International Tibet Network News Digest & Analysis: 29 November 2013
Protests and Restrictions in Tibet
Sharp increase in China state security arrests: rights group - SCMP
27 November | China arrested more than 1,000 people last year for “endangering state security” (ESS) according to the official China Law Yearbook, Dui Hua said.
Seventeen Tibetans Held in Chinese-Flag-Resisting TAR County - RFA
27 November | Chinese authorities have detained 17 Tibetans in a county in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) where villagers have refused orders to fly the Chinese national flag from their homes and put up posters calling for freedom, according to sources.
Zamthang - Tibetan monk sentenced to four and half years' jail - Phayul
23 November | Hortsang Tamdin, the monk disciplinarian of Jonang monastery in Zamthang, was arrested on April 24 this year during the annual prayer of the monastery.
News
China, Japan, and America: Face-Off - The Economist
30 November | China’s new air-defence zone suggests a worrying new approach in the region.
Report: China Taking Tibetan Crackdown Seriously - VOA News
28 November | The report, released earlier this week, concluded that the way Chinese security forces responded to protests in Driru County (Biru in Chinese) reflected a strong desire to ensure that such incidents remain isolated.
Opinion and Analysis
The Great False Hope: Why the UN Offers No Solution - The Tibet Post
28 November | Kunsang Dolma writes, “Unfortunately, as the world community continues to pursue normal diplomatic and trade relations with China, it is increasingly hard to imagine that the weak existing international pressures on China are going to become any stronger. Expectations otherwise may be doing the Tibetan cause a disservice by placing the faith and energy of Tibet supporters in direction with very limited potential.”
The Great False Hope: Why the UN Offers No Solution - The Tibet Post
28 November | Kunsang Dolma writes, “Unfortunately, as the world community continues to pursue normal diplomatic and trade relations with China, it is increasingly hard to imagine that the weak existing international pressures on China are going to become any stronger. Expectations otherwise may be doing the Tibetan cause a disservice by placing the faith and energy of Tibet supporters in direction with very limited potential.”
Tibet In Flames: A Blot on Global Conscience - Eurasia Review
27 November | Dr. Subhash Kapila writes, “The systematic and prolonged religious, ethnic and cultural genocide inflicted by China in over six decades of its military occupation of Tibet has been fuelled by China’s strategic imperatives.”
http://www.eurasiareview.com/27112013-tibet-flames-blot-global-conscience-analysis/
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