Apr
29
No matter what the Chinese say, Tibetans seem to continue to suffer from some of the worst form of state sponsored violence. All for asking for some basic human rights like dignity of life and a degree of autonomy that would allow Tibet to preserve its cultural, religious and social values intact as they have over the centuries. The Dalai Lama has not even asked for independence from China.
If killing Tibetan protesters was not bad enough, the Chinese soldiers strip the bodies of all their valuables, and then steal the organs from the bodies to feed the thriving black market for these in China. To add to the indignity, these bodies are then dressed in those of Chinese soldiers to show the world that the Chinese authorities are being forced to retaliate to violent acts of the Tibetans. Looks like propaganda of the Goebells and the Hitler kind did not go away with the second World War. Read more
Apr
28
Harbhajan Singh an ill-mannered person: DDCA Official
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So, international cricket star Harbhajan Singh has been banned for 11 matches of the Twenty20 Indian Premier League for slapping fellow cricketer Sreesanth. While the two represent India in international matches, they play for Mumbai Indians and Mohali Kings teams of the IPL respectively.
This is not the first time Harbhajan has got into trouble. The recent series against Australia had seen the game of cricket being played in an atmosphere of a war of words with Harbhajan being the centre of all controversy. Matthew Hayden went to the extent of referring to him as an ‘obnoxious little weed.‘
But why is the whole world after Harbhajan only? It seems he deserves every bit of it, according to a senior official of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA). Read on to know what this official has to say
Apr
26
The dying amongst the dead in Tibetan mortuaries
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This is supposedly a true story I heard from a Tibetan migrant on my trip to Mcleodgang (the Himalayan town where the Dalai Lama lives and runs his Government in exile). A Tibetan girl’s brother went missing after taking part in protests against the Chinese, and what this girl saw in the mortuary can only be described as gut-wrenching.
Not that she could get easy access to the mortuary in the first place: she had to bribe way through; China is one of those countries where money can achieve a lot. She had a hard time even identifying anyone, with faces either already decayed or disfigured with acid. Tragically, her brother was there too – face unrecognisable – but identifed by a unique neck piece (Tibetans believe in wearing different kinds of stones on their body, and he was wearing one on a string).
What made the trip even more shocking was the sight of many other bodies with life still in them – the dying were left to die with the dead. Read more
