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Tibetan Women Film Wins Emmy; Frame of MInd Films bags a prestigious award for a film on Tibetan Women news source; Radio Free Asia (RFA) WASHINGTON Tibetan women, once among the leaders of a national uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet, are now preserving Tibetan culture as refugees in India and other countries, according to a new documentary by British filmmaker Rosemary Rawcliffe. "Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution," produced by Frame of Mind Films, is the second film in a planned trilogy on the lives of Tibetan women. It was awarded the 2009 Emmy in the historical/cultural special feature category in a May 16 ceremony in Northern California.

Tibetan people express solidarity with and support for the Chinese Democracy Movement June 01, 2009: As we approach the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, exile Tibetans stand in solidarity with the Chinese democracy movement and express support for their demand for freedom, human rights and democracy in China. In commemorating twenty years since the watershed event in the history of contemporary China, we condemn the brutal manner with which the heavily armed troops suppressed and killed the unarmed pro-democracy protestors and bystanders.

TWA Marks 14 years in Captivity of the 20 year old 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet May 17, 2009: 14 years of enforced disappearance, incarceration and coerced incommunicado of Tibet's 11th Panchen Lama has borne its heavy brunt on the exile Tibetans and the world at large. With no access to verifiable information about Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the then six year old boy from Nagchu District, Tibet, who on 14th May s 1995, was identified by H.H the Dalai Lama to be the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet, the concern about his safety and whereabouts is mounting and the patience of the Tibetans is wearing its thinnest armor.

Tibetan Women mark the 'International Mother's Day' with Unfeigned Fervor On May 10, Tibetan Women across the globe will mark and celebrate 'International Mother's Day'; a day that signifies peace and unity. Fifty years ago, Tibetan Women created history by wearing the political armor and resisting a brute force that ravaged and challenged the history of Tibet. Fifty years thence, wearing a strong valor, Tibetan Women have continued with the struggle and this time the struggle is two-fold; inside and outside of Tibet and dons a mature outlook and a heightened significance.

Death in Lhasa An Appeal Letter authored by five prominent world leaders; Vaclav Havel, a former President of the Czech Republic; Prince Hassan Bin Talal, President of the Arab Thought Forum; Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate; Vartan Gregorian, a former president of Brown University and President of the Carnegie Council and Andre Glucksmann, a French philosopher.

Exile NGOs mark the 20th birthday of Tibet's stolen Child April 25, 2009, Dharamsala; Tibetan People's Uprising Movement (TPUM) observes the 20th birthday of Gedun Choekyi Nyima, the then six year old boy from Nagchu District, Tibet, who on 25th January, 1995, was identified by H.H the Dalai Lama to be the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet.

Tibetan NGOs strongly condemn Chinese court's verdict of sentencing three Tibetan women for the charges relating to arson cases of 14 March 2008. April 21, 2009, Dharamsala: Xinhua, the official mouthpiece of Chinese government, today reported the sentencing of Penkyi (aged 21) of Sakya County to "suspended death penalty", Penkyi (aged 23) from Nyinmo County to life term and Chime Lhamo (aged 20) to 10 years imprisonment for starting fires in two downtown clothing shops on March 14, 2008.

Tibetans condemn the death sentences passed by China 15 April, Dharamsala: Tibetan NGOs condemn the recent death sentences passed by China. We are gravely concerned about the fate of Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak who were given death sentences, Tenzin Phuntsok and Kangtsuk who were given suspended death sentences with two-year reprieves, and Dawa Sangpo who was given a life sentence.

A New Turn in the Tide; TWA elects its 9th Executive Members The 9th General Body Meeting of Tibetan Women's Association concluded at 1 am, this morning. The 6 day meeting (10-15 April, 2009) held in Dharamsala was attended by 170 women delegates from 32 regional chapters spread across the globe, and concluded with the election of the 9th Executive members.

TWA's January-March 2009 Newsletter Tibetan Women's Association's quarterly newsletter. Volume 4, Issue 1