Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People E-mail
November, 2008 Envoys of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Delivered to the Chinese government by Envoys of the Dalai Lama during the 8th Round of the Sino-Tibetan dialogue in November 2008, the Memorandum is the most comprehensive explanation of the Tibetan position on Genuine Autonomy within the PRC.

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Update: In February 2010, the Envoys of the Dalai Lama delivered a follow-up Note to the Memorandum clarifying points raised by Chinese officials. Click here to read the full Note.

 

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Great Mountain reportA Great Mountain Burned by Fire: China’s Crackdown in Tibet

March 10, 2009, marked the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising in Lhasa that led to the Dalai Lama’s escape from Tibet, and the first anniversary of an unprecedented wave of overwhelmingly peaceful protests that swept across the Tibetan plateau, to be met by a violent crackdown.

Since March 10, 2008, the Chinese government has engaged in a comprehensive cover-up of the torture, disappearances and killings that have taken place across Tibet combined with a propaganda offensive against the exiled Tibetan leader, Nobel Peace Laureate the Dalai Lama.

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