I am a Dog
I am a dog / A Tibetan dog from Kyegu / A few days before the earth shook
The Wealth of a Nation
We are becoming more like international pets where we are petted and stroked for being pacifists while the Chinese continue and strengthen their hold in Tibet.
Dear Envoys, how was your trip to Peking?
Dear envoys, did the Chinese officials listen to and acknowledge your views and opinions?
The Other …
Buddha lies hidden under a silk scarf / Tucked in a drawer at home in Lhasa
New Man Same Chair
The fundamental question that Beijing fails to understand is that negotiation — and not suppression — will solve the issue of Tibet.
Shadow
Poem by Palden rGyal: A shadow that follows / Wherever I go, / A shadow that allows / No freedom,
The Traitor
Ngabo Ngawang Jigme — Smiley! / You were nothing / but a bundle of intrigue / Pregnant with malice / and bent on betrayal
Yak Horns and Yellow Stars
Review of book Like Gold that Fears No Fire: New Writing From Tibet by International Campaign for Tibet
A thoroughly inspiring compilation of current writing by Tibetans. It comes at the right time with the right message.
Dalai Lama as a Slave Owner
Despite its economic growth, today’s China is no fairer than the serfdom that Beijing is loudly shouting about.
I Will Not Die
The bright yellow sun has / Set behind the Freedom Hill / Now I cannot put my faith in / This dark and violent storm
Who are the real separatists?
Tibetan and Chinese people have a long tradition of helping each other and have deep mutual respect and admiration. However, the portrayal of Tibetans in Chinese official media this year has left an image of Tibetans as enemies.
What kinds of songs are “reactionary songs”?
High Peaks Pure Earth is posting a translation of a post from Woeser’s blog that was posted on 13 January 2009 titled “What kinds of songs are ’reactionary songs'”?.
A Song from a Distance
My body is trapped in a heated room. / Light shines from the ceiling. / A leather sofa invites me
Dear Brothers and Sisters
Take care and make sure that Rangzen is not killed.
The “Olympics Diary” of a Tibetan
Diary by Tashibod: A glimpse into life in a remote Tibetan area as the Olympics were being celebrated in Beijing; originally posted in Chinese.
Banning Tibet: How China closed a country
“If Chinese citizens can watch the torch when it passes through other cities, why can’t we? Are we not citizens of this country?”
The Fear in Lhasa, as Felt in Beijing – Part II
He did not keep silent because of fear, on the contrary, he was willing to allow me to record and make public his experience full of fear. Why?
The Fear in Lhasa, as Felt in Beijing – Part I
They came to clean the streets, and what they wiped out were us Tibetans, because we are garbage in their eyes.
It’s not the economy, stupid!
In spite of the unmistakable political message from Lhasa, there were attempts in the Western media to interpret the protests largely in economic terms – Tibetan dissatisfaction growing from the absence of economic opportunities.
Karmapa and the Cranes
If we want to be non-violent, we should be so out of genuine moral conviction, not as a roundabout way to ingratiate ourselves with the Chinese Communist dictators.