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Kenya tourism plummets as the country struggles with post-election violence
A year ago, the white sands of Nyali beach, a coastal resort area north of Mombasa, were dotted with European tourists, strolling, swimming, tanning and spending money. The winter high season usually sees fully booked hotels, maxed out safari tours and daily flights chartering in thousands of travelers in search of the exotic. Today, the […]
Burma Lures Tourists with Reopening of Ancient Palace
In an attempt to entice tourists to the military-ruled country, Burma’s Ministry of Culture has reopened the Thiri Zeya Bumi Bagan Golden Palace. The palace—whose reconstruction began several years ago—is one of the most impressive remnants of the ancient city of Bagan, which flourished as a Buddhist center from the 11th to the 13th centuries. […]
https://ethicaltraveler.org/2008/02/burma-lures-tourists-with-reopening-of-ancient-palace/
The 88 Generation Statement to China Regarding Burma
This was originally posted on burmamyanmargenocide.blogspot.com Saturday, September 29, 2007 Ultimatum to China (due Oct 2, 9:00am) Ultimatum to the Government of People’s Republic of China We are the 8888 student activists overseas who have been relentlessly seeking for the freedom of Burma from the military rule in Burma, side by side with the 8888 […]
https://ethicaltraveler.org/2007/09/the-88-generation-statement-to-china-regarding-burma/
New Railway Links China and Tibet
On July 1st, The Qinghai-Tibet Railway made its first passenger trip from Xining, the capital of northwest China’s Qinghai Province, to Lhasa in Tibet. Called the “sky train,” the 4.2 billion dollar railway was built by the Chinese government to “promote stability” and boost tourism. Construction for the project started four years ago. Now complete, […]
https://ethicaltraveler.org/2006/08/new-railway-links-china-and-tibet-2/
Foreign Investors in Burma Under Pressure
A case brought by Burmese villagers against U.S. oil company Unocal was settled out of court in late March. The company was accused of allowing human rights abuses – including murder, rape and forced labor – to occur during construction of the Yadana oil pipeline in rural Burma (Myanmar) during the 1990s. The settlement came […]
https://ethicaltraveler.org/2005/04/foreign-investors-in-burma-under-pressure/
The Tibetan Refugee Crisis
In late May of 2003, Nepalese authorities in Kathmandu deported 18 Tibetan refugees who had fled over the Himalayas seeking human rights and religious freedom. International law, as well as a long-standing “gentlemen’s agreement,” dictates that such refugees are handed over to the UN, which then relocates them in India. As Nepal has a long […]
https://ethicaltraveler.org/campaigns/the-tibetan-refugee-crisis/
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