Tibet the forgotten people!
This section of MyZone.org is dedicated to the people and land of Tibet, the forgotten people.
Tibet the land of peace and beauty, the land we call the spiritual haven. A land of amazing planes and vast mountain ranges with deep gauges cut into it, larger than the canyons of America. Is under threat.
- Tibet had its country taken from it
- Tibetan people beaten
- Tibetan land raped for mining
- Tibetan Monks crucified burned and buried alive
- Children were forced to kill their own parents
- Mass famine and starvation from over farming
We looked horrified at these scenes unfolding in another land and thought “my God I hope they are not aloud to get away with that”.
Now the land is being over farmed and used for mining and industry, a once beautiful land being destroyed as you read this article, the high slopes of Tibet are now thawing adding increasingly to global warming, because of the new industries brought about by its neighbour, China.
Well they did and are, and will continue too! until we say “what can we actually do to help?” and then do it!
All the Tibetan government wants is for us to lend our voice, to the ‘Tibet Peace Zone!’
What you can do!
Firstly read and comment!
Then Vote for a Tibet Peace Zone:
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Today is the 60th Anniversary of the establishment of the so-called People’s Republic of China. For nearly 60 years of that duration, Tibet – a freedom and a peace-loving nation that has been under the brutal totalitarian occupation of Communist China has faced an overall destruction to its land and people; its religion and culture; its language and script to such a massive extent that it has now reached a critical point of total annihilation. Inspite of that, the Government of China, taking advantage of this occasion, has not only set up an exhibition show-casing the ‘great progress’ that it has brought in Tibet but it is also in the process of organizing the commemoration of this event in the whole of the three provinces of Tibet in order to misuse it for political propagandas. In reality, the Tibetan people and peoples of the other national minorities have been put under stricter control of their movements and activities in order to hide all the destructions caused by the deceptive policies so far. Such actions that contradict the facts can never satisfy the Tibetan people both in and outside Tibet and bring about a solution to the vexed Tibetan issue. Ever since the forcible occupation of Tibet, China has perpetrated a series of wrongful and ultra-leftist policies, which have resulted in a colossal loss, that has never happened in the whole history of Tibet. Even now, under the guise of economic development and progress, the Government of China is seeking to fully sinicize the Tibetan population.
To sum up, under the pretext of observing the 60th Anniversary of PRC, the Government of China is taking up a number of policies and programmes that contradict with reality. Such deceptive actions cannot be recognized as fulfilling the real aspirations of the minority nationalities in China. Therefore, the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile strongly opposes these actions.
Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile
Gangchen Kyishong
Dharamsala
(H.P.) India
A brief introduction of Tibet
Invaded by China in 1949-50, the independent country of Tibet was forced to face the direct loss of life that comes from battles and, soon after, the loss of universal freedoms that stemmed from Communist ideology and its programs such as the Cultural Revolution (1966 – 1976). However, it is erroneous to believe that the worst has passed. The fate of Tibet’s unique national, cultural and religious identity is today seriously threatened and manipulated by the Chinese.China’s policy of occupation and oppression has resulted in no more or less than the destruction of Tibet’s national independence, culture and religion, environment, and the universal human rights of its people. China has broken international laws and routinely violates its own constitution by inflicting this destruction, yet time and again goes without punishment.
NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE
With a written history of more than 2000 years, Tibet existed as an independent sovereign state prior to Chinese rule. As recently as 1914, a peace convention was signed by Britain, China and Tibet that again formally recognised Tibet as a fully independent country. But having no representation in the United Nations, the world largely stood by and allowed China’s occupation and destruction to happen.
Tibetans have demonstrated repeatedly for independence from China. Ours has been a non-violent struggle, yet even when Tibetan children as young as ten whisper the words “Tibet is independent” or “Long Live His Holiness the Dalai Lama”, the Chinese accuse them of trying to “split” the “motherland” and often sentence them to prison. Possessing an image of the Tibetan national flag can lead to a seven- year jail term. As of 1998, 1083 known Tibetans remain incarcerated in Chinese prisons on account of their political, religious or ethical views. Of these, 246 were women and 12 were juvenile.
Tibet at a Glance
The term TIBET here means the whole of Tibet known as Cholka-Sum (U-Tsang, Kham and Amdo). It includes the present-day Chinese administrative areas of the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region, Qinghai Province, two Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures and one Tibetan Autonomous County in Sichuan Province, one Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and one Tibetan Autonomous County in Gansu Province and one Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province.
Land Size: 2.5 million square kilometres, which includes U-Tsang, Kham and Amdo provinces. “Tibet Autonomous Region”, consisting of U-Tsang and a small portion of Kham, consists of 1.2 million square kilometres. The bulk of Tibet lies outside the “TAR”.
Political Status: Occupied country and without United Nations’ representation.
Average Altitude: 4,000 metres or 13,000 feet above sea level.
Administration: Under Chinese rule, Tibet is divided into the following administrative units: a) Tibet Autonomous Region, b) Qinghai Province, c) Tianzu Tibetan Autonomous County and Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu Province, d) Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Mili Tibetan Autonomous County in Sichuan Province, e) Dechen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province.
Population: The total Tibetan population in Tibet is 6 million. Of them, 2.09 million live in the “TAR” and the rest in the Tibetan areas outside the “TAR”.
Major Rivers: Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra in India), Machu (Yellow River in China), Drichu (Yangtse in China), Senge Khabab (Indus in India), Phungchu (Arun in India), Gyalmo Ngulchu (Salween in Burma) and Zachu (Mekong in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos).
Native Wildlife: Tibetan antelope, wild yak, wild ass and Tibetan argali, blue sheep, black-necked crane, Tibetan gazelle, giant panda, red panda, golden monkey.
Economy: Agriculture and animal husbandry.
Literacy Rate: Approximately 25 per cent.
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