FREE Tibet!

[Alex Leo Serban]

eu am semnat (& am fwd si la toti prietenii mei din address book - serban foartza mi-a trimis si un poem al lui cocteau dspr tibet! 8) ), how about U?

"Dear friends,

In just 36 hours, 253,553 of us have supported the Dalai Lama's call for dialogue and human rights in Tibet. This is an incredible response--if each of us can get 4 more of our friends to sign the petition, we'll hit 1 million this week! Just quickly forward the email below to your friends and family with a personal note from you-

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Dear friends,

After decades of suffering, the Tibetan people have burst onto the streets in protests and riots. The spotlight of the upcoming Olympic Games is now on China, and Tibetan Nobel peace prize winner the Dalai Lama is calling to end all violence through restraint and dialogue--he urgently needs the support of the world's people.

China's leaders are lashing out publicly at the Dalai Lama--but we're told many Chinese officials believe dialogue is the best hope for stability in Tibet. China's leadership is right now considering a crucial choice between crackdown and dialogue that could determine Tibet's--and China's--future.

We can affect this historic choice--China does care about its international reputation, and we can help them choose the right path. China's President Hu Jintao needs to hear that the 'Made in China' brand and the upcoming Olympics in Beijing will succeed only if he makes the right choice. But it will take an avalanche of global people power to get his attention. Click below now to join 250,000 others and sign the petition--and tell absolutely everyone you can right away--our goal is 1 million voices united for Tibet:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/tibet_end_the_violence/21.php

China's economy is dependent on "Made in China" exports that we all buy, and the government is keen to make the Olympics in Beijing this summer a celebration of a new and respected China. China is also a sprawling, diverse country with much brutality in its past, so it has good reasons to be concerned about stability -- some of Tibet's rioters killed innocent people. But President Hu must recognize that the greatest danger to Chinese stability and development today comes from hardliners who advocate escalating repression, not from those Tibetans seeking dialogue and reform.

We will deliver our petition directly to Chinese officials in New York, London and Beijing, but it must be a massive number first. Please forward this email to your address book with a note explaining to your friends why this is important, or use our tell-a-friend tool to email your address book--it will come up after you sign.

The Tibetan people have suffered quietly for decades. It is finally their moment to speak--we must help them be heard.

With hope and respect,

Ricken, Iain, Graziela, Paul, Galit, Pascal, Milena, Ben and the whole Avaaz team

Here are some links with more information on the Tibetan protests and the Chinese response:

Crackdown in Tibet, but protests spreading:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/19/tibet.china
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/...602289349.html

Dalai Lama calling for dialogue and restraint, and an end to violence:
http://www.dalailama.com/news.216.htm
http://www.agi.it/world/news/2008031...n0032-art.html

Leaders across Europe and Asia starting to back dialogue as the way forward:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/7300157.stm

Chinese Prime Minister attacks "Dalai clique", leaves door open for talks:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20...nt_7813194.htm

Other Chinese signals:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/C...ow/2875142.cms
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[Pitbull]

Done.

[redmen]

Si chiar credeti ca asta ca rezolva cu ceva situatia de acolo ?

[Pitbull]

Nu. Dar ästa NU e un motiv sä nu faci what's RIGHT.

[redmen]

Nu iei parte la un razboi care nu`l intelegi doar pentru ca asa zice lumea ca e bine.

[Pitbull]

Asa e. Nu iau.

[StefanDo]

semnat si eu

[ulrich]

Nu iei parte la un razboi care nu`l intelegi doar pentru ca asa zice lumea ca e bine.

unu,ca nu-i razboi acolo.doi,republica populara chineza numai populara nu e.si,daca ma gandesc bine,nici chineza nu prea e.

[Airlight]

Sper sa ajute la ceva. Am semnat.

[Alex Leo Serban]

multumesc tuturor celor kre au semnat (desi nu sint tibetan )

[klein]

ma alatur si eu. nu pot spune ca sunt militanta, dar Tibetul e o cauza pentru care am chef sa ma implic.
trimis si la prieteni

[StefanDo]

Mediafax

Autoritãþile chineze recunosc oficial cã au deschis focul împotriva protestatarilor din Tibet

Poliþia chinezã a recunoscut, joi, într-un comunicat difuzat de agenþia oficialã China Nouã, cã a deschis focul la începutul sãptãmânii ºi a rãnit patru protestatari într-o comunitate tibetanã din provincia Sichuan.

Potrivit Reuters, "poliþia a acþionat pentru autoapãrare" în comitatul Aba (provincia Sichuan).

China susþine cã 13 "civili nevinovaþi" au murit în cursul protestelor antiguvernamentale care au avut loc sãptãmâna trecutã în oraºul tibetan Lhasa, dar relatarea de joi este prima recunoaºtere oficialã cã autoritãþile au deschis focul rãnind protestatarii.

[Mala Portugal]

Stand With Tibet
darn, se implinesc 10 ani de la concertul acela

[Alex Leo Serban]

welcome back, mala! :love:
gosh, i'm blushing... :oops:

[Bogie]

China is getting ready!

[Alex Leo Serban]

haha
groaznic!

c ma enerveaza este ac complicitate a tzarilor kre au leg comerciale cu kina... :sick:
mai tine minte cinva filmu facut d sergiu matei, cu acei fugari ucishi @ close range d patrulele kinezeshti? a scris si iulia blaga dspr el... era cva atit d revoltator!!

[klein]

c ma enerveaza este ac complicitate a tzarilor kre au leg comerciale cu kina... :sick:

de acord cu tine. e dezgustatoare complezenta sau in orice caz "diplomatia" tarilor occidentale fata de china. dar macar in occident exista o opinie publica destul de importanta care ia pozitie fata de evenimente, exista macar presa care tipa cat poate drepturile omului. la noi ce se intampla? ziarele sportive ii considera pe protestanti niste golani, iar in celelalte abia daca se deschide subiectul. iar daca o fac, au atitudinea aia cica "obiectiva" dar nu insista decat pe cum se mobilizeaza fortele de ordine sa ii imprastie pe protestatari. ma dezgusta inca si mai tare pretentiile romaniei de a face parte din lumea civilizata, cand nu numai liderii nostri politici ci si lumea in general nu vede mai departe de ograda proprie. inteleg ca romanii au alte griji, dar in cazul asta, sa nu mai tina nasul pe sus si sa nu se mai simta ofuscati de criticile strainilor
in plus, la cate sanse are romania la olimpiada anul asta... mai bine s-ar boicota jocurile ca am iesi mai castigati in ochii lumii. stiu ca tinem foarte mult la imagine. in fudulie nu ne intrece nimeni

[klein]

sunt de acord ca relatiile sunt complexe, ca occidentul e legat de china economic (daca ar fi nu mai asta ar fi bine, ca multi occidentali s-ar priva de produsele ietine chinezesti fiindca sunt de proasta calitate), dar asta nu inseamna ca trebuie sa taca si sa inghita crimele si cine stie, poate mai rau, masacrele de acolo. sunt totusi tari pentru care drepturile omului sunt fundamentale. in orice caz asa se declara si as vrea sa nu se dezica.

[klein]

cand am spus Occident, m-am referit in general la tarile cu traditie democratica, inclusiv la America.
si oricat imobili ar fi cei pe care ii mentionezi, tot cred ca trebuie facut ceva, chiar si numai dand din papagal. ma gandesc la opinia publica din care si noi facem parte. poate ca nu o sa schimbam lumea, dar merita incercat. uneori guvernele se mai si misca la presiunea multimii.

[klein]