Tibet News (9.14.08)

by Danny Fisher

Here are some Tibet-related items to take note of today:

  • Recently released from the hospital after battling exhaustion and stomach pain, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has cancelled a trip to Europe this October so that he may continue to rest and recuperate.
  • The Associated Press interviews a Tibetan monk about his interrogation and abuse by Chinese authorities during the uprising in March.
  • Reuters is reporting that the Tibetan Government-in-Exile will make “a final decision” on whether to “continue dialogue with China to ease tension in Tibet” after their next meeting ends this October. The article quotes Karma Chopel, the Government-in-Exile’s Speaker: “I think the talks may go on, but these talks will only be about talks. [The Chinese government] will not really give us anything, concede anything.”

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