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Press Release
Tibet and Human Rights Festival
9 a 16 December 2017
The Tibet and Human Rights Festival organized by the Casa del Tíbet Foundation with the support of Barcelona City Council, This year it has invited three personalities from very different origins: Golok Jigma, an activist monk living in Switzerland after fleeing Tibet, where he was imprisoned and tortured by the Chinese authorities for having collaborated in the filming of the documentary 'Leaving Fear Behind'; Ming Xia, a Chinese dissident and professor of political science at New York's Staten Island College, USA, who is currently finishing a book on organized crime and the underworld in China; and Andrés Gattolin, french senator, vice-chairman of the Finance Committee and member of the international information group on Tibet in the Senate, as well as a professor of journalism at the University of Paris III-Sorbonne Nouvelle.
Tonight, Monday 11 December at 8 p.m., Golok Jigma, will give a talk at the Casa del Tíbet Foundation headquarters about his experience as a prisoner of the Chinese Government for having collaborated with Dhondup Wangchen in the filming of 'Leaving Fear Behind', documentary 25 minutes (after more than 40 hours of filming) in which Tibetans within Tibet are interviewed about their opinion regarding the Dalai Lama. Both were arrested in March 2008, year of the Beijing Olympics and the previous riots that spread through areas inhabited by Tibetans in protest against China. The documentary premiered on the first day of the Olympic Games, clandestinely screened for foreign reporters in Beijing.
The Chinese dissident Ming Xia, will give the conference 'Asia: China & Tibet’ at the Casa del Tíbet Foundation on Wednesday 13 December at 8 p.m.; will also offer the talk 'Human Rights in China’ on thursday 14 December at 11 a.m. to the International Relations students of the Blanquerna University of Barcelona. Ming Xia visits our country for the first time. He was a professor and master of the Department of International Politics at Fudan University, China. Incluido en los "Top 100 Chinese Public Intellectuals" in between 2009 and 2010, has published dozens of articles. He frequently comments on the commercial and financial relations of the United States., political economy in China, organized crime, global problems and globalization
The French environmental senator Andrés Gattolin, will speak on friday 15 December, also at the Casa del Tíbet Foundation, on 'The question of Tibet from an international perspective'. Gattolin is a member of the European Movement and has held various responsibilities in the federalist movement., both in France and abroad, especially in the Transnational Radical Party (originally Italian). in the senate, André Gattolin is secretary of the European Affairs Committee, vice-chairman of the Finance Committee and member of the international information group on Tibet. More information about the senator: http://www.andregattolin.net/
Each of the guests contributes their experience from different perspectives with the aim of showing the situation of a town, like the tibetan, that despite having lost his country almost 60 years, He does not resign himself to losing his identity and continues to harbor the hope of living in freedom., peacefully, resisting the repression exercised by the Chinese regime.
As in previous editions, in addition to conferences related to human rights, The Foundation has programmed activities that combine culture and spirituality to raise awareness about the universal values that make up the ancient Tibetan culture., such as peace, nonviolence, social justice and respect for the environment. Across, informs about the current situation of the Tibetan people, inside and outside Tibet, trying to make up for the enormous misinformation about the situation of Tibetans in Tibet, as well as that of thousands of refugees who, for more than half a century, They have left their country to live in freedom. (Complete program of the Tibet and Human Rights Festival here)
All activities are free.
For interviews contact comunicacio@casadeltibetbcn.org +34 93 207 59 66
Press Note
Festival of Tibet and Human Rights
9 a 16 December 2017
El Festival del Tibet i de Drets Humans organitzat per la Fundació Casa del Tibet amb el suport de l'Ajuntament de Barcelona, has invited three personalities from very different backgrounds this year: Golok Jigma, un monjo activista resident a Suïssa després d'haver fugit del Tibet, where he was taken and tortured by the Chinese authorities for having col·laborat en el rodatge del documental 'Leaving Fear Behind'; Ming Xia, a Chinese dissident and professor of Political Sciences at the Col·legi de Staten Island de Nova York, united states, que actualment està finalitzant un llibre sobre el crim organitzat i l'hampa a la Xina; i Andrés Gattolin, French senator, vicepresident del Comitè de Finances i membre del grup d'informació internacional sobre el Tibet al Senat, besides teacher of journalism at the University of Paris III-Sorbonne Newe.
tonight, monday 11 from disembarkation at 8pm, Golok Jigma, will give a talk at the headquarters of the Casa del Tibet Foundation about his experience as a prisoner of the Chinese Government for having·laborat amb Dhondup Wangchen en el rodatge de 'Leaving Fear Behind', documentary 25 minutes (after more than 40 hours of filming) en el qual s'entrevista a tibetans dins del Tibet sobre la seva opinió en relació al Dalai Lama. Both were held in March 2008, year of the Beijing Olympics and the previous riots that spread through areas inhabited by Tibetans in protest against China. The documentary premiered on the first day of the Olympic Games, clandestine project for foreign reporters in Beijing.
The Chinese dissident Ming Xia, impartirà la conferència 'Àsia: China & Tibet' at the Tibet House Foundation on Wednesday 13 from disembarkation at 8pm; oferirà també la xerrada 'Drets Humans a la Xina' he said 14 December at 11 am to the students of International Relations of the Blanquerna University of Barcelona. Ming Xia visits our country for the first time. He was a professor and master of the Department of International Politics of Fudan University, china. Inclòs en els "Top 100 intel•Chinese Public intellectuals" in between 2009 i 2010, ha publicat dotzenes d'articles. He frequently comments on US trade and financial relations, l'economia política a la Xina, organized crime, global problems and globalization
The French environmentalist senator Andrés Gattolin, will speak on Friday 15 of December, also at the Casa del Tibet Foundation, sobre 'La qüestió del Tibet des d'una òptica internacional'. Gattolin is a member of the European Movement and has exercised various responsibilities in the federalist movement, tant a França com a l'estranger, especially in the Transnational Radical Party (originally Italian). Of the Senate, André Gattolin és secretari de la Comissió d'Afers Europeus, vicepresident del Comitè de Finances i membre del grup d'informació internacional sobre el Tibet. Més info sobre el senador: http://www.andregattolin.net/
Cada un dels convidats aporta la seva experiència des de diferents òptiques amb l'objectiu de mostrar la situació d'un poble, like tibetan, that despite having lost his country almost ago 60 years, he does not resign himself to losing his identity and continues to harbor the hope of living in freedom, peacefully, resisting the repression exercised by the Chinese regime.
As in previous editions, in addition to conferences related to human rights, the Foundation has programmed activities that combine culture and spirituality to raise awareness of the universal values that make up the mil·traditional Tibetan culture, such as peace, non-violence, social justice and respect for the environment. transversely, s'informa sobre la situació actual del poble tibetà, inside and outside Tibet, intentant suplir l'enorme desinformació sobre la situació dels tibetans al Tibet, as well as that of thousands of refugees who, for more than half a century, they have left their country to live in freedom. (Full program of the Festival of Tibet and Human Rights here)
All activities are free.
For interviews contact comunicacio@casadeltibetbcn.org +34 93 207 59 66
