Newsletter on the campaigns of the Trasnational Radical Party for the freedom of Tibet.

Number 7 of the 6th of January 1996

Editor's office: Massimo Lensi, Dorottya u. 3.III.em 6. - 1051 Budapest (H) - Tel. +36-1-266.34.86 - 266.09.35 - Fax. 11.87.937 - e-mail M.Lensi@agora.stm.it

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Published in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Hungarian, Croatian and Rumanian.

31 DAYS TO THE DEMONSTRATION IN BRUSSELS

One month to the demonstration! A month, therefore, of intense mobilization to bring thousands to Brussels. Our editor's office is receiving news from all over Europe: from the Tibet Support Groups, the Tibetan communities, the RP branches, right now, dozens of friends are organizing assemblies, organizational meetings, printing and distributing flyers and announcements, preparing banners, t-shirts, flags and everything that will be needed for the demonstration. And then the telephone numbers in the various cities where one can call to volunteer help or simply to make reservations for the Brussels trip.

Everything seems hopeful. But at the same time also to increase, during these days, the organizational effort, not to "lower our guard" and take advantage of this positive moment of European mobilization for the freedom of Tibet.

In this number, on the second page, we publish the announcement for the demonstration which can be used for posting in one's own city.

Good luck to all!

FRANCE: PREPARATIONS FOR MARCH 10

Lucienne Boye is informing us that the preparations for the demonstration in Brussels are underway. Setting up a checking account for the contributions and financing, the distribution of 4,000 flyers, mailing of a special edition "Letter for Tibet-March 10", are only a few of the activities that the French group is finalizing during these days. Among other participants, there will be also 50 members of the local Tibetan community. For further informations and to help with the distribution of material, please contact Lucienne Boye: tel. 33-1-4751.9240, fax 4714.0588 - Rue Pierre Brossolette 62, 92500 Rueil-Malmaison. We'll publish the account number on the next issue.

SWITZERLAND: PREPARATIONS FOR MARCH 10

There will be 300 participants from the Tibetan community in Switzerland to the demonstration in Brussels. Tenzin N. Emchi, member of the European Committee and of the Tibetan Committee, the largest in Europe, is informing us that they also are preparing t-shirts and that they have began the sale of Tibetan flags. Furthermore, the deputies of the Parliament of Bern who are close to the Tibetan cause have been contacted for the appeal to Boutros Ghali and to support the Panchen Lama recognized by the Dalai Lama. In the past few days, the first Swiss Mayor, Th. Meyer, of Langnau am Albis, has joined the campaign "A flag for Tibet".

EAST TURKESTANGERMANY

Erkin Alptekin, founding member of UNPO (Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization) and President of the East-Turkestans Union in Europe, communicated that over 20 members of their community residing in Europe will participate to the demonstration in Brussels dressed in their traditional costumes, with a banner saying "People of East-Turkestan show their solidarity to the People of Tibet". East-Turkestan, situated north of Tibet is also invaded and occupied by the PRC.

LUXEMBOURG: DELEGATION OF "FRIENDS OF TIBET" TO BRUSSELS

The "Friends of Tibet-Luxemburg" will send a delegation to the demonstration of March 10. Additionally, Oliver Mores of the Luxembourg Coordination is informing us that the appeal to Boutros-Ghali to receive the Dalai Lama, has been signed by many deputies of the Gran Duchy Parliament.

SPAIN: MEETING WITH GONZALES

During a meeting with the RP delegation, composed of Marco Pannella, MEP, Emma Bonino, European Commissioner and Oliver Dupuis, Secretary, the Prime Minister of Spain, Felipe Gonzales, has shown, particularly in his position of Secretary of the PSOE, a great deal of interest for the campaign "Freedom for Tibet". From Spain also we have received, during the past few days, the adhesions of the first Spanish mayors to the initiative "A flag for Tibet", among whom that of Calia Villalobos, Mayor of Malaga.

AUSTRIA: MEETINGS IN PARLIAMENT

A delegation composed of Alexander Gruber of "Save Tibet-Vienna" and of Marina Sikora of the RP and member of the Austrian Committee, has recently contacted the parliamentary group of the OVP (Austrian Popular Party) strengthening the development of the initiatives for Tibet in the Parliament of Vienna. There have been other meetings with the Liberales Forum, the Greens and the SPO.

