Former female serfs recollect tragic past 

     LHASA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Pedron was beaten by the lord because she did not lower her head and stick out her tongue to show the respect when she was five. Even worse, she asked for food.

     Born to a serf family in southern Tibet's Shannan in 1946, Pedron, her parents, aunt, three brothers and sisters lived in a shabby and dark barn, alongside the cattle. Full story

Ending serfdom in Tibet, a giant step in human rights progress that deserves commemoration

     BEIJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The coming March 28 is a memorable date in the history of world human rights. Fifty years before that day, China's Tibet started democratic reform in its land of more than 1.2 million square km. The event put an end to the centuries-old feudal serfdom under theocratic rule and gave freedom to some 1 million serfs.

     The democratic reform of Tibet 50 years ago constituted an important chapter in the worldwide movement to abolish slavery, marking historic progress of world human rights. The date should be remembered and celebrated by all those who are concerned about human rights. Full story

Tibet: a story of progress 

     BEIJING, March 26 -- He has vivid memories of the first time he saw Tibetans as a child.

     Fleeing the failed uprising in 1959 by the region's feudalistic upper class, they trod along a pilgrim route, sleeping in tents pitched at the sides of the road. Full story

Russian reporter: Tibet's progress follows harmony notion 

     BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhuanet) -- "Tibet has done a good job in its modernization and cultural protection," wrote Evgenij-Solovev, Beijing office head of Russian newspaper Russkiye Vedomosti. Evgenij-Solovev's article apperas in the "Peopole's Daily" Tuesday. The full text runs as follows:

     "In late March last year, I went to Lhasa and gathered news there. It's my first time to visit Tibet, which has impressed me deeply. Full story

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