TIBET HOT BENCH

"We must not develop anti-Chinese feelings. Whether we like it or not we have to live side-by-side" said Dalai Lama. The situation in Lhasa,Tibet has gone from bad to worse. I have tried to synthesize some of the news footage so that you can find many related stories in the same place. To read more click the given links.
Protests in Europe over Tibet
1:30PM Wednesday March 19, 2008
European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering on Monday urged politicians to consider boycotting the Beijing Olympic Games to protest against China's crackdown on demonstrations in Tibet in which dozens may have died.
As the pressure builds in Lhasa, Tibetans and their supporters spread their protests to the European Council and the International Olympic Committee. Read more
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Chinese Citizens, Get Your Tibet Protest Videos Here
By Jason Silverman March 18, 2008 2:03:00 PM
As Sarah Lai Stirland reported at Wired's Threat Level blog, the Chinese government banned YouTube in the hopes of keeping videos of Tibetans protesting from going viral. The internet being the internet, videos and photos are popping up, albeit slowly, elsewhere. Most are news reports from official sources, including The New York Times, Reuters (above), BBC and MSNBC. The Guardian's Tania Branigan has been sending audio, video and print reports back from Lhasa. Read more and watch video
Ma won't rule out Olympic boycott over Tibet
By Mo Yan-chih and Ko Shu-lingSTAFF REPORTERS Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008, Page 1
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday reiterated his call for China to end its suppression of Tibet, and said that, if elected, he would not rule out boycotting the Beijing Olympics if the situation in Tibet deteriorated Read more
China warns of 'life or death struggle' in Tibet
20 hours ago
BEIJING (AFP) — China said Wednesday it was engaged in a "life or death struggle" over Tibet as it announced 105 people had surrendered over an uprising and exiled groups warned hundreds had been detained. Read More
Protesters 'surrender in Tibet'
Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 05:00 GMT
More than 100 people have turned themselves in to police following anti-China riots in Tibet's main city, Lhasa, Chinese state media has said.
People surrendered to secure leniency in response to a deadline set by the authorities, Xinhua news agency said.
China says it will harshly punish protesters who do not surrender. Police in Lhasa have been searching houses and making arrests, activists say.
China has blamed the Dalai Lama for the protests - a claim he roundly rejects. BBC NEWS Asia-Pacific Protesters 'surrender in Tibet'
March for ‘Free Tibet’
Posted by barunroy on March 18, 2008
Kalimpong, March 17: About 2,000 Tibetans marched through the main streets of the town today as the outrage against the Chinese crackdown on the protests in Lhasa found its echo in the hills.
The marchers carried placards and shouted slogans against the Chinese government and in support of Tibetan independence. Cries of “Free Tibet” rent the air. Women protesters were seen weeping to mourn the deaths of their brethren back home. (Read more: March for ‘Free Tibet’)