As Tibetan protesters take to the streets in the biggest and most bloody challenge to Chinese rule in nearly 20 years, Dispatches reports on the hidden reality of life under Chinese occupation after spending three months undercover, deep inside the region.
Dozens are feared dead after the recent clashes and crackdown by Chinese troops, but with reporting so rigidly controlled from the region little is known of living conditions inside Tibet. To make this film, Tibetan exile Tash Despa (pictured) returns to the homeland he risked his life to escape 11 years ago, to carry out secret filming with award-winning, Bafta-nominated director Jezza Neumann (Dispatches Special: China's Stolen Children).
Risking imprisonment and deportation, he uncovers evidence of the "cultural genocide" described by the Dalai Lama. He finds the nomadic way of life being forcefully wiped out as native Tibetans are stripped of their land and livestock and are being resettled in concrete camps. Tibet reveals the regime of terror which dominates daily life and makes freedom of expression impossible.
Despa meets victims of arbitrary arrests, detention, torture and "disappearances" and uncovers evidence of enforced sterilisations on ethnic Tibetan women. He sees for himself the impact of the enormous military and police presence in the region, and the hunger and hardship being endured by many Tibetans, and hears warnings of the uprising taking place across the provinces now.
High Court decision expected in the next few days in the case of Floe V Ofcom,will make all subcontract mobiles illegal ,IE. Virgin Mobile.This a clumsy attempt to stop GSM gateways which halve the price of mobile calls.The high cost is a tax on the UK users in lieu of the £20 billion paid for licences
March 27th - 5:15pmruth mckeown said...
Re the Dispatches programme shown in March "Lost Generation"? I am a Public Health Director in South Tyneside and would like to make a donation to the children's hospital in Jordon (or directly to the children injured and affected by the war in Iraq). Can you please send/email me any contact details.
March 8th - 6:28pmjackie keen said...
surely there must have been more comments
than Deborah Bowen's about poverty among
state pensioners? I think the public prefer to ignore this issue because it's
not 'sexy' and it's too embarrassing to
be told that this outrageous cruelty to
people who fought for this country, suffered terrible loss, paid their dues
to society,is happening on their doorstep, not in africa or other far country.
Shame on this government for keeping
pensioners in poverty and invisible.
Shame on 'celebraties'who love to make
a very public song and dance about their charitable activity, and have nothing to say about wretched,lonely old people.
February 20th - 8:57amPeter Whinn said...
Why are the Dispatches programmes NOT avaibale via C4's 4oD ?
February 5th - 11:50amDeborah Bowen said...
I think that the show was an excellent means of publishing the poverty of a vast amount of Britains elderly living on state pension.
It is disgusting that British elderly people have to live this way.
WHY DO WE SPEND SO MUCH MONEY ON IMMIGRANTS,CRIMINALS AND MP'S SALARIES????????
December 18th, 2007 - 2:25amF.S.Ashton. said...
There was some very good info. in tonight's program, but why did you not broadcast this information before ? One week before Christmas is too late for many people to make use of the info. They have already bought Christmas presents and probably cannot get refunds since they have lost the receipts or, the sort of retailers you featured, are no longer traceable. Also, some people may have purchased the toys as Birthday present or as a gift for a child at some other time of year.
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