Support Tibet 250 Tibetans are confirmed dead (unconfirmed reports suggest 300-400), many have been wounded and thousands arrested, as China continues its brutal crackdown on demonstrations throughout all Tibetan areas by Tibetan monks and nuns, and lay men, women and children. Wounded Tibetans are not being admitted for treatment in hospitals. Currently many Tibetans are being tortured and arrested in many parts of Tibet for refusing to denounce His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the "Patriotic Re-education" campaign. On one hand China has decided to talk to the representatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama but on the other hand the Chinese state run media have not stopped vilifying His Holiness the Dalia Lama. So it is quite clear that China's decision is a mere PR exercise before the Olympic game and is not based on serious consideration of the root causes of the resentment of the Tibetan people. PLEASE call on the Irish Government and its EU partners to support the following demands and pursue them with then Chinese Government: Support the Dalai Lama's call for a team of International Investigators to go to Tibet as soon as possible. China must stop its crackdown on Tibetan protesters in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) & all other Tibetan areas of Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu and Yunnan provinces. Medical attention should be given to all wounded Tibetans in the TAR & all other Tibetan areas of Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu and Yunnan provinces immediately without any reprisal against them. Release all Tibetans arrested for protesting against the Chinese rule in Tibet. Withdraw all armed security forces from the TAR & all other Tibetan areas of Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu and Yunnan provinces China must immediately allow international media to have free access to all Tibetan areas (the TAR and all other Tibetan areas of Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu,and Yunnan provinces). All political leaders and other prominent persons who have accepted an invitation to attend the Olympic Games should withdraw their acceptance. PLEASE write to the following addresses, or phone, to express your concerns: An Taoiseach Brian Cowen TD,           Mr. Patrick Hickey, Government Buildings,                       President, Irish Olympic Committee, Merrion Street,                                  Olympic House, Harbour Road, Dublin 2.                                           Howth, Dublin. Tel: +353-1-662 4888                         Tel: +353-1-866 0555 E-mail:                                              E-mail: webmaster@taoiseach.gov.ie            admin@olympicsport.ie Mr. Micheal Martin TD,                         Liu Biwei, Minister for Foreign Affairs,                  Chinese Embassy in Ireland, 80 St. Stephen's Green,                      40 Ailesbury Road, Dublin 2.                                            Dublin 4. Tel: +353-1-478 0822                          Tel: +353-1-269 1707 E-mail:                                               E-mail: michealmartintd@eircom.net               chinaemb_ie@mfa.gov.cn