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Dalai Lama and Obama????

Dalai Lama and Obama????

By admin on July 20, 2009

The Chinese government are not going to like this one It has been reported that the US administration has contacted the Dalai Lamas office for a meeting maybe in October this year. China had officaly warned the US against meeting with the Dalai Lama back in April but in the previous years the US has [...]

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China - Dictators to the World

China – Dictators to the World

By admin on April 3, 2009

How is it the Chinese Government is able to dictate to other country’s whether to allow the Dalai Lama  to speak in their country? Recently he applied for a visa to travel to South Africa to visit the Nobel laureates peace conference but the South African government refused his visa application as they didn’t want [...]

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China flexing its muscles with Europe

China flexing its muscles with Europe

By admin on November 28, 2008

China feels much more powerful than before and wants to impose its rules on the rest of the world. China has postponed a summit with the EU because several European countries are hosting the Dali Lama. China has warned the French president that his country risks losing “hard-won” gains in ties with Beijing if he [...]

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Did you know this goes on?

By admin on November 24, 2008

2,000,000 cats and dogs are sadistically skinned alive every year in China for their fur and left to die slowly in shock and excruciating pain. WHY – “Because” say the Chinease “its easier to skin live warm animals” Please Help Us STOP such Horrific Animal Cruelty. Together, Let’s Stop This Sickening Trade. Please visit Animal [...]

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Jigdrel - Leaving Fear Behind - An update

Jigdrel – Leaving Fear Behind – An update

By admin on October 1, 2008

Here is a picture of the 2 Tibetan film makers whose documentary has landed them in a Chinese prison. They were arrested in March 2008 and their whereabouts is still unknown. Dont forget you can view a trailer of the documentry here This next article was taken from the Free Tibet website, please click on [...]

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China

By admin on August 24, 2008

Just another little dig here at China! Before the olympic games protesters were asked to apply for permits to allow them to protest, it turns out that you still get arrested and jailed even if you have a permit!! China eh, what on earth is the prime minister of the UK doing to help the [...]

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Jigdrel – Leaving Fear Behind

By admin on August 9, 2008

I came upon these headlines today “Tibetan filmmaker’s documentary lands him in Chinese prison”, and so read a little further and this is what I found out. LEAVING FEAR BEHIND – 5 minute you tube version Produced by Filming for Tibet Leaving Fear Behind (in Tibetan, Jigdrel) is a heroic film shot by Tibetans from [...]

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Chinese mountaineers faked Everest olympic flame climb!!

By admin on August 9, 2008

Theres a suprise!! Here are a few of the reasons given as to why its been proven as a fake. For the full story follow the link below. The climbers who summited after the ban on Everest was lifted claim there was no evidence that the Chinese or tourch had ever been there. Video footage [...]

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