Amnesty USA releases an Urgent Action today:
Take action! You can speak out for the Tibetan people. Write to the President of China and the Ambassador of China to remind them of their humanitarian responsibilities.
Points to Address:

urge authorities to release the monks and others detained for their peaceful actions
demand full accountability for the detained, ensuring they […]

Vaclav Havel in The Guardian argues:
“Unless these conditions are fulfilled, the International Olympic Committee should seriously reconsider whether holding this summer’s Olympic games in a country that includes a peaceful graveyard remains a good idea.”
Te-ping Chen links to a graphic photo gallery from Tibet.
Two hundred protesters demonstrate outside the Chinese embassy in Vienna.
The Economist […]

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From The Economist 
If you’re looking for one of the few media outlets with an official press pass into Lhasa, keep up to date with The Economist’s coverage. From the article:
Your correspondent, the only foreign journalist with official permission to be in Lhasa (which was applied for and granted well before the unrest erupted) is still […]

Alex Stein in The Guardian laments over the lack of international coverage of the peaceful demonstration of monks embarking on a six month march from Dharmshala to Lhasa. Stein calls for increased international attention, but perhaps it’s best that the United States stays out of this scenario. As Amnesty USA lashes out against such treatment, […]

With much welcomed news about the release of human rights lawyer Teng Biao in China on Saturday, I really cannot ascertain as to what effects the Olympics had on creating a more open China. In theory, the Olympics were a tool to focus the spotlight on a nation notorious for civil rights crackdowns. With such […]

Every month, Amnesty International asks for you to take action on specific human rights cases to improve the condition of those imprisoned for no other reason than expressing their personal beliefs in a peaceful manner.
Directly from their website, these month’s cases are:
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François-Xavier Byuma
Long-standing human rights defender Francois-Xavier Byuma was sentenced to 19 years’ imprisonment on […]