Organizers of the Tibetan Olympics which we blogged about here have run into financial difficulties according to our reliable source. But we should give props to the organizers; after all they are what Baron de Coubertin was talking about when he said that the more important thing in life is not the triumph but the [...]
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Tibetan Olympic Games: One World, Many Dreams
Because they are banned from participating in the Beijing Olympic Games, Tibetan athletes will be having their own Olympics. Organized by Lobsang Wangyal (left) the Tibetan Olympic Games will be held at Dharamsala in northern India starting 22 May to 25 May 2008. Jack Leenars has a report about the Tibetan Olympics here. Go, Tibet. [...]
Photo of the Day: Nagano, Japan
A pro-Tibet protester in Japan. Photo credit: Toru Hanai/Reuters. After all the worldwide protests against China’s occupation of Tibet, Beijing has agreed to meet with the Dalai Lama’s representative. Read the report here.
Tibetan Protests Continue
These days, Tibetan independence groups are doing a good job of publicizing the issue of China’s occupation of Tibet. Good for them, we must say. Do protest actions like the one in the video embarrass the Chinese government? Definitely yes. But will they embarrass the Chinese government to the point that it’s left with no [...]
