Free Tibet march, 21

THE TIBETAN TRAGEDY


For centuries Tibet existed as a culturally rich and independently governed nation. A place of great peace and natural magnificence, it gave refuge and religious freedom to a people whose language, laws, institutions and customs were created with one thing in mind: the creation of a society totally imbued with and inspired by love, kindness and human compassion.

That all changed with the invasion of the Chinese in 1949.

Relying on historical misrepresentations and an aggressive imperialism, China and its People's Liberation Army laid claim to the nation of Tibet by proclaiming a need for "liberation" and reform. In 1951 The "17-Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet" was imposed upon the Tibetan government. It was a document designed specifically to destroy their national, cultural and religious identity. With the presence of over 40,000 Chinese troops, the threat of an immediate occupation and the prospective obliteration of the Tibetan state, China had given Tibetans little choice but to cooperate.

For eight years the Chinese consolidated their power and control, repeatedly violating the treaty they had set in place. Tibetan opposition and open resistance grew, leading to the National uprising in 1959, and the flight into India of Tibet's head of state and beloved spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. Since the Chinese invasion in 1949, the Tibetan people have been robbed of their humanity and forced to witness the destruction of many aspects of their world by a completely distinct Chinese culture. They have lost the spirit and beauty of their country, their people, their culture and their religion. As they fight to keep it alive in their hearts, they have endured great loss of life, cultural devastation, and suffering. Today, Tibetans from various backgrounds both within and without Tibet heroically struggle to regain their freedom and keep their culture intact. They urgently need our support.

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• tibet
• free
• dalai
• china
• rinpoche

[figueiredom]

FREE TIBET

[figueiredom]

FREE TIBET !!

[tseringjam]

Fuck Chinese communist government get the hell out of Tibet, Tibet is mine and I m coming back to my home land FREE TIBET and CCP go to hell

[thomthom808]

Thank You Richard Gere doing a great job and helping tibetans for their struggle for freedom.u r inspiration for many tibetans and world. You r really my hero.

[LostLadyElgin]

Richard Gere did an excellant job,

keeping the interviewer on topic

[douboymk2]

fucking tosser. go shove a gerbil where the sun dot shine

[shady110]

dude fuck that piece of shit

look in the background video

"INdian police" how the hell is that a chinese army brutalizing civilians?

and he said the UN violent peace protest was a fuckin riot reulted many died

and these so called monks, they drink they eat meat they have sex, they "Riot"

they are totaly not monks

monks would never get violent or break any the rules, now this here is just stupid

[Sqito1]

Free Tibet people are either ill intentioned or ill informed. Not that China is flawless.

[bigsam9]

watch the following clips on youtube Dalai Lama be charged with Religion Persecution in India -1, 2 & 3. Mr Richard Gere you need to look at the whole picture.

[coderiu]

Seriously, do those soldiers or police in this video clip look like Chinese to you? The facial features and skin color???... regardless their uniform, coz you guys know nothing about Chinese police or army uniform. Is the CNN so stupid or blind to think the Indian and Nepal police are Chinese? Of course not! They just want to mislead people. This is the shame and embarrassment for CNN and those western media but not China.

[popoTb]

Seems like Richard is not that popular no more!! only 431 views haha...