ANANTH KRISHNAN The Hindu (an Indian national daily) BEIJING, December 25, 2011—On Christmas Eve, some of Beijing’s wealthiest and most well-connected residents headed to a sprawling villa on the city’s outskirts. A faux European-style mansion, which sits on an expansive property hidden from public view by high walls and …

  Dharamsala, India, 18 December 2011 –  His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his deep sadness at learning of the passing away of his dear friend President Václav Havel.  In a letter to his wife Mrs. Dagmar Havlova, His Holiness wrote that in his death, the world has lost a …

  DHARAMSHALA: The Central Tibetan Administration has expressed great sadness over the passing away of President Václav Havel, a dear and steadfast friend of the Tibetan people. In a condolence letter sent to the late president’s wife Mrs Dagmar Havlova, today, the Kashag said: “It is with great sadness the …

By Abanti Bhattacharya The Asia Times Online Dec 16, 2011 Among other implications, the self-immolation of  Tibetans in China overwhelmingly suggests the failure of minority policy carved out by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to deal with the ethnic nationality question in the 1950s. The failure is particularly significant …

  Prague, 12 December:  “A more open, free and democratic China is of great importance for Asia and the world as a whole”, said the Prague Declaration signed by the six speakers of the conference, “Democracy and Human Rights in Asia: One Year after an Empty Chair in Oslo”, yesterday. …

  December 11, 2011 We, the participants of the conference “Democracy and Human Rights in Asia: One Year after an Empty Chair in Oslo”, who have gathered here in Prague at the invitation of President Václav Havel wish to join in the international efforts to promote awareness and improve progress …