Witness - The Other Olympics - 19 Aug 08 - Part 2
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Aug 19 08
Witnessed: 382 times
China, India, Tibet
Freedom of opinion & expression, Indigenous peoples, Minorities
Olympics, sport, tibet
If you are Tibetan, the only way you can compete at the Beijing Olympics is by renouncing your Tibetan identity and registering as a Chinese athlete. Many Tibetan athletes in exile have refused to do this and are instead participating in the 'Tibetan Olympics' in northern India. Witness follows two participants as they prepare for and then participate in 'The Other Olympics'.
Tibet: Monks protest outside Labrang Monastery, Gansu (Cellphone)
Video captured on cellphone of Tibetan Buddhist monks protesting near the entrance to the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe, Gansu province in China. March 15, 2008....
China, Tibet
Freedom of opinion & expression, Freedom of religion & belief, Minorities
Tibet poet speaks out - July 24 2008
With Beijing in the world spotlight for the Olympic games, China is leaving no stone unturned to ensure things run smoothly.
China, Tibet
Detention, Freedom of opinion & expression, Freedom of religion & belief
The Olympics and Tibet
"China is celebrating the countdown to the Beijing Olympics, but simmering controversies over Tibet and the torch relay are casting a shadow over the milestone."
China, Tibet
Freedom of opinion & expression, Freedom of religion & belief
Tibetan activists condemn Beijing Olympics - 13 Mar 08
The Beijing Olympics are still 5 months away but they're attracting attention for all the wrong reasons.
China, India
Freedom of religion & belief, Minorities
Minority Rights Group International
Minority Rights Group International campaigns worldwide with around 130 partners in over 60 countries to ensure that disadvantaged minorities and indigenous peoples, often the poorest of the poor, can...
Global
Discrimination, Indigenous peoples, Minorities
Vusi Mahlasela
"He was a voice during the revolution, a voice of hope, like a Woodie Guthrie or a Bob Dylan of South Africa, and he still is" - Dave Matthews
South Africa
Freedom of opinion & expression, Indigenous peoples
China's Olympic Lie
The Petitioners
They've been coming to Beijing from all over China for over 100 years.
China
Arbitrary arrest, Freedom of opinion & expression, Police brutality
