Tibet
According to an official media report (Xinhua, 29 August 11, reprinted in China Daily), on August 29 the Ma'erkang (Barkham) County People's Court, located in the capital of Aba prefecture, sentenced a Kirti monk named "Drongdru" to 11 years' imprisonment for "intentional homicide" because he allegedly "hid the injured monk and prevented emergency treatment." The verdict, according to the report, asserted that an 11-hour delay in providing emergency medical treatment caused the death of Rigzin Phuntsog (or Phuntsog, according to international media and advocacy group reports). None of the official reports observed by the Commission provided information about evidence proving that Drongdru intended to murder Phuntsog.
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The 76-year-old Dalai Lama remains a figure of central importance to Tibetans as well as the Chinese government and Communist Party. Tibetans in China continue to evoke his name in their grievances over official threats to Tibetan culture, language, and religion, and to call for the Dalai Lama's return to Tibet. At the same time, the government and Party continue their campaign to discredit the Dalai Lama and to control the selection of his successor.
Sichuan People's Congress Standing Committee To Discuss Regulations in Late May
10 Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures: New Measures Effective in 7, Under Review in 2
This Commission analysis provides an overview of some of the principal features of the new regulations on "Tibetan Buddhist religious affairs" taking effect in TAPs. The analysis refers to the prefectural-level regulatory measures by the short references listed in Table 1 below. Chinese-language text of regulations is available at the Web sites cited in Table 1.
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At this Roundtable on the release of the Commission's 2010 Annual Report, research specialists on the Commission staff provided an overview of major trends and developments in human rights and the rule of law in China over the past year, with a particular focus on freedom of expression and the Internet, and developments in Tibet, and Xinjiang.
Events at Shag Rongpo Monastery
Based on Phayul (23 July 10, 27 July 10) and Tibetan government-in-exile (TGiE) (27 July 10) reports, the following events took place from May to July.
The following text was retrieved from the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China Web site on January 22, 2013.
One government commission and two Party offices jointly have issued a new document to further strengthen "ethnic unity" in China. The Central Propaganda Bureau, United Front Work Department, and State Ethnic Affairs Commission (SEAC) adopted the Opinion on Further Launching Activities To Establish Ethnic Unity and Progress (Opinion) on February 1, 2010, but did not appear to release the full text of the document until July 2010.
Case Background: Controversial Conviction in a Closed Court