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Prominent Tibetan environmentalist sentenced to 15 years in prison PDF Print E-mail
[June 2010] Following a highly publicised trial in Lhasa, a prominent Tibetan art dealer and environmentalist was handed a 15 year prison sentence by the Chinese authorities on 24 June, despite no evidence of political activities. A subsequent appeal was turned down. Karma Samdrup is one of three brothers who are now serving sentences following confrontations with local authorities over the illegal poaching of endangered species.
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Film-maker Dhondup Wangchen transferred to labour camp PDF Print E-mail
[21 May] News has emerged that Dhondup Wangchen, the Tibetan film-maker who was sentenced to six year's imprisonment in December 2009 for making the film Leaving Fear Behind, has been transferred to a labour camp.
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The Dalai Lama "eager" to visit Yushu earthquake area PDF Print E-mail
[17 April] The Dalai Lama held a short 20 minute meeting with predominately Tibetan press in Dharamsala today. Here he elaborated on his Press Release that had been issued earlier in the day where he said, "... the location of the earthquake, Kyigudo (Chinese: Yushu), lies in Qinghai Province, which happens to be where both the late Panchen Lama and I were born. To fulfill the wishes of many of the people there, I am eager to go there myself to offer them comfort."
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Earthquake hits Tibet PDF Print E-mail
An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale has hit eastern Tibet. The earthquake struck the Kyegundo region (Ch: Yushu county) in Kham (Qinghai province) just before 8am local time on 14 April 2010.

Tibet Relief Fund has set up an emergency appeal fund that will help local people in the aftermath of this tragic disaster.
Click here to donate.
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Google stands up for freedom of information and stops censoring searches in China PDF Print E-mail
[23 March 2010] Google has announced it is no longer complying with China's draconian restrictions and censorship of information on the internet.
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