared "Non-Buddhist" - Aug 97
  20. Tibetan Sentenced to 9 Years for Prisoner List - Aug 97
  21. Leading Scholar Dies, Cultural Criticism Stepped Up - Aug 97
  22. Rural Monks Reject Patriotic Education - Jul 97
  23. Birth Control Policy in Tibet: 308 Tibetan women sterilised - Jul 97
    [Src: "Dept of Information and International Relation (diir@dsala.tibet.net)"]
  24. 1997 Plan for TAR: Agriculture, Industry and Re-education - Jul 97
  25. China Gathers Support on Tibet, Opens New Phase in Anti-Dalai Lama Campaign - Jul 97
  26. Tibet Marks Hong Kong Return with Celebrations and Film - Jul 97
  27. Hong Kong Celebrations Raise Expectations in Lhasa - Jun 97
  28. Tibet Closed Off During Hong Kong Hand-over - Jun 97
  29. Tibet-Nepal Trade Drops After Chinese Police Assaults - Jun 97
  30. Crime on the Increase in Tibet - Jun 97
  31. The Dalai Lama Meets with Lesbian and Gay Leaders in San Francisco - Jun 97
    [Src: "The Office of Tibet, London (tibetlondon@gn.apc.org)"]
  32. Historic Lhasa Tromsikhang Palace Demolition - Jun 97
  33. Ngawang Phuntsog, Leading Religious Teacher Dies - Jun 97
  34. Dalai Lama: "Rebirth Outside Tibet" - May 97
  35. Senior Lama Sentenced in Panchen Lama Search Dispute - May 97
  36. Policy Shift in Teaching in Tibet - May 97
  37. Concern Expressed on Gedhun Choekyi Nyima's Detention at the UN - Apr 97
    [Src: "The Office of Tibet, London (tibetlondon@gn.apc.org)"]
  38. Tibetans Sacked After Visiting India - Mar 97
  39. Tibetan Refugee Raped 12 Times by Nepalese Police - Feb 97
  40. Deng Xiaoping's Death - Statement From H.H The Dalai Lama - Feb 97
    [Src: "Thubten Samdup (samdup@cae.ca)"]
  41. Officials Silent Over Deng's Death; Tibetan Allowed to Speak Out - Feb 97
  42. Three More Die in Escape Attempt - Feb 97
  43. Tibet "Spy" Case Goes to Appeal - Feb 97
  44. Two Children Die in Mountain Escape Bid - Feb 97
  45. Female Prisoners Suffer Inhuman Torture - Feb 97
    [Src: "The Office of Tibet, London (tibetlondon@gn.apc.org)"]
  46. EC Tibet Project Should Exclude NGOs, says China - Jan 97

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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