Thousands of Tibetans led by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the exile Tibetan leadership took part in the official commemorations of the 53rd Tibetan National Uprising Day at Tsug-la Khang
Today, on the 53rd anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day and the fourth anniversary of the 2008 mass protests in Tibet, I offer tribute to the brave people who have sacrificed so much for Tibet. Despite fifty-three years of occupation by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the Tibetan spirit and identity inside Tibet remains unbroken.
Hollywood actor and a long-time friend of Tibet, Richard Gere said the self-immolations inside Tibet were indicators of the Tibetan people’s motivation not to hurt other people in their struggle for freedom.
Hollywood actor and a long-time friend of Tibet, Richard Gere said the self-immolations inside Tibet were indicators of the Tibetan people’s motivation not to hurt other people in their struggle for freedom.
Shingza Rinpoche, one of the three hunger strikers on an indefinite fast in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York has called for the restoration of an independent Tibet.
On the eve of the 53rd National Uprising Day of Tibet, wife of jailed Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen broke into tears as she spoke at New York Times Square at an open-air press conference.
Days ahead of the 53rd Tibetan National Uprising Day commemorations on March 10, leaflets calling for Tibet’s independence and the return of Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile have once again surfaced in Tibet.
First and foremost, we would like to pay our deepest respect to all the Tibetan heroes who sacrificed their lives for freedom and stand in solidarity with their family members.
Tibetan Youth Congress, the largest pro-independence group in exile, has called for a change in the Central Tibetan Administration’s official Middle-Way policy, which seeks autonomy for the Tibetan people.
Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama will not be issuing his March 10 National Uprising Day Statement, according to sources, but will attend the official function tomorrow in Dharamshala.
