| Dalai Lama's Statement on the 20th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Students' Democracy Movement |
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| 04 June, 2009 | International Campaign for Tibet |
The Dalai Lama has released a statement on the 20th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Students' Democracy Movement. The Dalai Lama honoured those who died "in defence of the Chinese people's constitutional rights, in favour of democracy". He also expressed his hope that a "policy of openness and realism can lead to greater trust and harmony within China and enhance its international standing as a truly great nation."
To read the full statement, click here.
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A 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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