Historically, the population of Tibet consisted of primarily ethnic Tibetans and some other smaller ethnic groups. According to tradition the original ancestors of the Tibetan people, as represented by the six red bands in the Tibetan flag, are: the Se, Mu, Dong, Tong, Dru and Ra.
The issue of the proportion of the Han Chinese population in Tibet is a politically sensitive one and is disputed. The People's Republic of China has actively swamped Tibet with Han Chinese migrants in order to alter Tibet's demographic makeup.
Tibet was once an independent country before China invaded it in 1950.
STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
03/10/2010
March 10th Rally!
Date:
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Time:
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Where:
Front of Westlake Mall - Downtown Seattle
On March 10th we will be observing 51st Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day with protest march. We request every Tibetan and friends of Tibet to join us.
Please bring your own Tibetan National Flag and placards.
02/18/2010
(Part of the fax message sent to the President to conincide with the meeting of Pres Obama and HH, the Dalai Lama in February 2010)
We at the Seattle Friends of Tibet would like to request President Obama to please sit down and listen to HH, the Dalai Lama. Being a world symbol for freedom and peace, we urge the president to give this all important issue with His Holiness and Tibet a priority. The Tibet issue has long been neglected; we Americans simply couldn’t ignore this anymore. May this meeting be fruitful and rewarding to all concern. [SFoT]
10/24/2009
We condemn the executions of the two Tibetans, Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak as confirmed by the Chinese government. We remain deeply concerned about reports from Tibet that two others - a woman named Penkyi and an unidentified Tibetan - were also executed on the same day. Given the complete lack of transparency and accountability in China's judicial process and the information blackout in Tibet, it has been difficult to confirm these reports.
03/10/2010
March 10th Rally!
| Date: |
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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| Time: |
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
|
| Where: |
Front of Westlake Mall - Downtown Seattle
|
On March 10th we will be observing 51st Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day with protest march. We request every Tibetan and friends of Tibet to join us.
Please bring your own Tibetan National Flag and placards.
02/18/2010
(Part of the fax message sent to the President to conincide with the meeting of Pres Obama and HH, the Dalai Lama in February 2010)
We at the Seattle Friends of Tibet would like to request President Obama to please sit down and listen to HH, the Dalai Lama. Being a world symbol for freedom and peace, we urge the president to give this all important issue with His Holiness and Tibet a priority. The Tibet issue has long been neglected; we Americans simply couldn’t ignore this anymore. May this meeting be fruitful and rewarding to all concern. [SFoT]
10/24/2009
We condemn the executions of the two Tibetans, Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak as confirmed by the Chinese government. We remain deeply concerned about reports from Tibet that two others - a woman named Penkyi and an unidentified Tibetan - were also executed on the same day. Given the complete lack of transparency and accountability in China's judicial process and the information blackout in Tibet, it has been difficult to confirm these reports.
We call on the Chinese government to immediately halt the execution of any more Tibetans and commute all suspended death sentences.
We urge all international governments to immediately condemn these executions and to seek confirmation of the whereabouts of Tenzin Phuntsok, Kangtsuk and Penkyi, the other three Tibetans who received death sentences with a reprieve. [SFoT]
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