Tibet News (8.4.09)

by Danny Fisher

“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.”