BASQUE PARTIES FOR TIBET

After her trip to San Sebastian and other Basque cities, Begonia Rodriguez, member of the Spanish Coordination, informed us that the regional councilman of "Los Verdes" Juanxo Dominguez, has asked all the mayors of the region to adhere to the appeal "A flag for Tibet". The PNV instead, at the beginning of the month, will organize a citywide demonstration for the freedom of Tibet with the participation of the mayors of the main Basque cities. Jose Antonio Recondo Sanz, Mayor of Hernani, in the meantime, is the first Basque mayor to join the campaign.

A FLAG FOR TIBET: THE COUNT IS NOW UP TO 137

In the last few hours, more mayors have joined the campaign to display on their townhalls the flag of Tibet. The total count is up to 137 mayors from 20 European nations. The goal is to reach 500 adhesions by March 10, day of the demonstration in Brussels. This week we have received 45 adhesions: from Italy (21), Belgium (6), Luxembourg (4), Hungary (3), France (4), Ukraine (3), Spain (2), Switzerland (1), Lithuania (1).

BUS TO BRUSSELS

- The "Tibet Youth Association in Europe" together with "Tibetan Women Association in Switzerland" are organizing some buses for the demonstration in Brussels. For information, please contact: Chogchampa Phuntsok, tel. 055-72-1002, Am Aabach 8, 8730 Uznach (Switzerland).

- In France, instead, informations on buses from Paris to Brussels, can be received by calling 33-1-4656.5453.

APPEAL TO BOUTROS GHALI

This past week, we have received numerous adhesions to the appeal to the Secretary General of the United Nations to receive as soon as possible the Dalai Lama. We would like to point out the adhesion of the complete Green Group of the Austrian Parliament, of many Prague councilmen, and personalities of the cultural and media world of Italy. The total of the adhesions are now 251 between parliamentarians and personalities that support the request.

BELGIUMALBANIANS COMMUNITIES TO THE DEMONSTRATION

The Albanian community of Albania and of Kossovo residents in Belgium announces that they will be present to the demonstration in Brussels with about a hundred people.

ALBANIAKOSSOVO: ADHESION OF DARDANIA

From Tirana we have received the adhesion of Dardania, the Kossovarian students association in Albania, to the Platform of the Brussels demonstration.

BUDAPESTHUNGARIAN COMMITTEE

Tenzin Thosam, a monk from the local Tibetan community, has joined the Hungarian Committee for the March 10 demonstration.

WHO RECEIVES "FREEDOM FOR TIBET-FAX"?

This newsletter is sent via fax or e-mail directly from the editor's office of Brussels to 684 addressees (at the moment) in English (31%), French (25%), Italian (35%) and Spanish ((9%). Additionally, it is distributed in other languages (Hungarian, Croatian and Rumanian) to about 300 more addressees through local efforts by the national Committees. The addressees are deputies, journalists, associations and individual citizens reachable through fax or modem.

Please notify Alberto Novi at the editor's office (e-mail a.novi@agora.stm.it) of people with a fax or e-mail in order to expand as much as possible the distribution of the newsletter from the next issue on.

SECOND PAGE

On the second page we are publishing the announcement for the demonstration to be posted on the walls of cities, in universities, at subway stops, in store windows, etc... It is available in French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Hungarian, Croatian, Rumanian, Polish (form A3). Call us and we will send it to you in the form requested.

DATES

- Brussels: Tuesday 13 February (8:00pm). Organizational meeting for the demonstration. Address: Saint-Louis Faculty, Auditorium n.5, first floor, Rue de Marais 109.

- Budapest: Friday 9 February (3:00pm). Organizational meeting for the demonstration. Address: Dorottya u. 3.III.6.

- Vienna: Saturday 17 February (3:00pm). Tibet Support Group "Save Tibet" meeting.

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FREEDOM FOR TIBET

(sketch of Potala)

EUROPEAN DEMONSTRATION

BRUSSELS

MARCH 10, 1996

37-year anniversary of the nonviolent insurrection in Lhasa in 1959

11:00 Meeting in front of Chinese Embassy

Ave. de Tervuren 443-445

12:00 March begins in the streets of Brussels

14:00 Arrival in front of the European Parliament

with the Prof. Samdhong RINPOCHE, president of the Tibetan Parliament in exile

with hundreds of Tibetans residing in Europe

with dozens of parliamentarians

with thousands of European citizens

to denounce the abhorrent violations of human, religious, civil and political rights of the Tibetan people

to call an end to the illegitimate occupation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China

for the freedom of Tibet