Liberté pour le Tibet
JEUX OLYMPIQUES DE LA MATRAQUE
“STATEMENT, FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTRY
With the approach of the Olympic Games, which ought to be a great show of fraternity, France would like to draw the attention of the Chinese authorities to the importance of respecting human right” 1
Le Toit du Monde n’est pas foutu
Le ciel est resté bleu et nu
Couleur d’espoir à perte de vue
Laisse tomber l’uranium
Prends le soleil, écris dessus
Tibet !
Vivent les droits de l’homme !
Liberté pour le Tibet !texte Irène Frain – photos François Frain
Tibet in Paris, 10 March 2008 49 anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising.
49ème anniversaire du soulèvement national tibétain.
Human Rights Watch Asia > China and Tibet
“Given the long and well-documented history of torture of political activists by China”s security forces there is every reason to fear for the safety of those recently detained. Only by giving access to independent monitors can China give the world some confidence that detainees are not being tortured or mistreated. ” 2
Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch.
source : China: Tibetan Detainees at Serious Risk of Torture and Mistreatment (New York, March 19, 2008)
China: Restrain Forces From Violently Attacking Protesters in Tibet Human Rights Watch (New York, March 15, 2008)
Tibet 1959
Au départ, c’est la commémoration de l’arrivée des troupes chinoises au Tibet en 1959 3 qui a déclenché la manifestation 4. Ces commémorations ont lieu tous les ans. En 1988, elles avaient été très violentes et s’étaient terminées par l’imposition de la loi martiale. En 1989, les autorités chinoises y avaient répondu par une répression féroce 5. Nous avons peu d’informations sur ce qui a provoqué l’escalade cette année. Ma sensation, c’est que les Tibétains se sont dit : si on ne s’exprime pas cette année en 2008, avant les Jeux olympiques, on ne va jamais être entendus. C’est une stratégie à double tranchant. D’un côté, c’est le moment béni pour se faire entendre, parce que la communauté internationale n’a jamais été aussi attentive à ce qui se passe en Chine. Mais d’un autre côté, c’est le moment où le gouvernement chinois est le plus nerveux et hésitera le moins à réprimer violemment pour que cela s’arrête le plus vite possible. Ces manifestations montrent l’ampleur du désespoir des Tibétains, qui savent que c’est maintenant ou jamais.
“Les Tibétains savent que c’est maintenant ou jamais qu’il faut se faire entendre” Marie Holzmann, sinologue et porte-parole du Collectif Chine JO 2008 Le Monde.fr 17.03.08
Tibet protests spread to neighbouring provinces Anti-government protests in Tibet have spread to Gansu and neighbouring provinces with large Tibetan populations. Tania Branigan reports from Xiahe on the tense stand-off between monks, lay people and security forces 6
Tibetans Stage More Protests; More Deaths, Arrests Reported 2008.03.18 Radio Free Asia
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) calls upon the United Nations to appoint an independent commission of investigation to enquire on the current crackdown in Tibet.
Call for an independent commission of investigation
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Press release from the office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
__________________________________________I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep gratitude to world leaders and the international community for their concern over the recent sad turn of events in Tibet and for their attempts to persuade the Chinese authorities to exercise restraint in dealing with the demonstrations.
Since the Chinese Government has accused me of orchestrating these protests in Tibet, I call for a thorough investigation by a respected body, which should include Chinese representatives, to look into these allegations. Such a body would need to visit Tibet, the traditional Tibetan areas outside the Tibet Autonomous Region, and also the Central Tibetan Administration here in India. In order for the international community, and especially the more than one billion Chinese people who do not have access to uncensored information, to find out what is really going on in Tibet, it would be of tremendously helpful if representatives of the international media also undertook such investigations.
Whether it was intended or not, I believe that a form of cultural genocide has taken place in Tibet, where the Tibetan identity has been under constant attack. Tibetans have been reduced to an insignificant minority in their own land as a result of the huge transfer of non-Tibetans into Tibet. The distinctive Tibetan cultural heritage with its characteristic language, customs and traditions is fading away. Instead of working to unify its nationalities, the Chinese government discriminates against these minority nationalities, the Tibetans among them.
It is common knowledge that Tibetan monasteries, which constitute our principal seats of learning, besides being the repository of Tibetan Buddhist culture, have been severely reduced in both in number and population. In those monasteries that do still exist, serious study of Tibetan Buddhism is no longer allowed; in fact, even admission to these centres of learning is being strictly regulated. In reality, there is no religious freedom in Tibet. Even to call for a little more freedom is to risk being labeled a separatist. Nor is there any real autonomy in Tibet, even though these basic freedoms are guaranteed by the Chinese constitution.
I believe the demonstrations and protests taking place in Tibet are a spontaneous outburst of public resentment built up by years of repression in defiance of authorities that are oblivious to the sentiments of the local populace. They mistakenly believe that further repressive measures are the way to achieve their declared aim of long-term unity and stability.
On our part, we remain committed to taking the Middle Way approach and pursuing a process of dialogue in order to find a mutually beneficial solution to the Tibetan issue.
With these points in mind, I also seek the international community’s support for our efforts to resolve Tibet’s problems through dialogue, and I urge them to call upon the Chinese leadership to exercise the utmost restraint in dealing with the current disturbed situation and to treat those who are being arrested properly and fairly.
