Dear ani Yeshe, We are overjoyed to report that Tibetans have successfully stopped mining operations at Ser Ngul Lo mountain! Thank you to everyone who responded to our urgent appeal for action last week; more than 2,800 faxes were sent to the Chinese government. Your actions have made a difference for Tibetans in Markham County who have been peacefully protesting for months to save this sacred mountain. On Monday, security forces were withdrawn from the area after an agreement was reached between the Tibetan community and Chinese officials. Negotiations continue over the clean up of toxic chemicals left over from previous mining operations, which local Tibetans believe have poisoned water sources leading to the deaths of both people and cattle. As we share news of this remarkable victory, we are aware that the situation inside Tibet remains incredibly tense. Chinese armed forces are patrolling the streets of Tibetan towns and villages, and we hear of harsh prison sentences, arrests, and beatings almost daily. And yet, by barring foreign journalists and closely monitoring phone and internet communications, the Chinese government has effectively stopped news and images of its ongoing military crackdown from reaching the outside world. Now the Chinese government wants to control every computer in China and Tibet. China declared this week that as of July 1 all PCs sold in China must be pre-installed with "Green Dam," new Chinese-designed internet filtering software. Tell American computer giants HP and Dell to refuse to implement China's new restriction: http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/stopgreendam/ "Green Dam" will not only allow the Chinese government to further censor information about Tibet, human rights, and anything else Beijing deems 'politically sensitive,' but it could also be used to spy on and control PC users in Tibet and China. The move has prompted a global outcry from technology trade associations, Chinese internet users, internet freedom advocates, human rights groups, and Chinese lawyers. Dell and HP are currently in discussions with the Chinese government over the implications of this new software. Please send a letter to Dell CEO, Michael Dell, and HP CEO, Mark Hurd, urging them to uphold the principles of free speech and internet freedom by refusing to install "Green Dam" on computers headed to the Chinese market. If you are a Dell or HP user, please make sure to mention it in your letter: http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/stopgreendam By standing up to China, Dell and HP can help quash this repressive restriction once and for all. Thank you for everything you do to help make a difference for Tibet.