“Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama adjusts his robe at the beginning of a ceremony in the ice stadium of Lausanne, western Switzerland, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. The Dalai Lama is on a five day visit to Switzerland.” Photo by Dominic Favre for the Associated Press.
Here are today’s Tibet-related headlines:
The Associated Press reports that while in Switzerland His Holiness the Dalai Lama said that “an estimated 4,000 people who were imprisoned during anti-Chinese riots in Tibet last year remain in custody, and he called for an international investigation of the violence.”
TibetCustom reports that “over 100 Chinese and Tibetan delegates, including writers, journalists, advocates will gather in Geneva, Switzerland, from 6 – 8 August, to discuss how to create a better understanding between the two communities and to explore ways for a peaceful solution of the Tibetan issue.”
Human Rights Watch issues a press release saying that the “Chinese government should ensure that that the trial of Dhondup Wangchen, a Tibetan filmmaker arrested in March 2008 on charges of ‘inciting separatism,’ is open and fair, and that he is represented by the counsel of his choice.”
“Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama adjusts his robe at the beginning of a ceremony in the ice stadium of Lausanne, western Switzerland, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. The Dalai Lama is on a five day visit to Switzerland.” Photo by Dominic Favre for the Associated Press.
