preface
  1. 1Chapter 1. History Leading up to March 10th, 1959
  2. 2Chapter 2. The Invasion and Occupation of Tibet
  3. 3Chapter 3. Major Allegations on the Chinese Occupation
  4. 4Chapter 4. Destruction of Tibet's Environment
  5. 5Chapter 5. Development and Cultural Destruction in Tibet
  6. 6Chapter 6. The Dalai Lama on Human Rights and Universal Responsibility

Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama.

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Preface

Why is there an outcry about Tibet? Why is a nation larger than Western Europe held captive and tortured by a foreign power, while the world's leaders stand by or deny responsibility for doing business with the oppressor? Why is Tibet's situation important right now?

The pages below tell how Tibet has come to the most perilous moment in its 3,000 year existence. It is a common theme of history; many ancient and peaceful indigenous civilisations have been assaulted by military powers in search of land and booty. Tibet, an independent nation until the Chinese invasion, is now faced with extinction. But it is not yet too late.

It would be very difficult to oust the Chinese by armed force, and it would go against the Tibetan Buddhist belief in non-violence. Instead, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people have used diplomacy and non-violent activism in the hopes that the People's Republic of China will be condemned and pressured to withdraw its occupation forces from Tibet.

Credit: http://www.tibet.org/Why/.

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