1. TIBET

3. “Fun” Facts: Invaded in 1949/50 1.2 mil Tibetans killed
6,000 monasteries destroyed
Thousands imprisoned & tortured

5. The Dalai Lama: Fled Tibet in 1959 w/120,000 other people
Government-in-exile in Dharamsala, India
1989 Nobel Peace Prize
Historically had role as political & spiritual leader

8. HISTORY: Tibet was sovereign nation Own language, currency, laws
TAR- false- direct control
Size of western Europe

9. Today:
No freedom of speech, religion, assembly
Arrests daily, torture

10. Environment: Source of Asia’s largest rivers
Nuclear waste dumping, deforestation, etc.
Urbanization
Endangered species
Highway being built

15. 3/10/11 – Dalai Lama announced stepping down from political role
Move towards democracy
Elections held 3/20/11 by government-in-exile – only Tibetans outside of China voted
Created position of “Kalon Tripa” – prime minister