Intensified Chinese crackdown in Tibet feared after Olympics
Dharamshala: On the final day of the Beijing Olympics, hundreds of Tibetans andsupporters in Dharamshala joined protesters across the world to voice their opposition to China’s continuous violence against the Tibetans inside Tibet.Adhe Tapontsang (Ama Adhe), a former political prisoner who spent a total of 27 years in Chinese labor camps since her arrest in 1958, was the ChiefGuest at the function before the protest.
“We urge the international community, and especially members of the media, notto divert their attention from China after the Beijing Olympics, as theChinese authorities are likely to intensify their hostility towards Tibetanspost-Olympics” said Tenzin Choeying, National Director of Students for aFree Tibet – India. “Tibetans and supporters all over the world are deeply concerned about the thousands of Tibetans who have been arrested and ‘disappeared’since March this year, and we request governments around the world topressurize China to release all political prisoners,” he continued.
The Chinese authorities have tried to suppress all dissenting voices during theOlympic Games, but with protests in Beijing and around the world, Tibetansand their supporters have consistently and effectively challenged Beijing’spropaganda.
“Tibetans and supporters around the world have been able to undermine China’sattempt to gain global acceptance. With their harsh treatment of protestersand foreign media in Beijing, the Chinese authorities have shown their trueface to the rest of the world.” said Chime Youngdung, President of NationalDemocratic Party of Tibet. “The end of the Beijing Olympics has given riseto a much bigger movement for the Tibetan People. We will continue our fightagainst injustices towards Tibetans inside Tibet,” he continued.
The Tibetan People’s Uprising Movement aims to revive the spirit of the Tibetannational uprising of 1959, and by engaging in non-violent direct action,bring about an end to China’s illegal occupation of Tibet.
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