February 2009
95 posts
Tibetans cancel New Year celebrations →
Tibetans inside Tibet and around the world are refraining from Losar (Tibetan New Year) celebrations this year to mourn the more than 200 Tibetans killed by Chinese forces.
For first hand…
January 2009
31 posts
URGENT: PROTEST WEN JIABAO’S UK VISIT →
LONDON - Sunday 1 Feb, 11am - 1pm Chinese Embassy - Gather opposite the Chinese Embassy, 49-51 Portland Place London W1B 1JL Nearest tubes: Regents Park, Oxford Circus or Great…
Profiles of Courage: DAY 41 - January 29th →
Ngawang Sangdrol Age: 32 Sentenced to 23-years in prison for protesting in Tibet; one of the ‘Drapchi 14’ nuns “I knew I would be imprisoned… I knew the demonstration was for…
Who hasn’t, as passenger or driver, used any available surface inside an automobile for a percussion instrument?
Profiles of Courage: DAY 42 - January 28th →
Pema Tsepak (1985-2009) Beaten to death by Chinese police for peacefully protesting On Day 42 in the Countdown we commemorate the life of 24 year-old Pema Tsepak, who was beaten to…
What kinds of songs are “reactionary songs”? by... →
Profiles of Courage: DAY 43 - January 27th →
Andruk Gonpo Tashi (1905 - 1964) Founder and Commander General of the Tibetan Resistance Forces Andruk Gonpo Tashi, an influential trader from the Lithang region of Kham, was…
Going Minzu →
Profiles of Courage: DAY 44 - January 26th →
Lobsang Dhondup (1975-2003) Trader; Executed by Chinese authorities in 2003 On Day 44 in the countdown, we commemorate the life of Lobsang Dhondup who at the age of 28 was executed. His…
Profiles of Courage: Day 45 - January 25th →
Takna Jigme Sangpo Age: 80 (Year of Birth: 1928) School Teacher; Tibet’s longest serving political prisoner Takna Jigme Sangpo is an enduring symbol of Tibetan resistance. At age…
Profiles of Courage: Day 46 - January 24th →
Ngawang Lochoe (1974-2001) Nun and one of the ‘Drapchi 14’; died in prison on February 5, 2001 Tenzin Gyatso [the Dalai Lama], the heart and soul of our country Is my root lama, the…
Profiles of Courage: Day 46 - January 24th →
Ngawang Lochoe (1974-2001) Nun and one of the ‘Drapchi 14’; died in prison on February 5, 2001 Tenzin Gyatso [the Dalai Lama], the heart and soul of our…
More from Tibetan bloggers about Tibetan New Year →
Tibetan bloggers discuss Tibetan New Year →
High Peaks Pure Earth has translated a Tibetan blogpost on the subject of Tibetan festivals and celebratory days. On January 16th 2009, the TAR Regional Government announced that March 28 of every…
Good news, Watchmen fans! The kiddies decided to play nice and share: http://hellotxt.com/l/4tQI
Yay! NPR is reporting two Federal judges already suspending trials of “enemy combatants” held in Guantanamo Bay.
‘Remember and Memorialise Louder Than The... →
Profiles in Courage: 50-Day Countdown to March 10,... →
Today is the beginning of the 50-day countdown to March 10th, 2009. This year’s March 10th observance will mark exactly 50 years since that historic day in 1959 when thousands of Tibetans took to…
An Address from the Tibetan “Obama” →
Letter to Chakmo-la by Jamyang Kyi →
‘Let Us Make Lamp Offerings and Light Candles to... →
The Very Last Note from Tsawa Danyuk →
I usually like benefit albums, and this UK offering (due Feb.16) looks even better: http://hellotxt.com/l/qnHi
Hmph. New Samsung Behold #mobile has a 5Mp camera. Why? Seems like Samsung's bought into the max-out-on-megapixels trap of digital photography.
Recovered my Treo from a cold, hard reset and found the IBM Java WEMEsystem that never loaded properly now flies! Welcome, Opera Mini!
‘Ethnic cleansing’ in Lhasa by Woeser →
I don’t know why, I just like this gif-art a lot, and this stone software seems cool. http://hellotxt.com/l/cV9X
The oldest know surviving baseball card, 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, found in a Fresno, CA, storage locker: http://hellotxt.com/l/qnHE
from @Southbay, a Swiss Army Knife truly worthy of the 007 arsenal: http://hellotxt.com/l/Bw0e
Watchmen fans, this is what I’m talkin’bout! http://hellotxt.com/l/B8IA
“To Go Sherab Gyatso la” by Jamyang Kyi →
