http://beijingwideopen.org Exposing the truth behind China's occupation of Tibet Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:10:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_459" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Still from footage of torture in Tibet"][/caption] By protesting the video put out by the Tibetan Government-in-Exile that shows Tibetans being beaten and tortured in Tibet last year, and then blocking YouTube to make sure that nobody in China's borders sees the footage, the Chinese government made ... http://beijingwideopen.org/2009/03/26/beijing-publicizes-tibet-torture-video/ Rare footage of a protest made it out of Tibet this past weekend. The Tibetans who sent it will likely be caught, and if they are, they will definitely be tortured and imprisoned. That's just how it goes in Tibet these days. Click here if the embedded video does not work. Tibet ... http://beijingwideopen.org/2009/03/23/thats-just-how-it-goes-in-tibet-these-days/ The Tibetan government-in-exile just released this shocking footage smuggled out from Tibet. It is awful. I sat at my desk and cried while I watched it. The Chinese government doesn't see Tibetans as human beings. They never have. WARNING: This video includes extremely graphic footage. Click here to watch the video. We've heard ... http://beijingwideopen.org/2009/03/20/shocking-footage-from-tibet/ Tendor and I discuss the situation inside Tibet, March 10th actions & lobby day, media coverage of the 50th and the future of the Tibet movement on episode 20 of OUR NATION. http://beijingwideopen.org/2009/03/12/march-10th-round-up-on-our-nation/ It seems as if the English writers in China's state media have completely lost it since the Dalai Lama's annual March 10th statement - in which he calls life in Tibet under Chinese occupation a "hell on earth" - was released yesterday. This single phrase has instantly transformed what is ... http://beijingwideopen.org/2009/03/11/has-the-chinese-state-media-gone-insane/ [caption id="attachment_384" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Tibetans and supporters march in London on March 8"][/caption] I am constantly moved by the incredible support that Tibetans receive from people of conscience all over the world. If it were up to the people, Tibet would have been freed a long time ago. And, in times like ... http://beijingwideopen.org/2009/03/10/support-for-tibetan-freedom-from-all-corners-of-the-world/ All that you have worked for and all that you have sacrificed, we will never forget. All that you have lost and all that they have stolen, we will never forget. For all these years, through all their madness, you have survived. For all this time and through all this distance, we remain ... http://beijingwideopen.org/2009/03/09/for-our-brothers-sisters-inside-tibet/ [caption id="attachment_373" align="aligncenter" width="447" caption="Tapey after being shot by police in Ngaba (Aba), Tibet"][/caption] http://beijingwideopen.org/2009/03/08/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words/ 1) China denies that Oasis was banned because of Tibet 2) China denies protests in Ngaba and claims the Sey monastery protests were actually celebrations 3) Chinese leaders endorse the handling of the Tibet unrest and call for more of the same 4) “Tibet’s Unlikely Defender” by Rebecca Novick for the Huffington Post http://beijingwideopen.org/2009/03/04/our-nation-episode-16/ China is moving closer to telling the truth about the protests in Tibet over the past few days. As of now, they are only 1/3 of the way there. Chinese officials now admit that Tape self-immolated in Ngaba on February 27th. Xinhua: "He attempted to set himself alight using inflammables while holding ... http://beijingwideopen.org/2009/03/03/china-13-closer-to-truth-about-tibet-protests/