Dalai Lama
Dharamsala
March 18, 2008
see also : Dalai Lama Press release March 14, 2008 7
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Actualité du Tibet en France
Etudiants pour un Tibet libre
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Tibet-info.net actualité en français
Alternative Tibetaine journal francophone entièrement consacré à la question tibétaine et à la problématique de l’indépendance
“La Flamme de la Liberté Tibétaine” arrive le 7 avril à Paris
Etudiants pour un Tibet libre
Le 7 avril à Paris : “La Flamme de la Liberté Tibétaine” sera ensuite transportée en Eurostar jusqu’à Paris, la ville relais suivante, par les nonnes de Drapchi et les athlètes de l’équipe Tibet. L’arrivée estprévue à Paris Gare du Nord à 19 h le dimanche 6 avril.
(APPEL A LA MOBILISATION POUR TOUS LES TIBETAINS ET SUPPORTERS EN EUROPE www.tibet.fr )
Les 8 et 9 avril 2008 San Francisco: Ralliez-vous à la manifestation protestataire du relais de la Flamme Olympique de la Chine www.tibet.ca
News from Tibet
The government of Tibet in Exile
voice of tibet a radio in exile
Culture
Tout arrive – France Culture – 05.05.2006 – 00h27m35s – 12,6 Mo (www.tibet.fr)
En première partie, le Tibet sur les pas de Milarépa.
invité : Claude B. Levenson. Chants et méditation venus d’Asie…
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Tibet writes authors
Tibet The Story Of A Tragedy
7 octobre 1950 : invasion du Tibet
History of Tibet Wikipedia
Dreams of Tibet A troubled country & its enduring fascination – pbs.org
Documentary
Voice of Tibet documentary (.mov file) [en]
47 years in tibet
Sur le portail YouTube, des dizaines de vidéos montrant des affrontements, parfois très sanglants, à Lhassa, ont été retirées ou bloquées deux jours plus tard. 8
Films
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Dreaming Lhasa a film by RITU SARIN and TENZING SONAM (White Crane films) released september 2007 – buy the DVD
Miss Tibet, not Tibet-China
“Miss Tibet, empêchée de participer à un concours de beauté en Malaisie, a accusé mercredi la Chine d’en être responsable. Selon Tsering Chungtak, rentrée mardi à New Delhi où elle vit, les organisateurs lui ont ordonné de porter une écharpe avec l’inscription «Miss Tibet-Chine» ou de se retirer du concours. «Ils ne m’ont donné que deux options et c’était un cauchemar.» Les organisateurs lui ont expliqué subir des pressions de la Chine pour l’obliger à enlever son écharpe «Miss Tibet» pendant le concours”.
Miss Tibet victime de la géopolitique Libération, 5 décembre 2007
Tsering Chungtak, a sociology major from the University of New Delhi, made headlines last December when she was expelled from the 2007 Miss Tourism competition in Malaysia for standing up against the Chinese government and refusing to wear a sash that read “Miss Tibet-China.” (…) This marked the second time that a Tibetan beauty pageant entrant has claimed Chinese influence on the competition. In 2005, Tashi Yangchen also left the contest after the Chinese authorities said she would have to enter as Miss Tibet-China. 9
- In quotes: Reaction to Tibet protests BBC News Monday, 17 March 2008 [back]
- Trials of a Tibetan Monk : The Case of Tenzin Delek 2004 pdf file (1.5 Mb) — procès d’un moine tibétain [back]
- En 1959, la Commission internationale des Juristes, un organisme indépendant, a procédé à l’examen approfondi des témoignages recueillis; elle en a conclu que “des actes de génocide ont été accomplis au Tibet dans l’intention de détruire les Tibétains en tant que groupe religieux“, et elle a invité les Nations unies à se saisir de la question. [back]
- A propos du soutien de la CIA à la résistance tibétaine en lutte contre le régime communiste chinois, voir l’opération “The Shadow Circus” :
The CIA in TIBET 1
The CIA in TIBET 2
The CIA in TIBET 3
The CIA in TIBET 4
The CIA in TIBET 5
The CIA in TIBET 6 [back] - Robert BADINTER sur l’occupation chinoise du Tibet. Apostrophes A2 – 21/04/1989 – 00h02m17s INA — cfRobert Badinter [back]
- # Tania Branigan and Dan Chung – guardian.co.uk, Sunday March 16 2008 [back]
- I am deeply concerned over the situation that has been developing in Tibet following peaceful protests in many parts of Tibet, including Lhasa, in recent days. These protests are a manifestation of the deep-rooted resentment of the Tibetan people under the present governance. As I have always said, unity and stability under brute force is at best a temporary solution. It is unrealistic to expect unity and stability under such a rule and would therefore not be conducive to finding a peaceful and lasting solution. I therefore appeal to the Chinese leadership to stop using force and address the long-simmering resentment of the Tibetan people through dialogue with the Tibetan people. I also urge my fellow Tibetans not to resort to violence.
The DALAI LAMA Dated: March 14, 2008
source : The official website of the Cental Tibetan Administration [back] - La Chine bloque YouTube dans le volet électronique de sa “guerre populaire” au Tibet [back]
- Interview: Miss Tibet shares thoughts on sports and pageants TAIPEI, Taiwan, 25 February 2008 www.misstibet.com [back]
