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Mining in Tibet: backgrounder  The exploitation of Tibet’s natural resources has been a concern to Tibetans for many years. The opening of the Gormo-Lhasa railway in 2006 and rapid growth in the number of mining operations in recent years has intensified these concerns. Tibet has 126 known minerals, including rich deposits of chromium, copper, iron… Continue reading Mining in Tibet: backgrounder

When do you draw the line? The Canada Tibet Committee (CTC) is challenging Canadian businesses to take the lead in the protection of human rights when they work with Chinese businesses. Through its new “When Do You Draw the Line” campaign, the CTC intends to identify and publish on its website those Canadian companies that abide by… Continue reading When do you draw the line?

  Action Item! Bill c-300 Please take a moment to send the letter below to your MP and be sure to cc the MPs listed. Your voice counts. To find the name and email address of your MP, visit: http://webinfo.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/MainMPsCompleteList.aspx?TimePeriod=Current&Language=E Please note that letters to MPs do not require postage if mailed to the MP… Continue reading Action Item! Bill c-300

Mining Company Questionnaire This questionnaire was sent to each of the Canadian companies implicated in mining activities in Tibet on July 2, 2009. To date not one company has replied. Labour rights 1.      What steps will be taken to hire and train Tibetan workers? a.     Will all applicable hiring announcements be available in Tibetan and… Continue reading Mining Company Questionnaire

Dharamshala against Mining Activities on Tibetan Plateau Tuesday, 6 October 2009 Dharamshala: The year 2009 (as of today) has seen three major local oppositions against mining activities and resource extractions inside Tibet. Even with the limited flow of information from Tibet, some local resistance against the mining activities on the Tibetan Plateau were heard (internationally), loud… Continue reading Dharamshala against Mining Activities on Tibetan Plateau

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The 2007 Visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama Experience the exhilaration. Relive the passion. And remember the wisdom. On October 28th, 2007 His Holiness the Dalai Lama began a historic visit to Ottawa with a Public Talk at the Civic Centre. To view the complete Public Talk by His Holiness online. Click here Photo… Continue reading The 2007 Visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Toronto Tibetan Film Festival 2009 APRIL 3 & 4, 2009 ~ Bloor Cinema, 506 Bloor St. The Canada Tibet Committee and Students for a Free Tibet are co-presenting the second edition of the Toronto Tibet Film Festival at the Bloor Cinema. The festival will showcase films and documentaries that share the stories of Tibet’s land,… Continue reading Toronto Tibetan Film Festival 2009

News sites (Chinese language) BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/default.stm Epoch Times http://www.epochtimes.com/ Google News China – http://news.google.ca/news?ned=cn Hong Kong – http://news.google.ca/news?ned=hk New Dynasty Television http://www.ntdtv.com/xtr/b5/index.html http://www.ntdtv.com/xtr/gb/index.html Radio-Canada International http://www.rcinet.ca/rci/ch/ Radio France International http://www.rfi.fr/actucn/pages/001/HomeChinois.asp Radio Free Asia http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/ http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/ Voice of America http://www.voanews.com/chinese/ Voice of Tibet http://www.vot.org/index_simp.html Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.cn/ Tibet sites ICT http://www.liaowangxizang.net http://savetibet.org/cn/index.php Reports Relevant reports to… Continue reading News sites

Election 2008 – October 14th The Canada Tibet Committee posed five questions to each of Canada’s five major political parties regarding their Tibet and China policies. Unedited, in alphabetical order and as they were provided to the CTC by the parties themselves, you’ll find their responses below. We’ve also added to this page a series… Continue reading Election 2008 – October 14th