Hundreds of Tibetans and supporters in the exile Tibetan headquarters of Dharamshala yesterday evening carried out a candle light vigil in honour of the two young Tibetans who set themselves on fire Monday morning in eastern Tibet.
The Honourable Chief Minister of Goa, Manohar Parrikar, met with a Tibetan delegation representing the ongoing Tibetan ‘Flame of Truth’ torch relay, Monday.
The delegation headed by Tibetan MP Karma Yeshi submitted a memorandum
Tibetan Youth Congress, the largest pro-independence group in exile, has declared 2013 as the ‘International Year of Tibetan Independence’ and announced a series of activities to commemorate 100 years of the 13th Dalai Lama’s ‘Proclamation of Independence.’
Tokyo's popular four-term governor, who recently kicked up a storm between China and Japan over the Senkaku islands, has said he doesn’t want Japan to end up as a “second Tibet.” Shintaro Ishihara hinted that Japan could suffer the fate of Tibet, which was invaded and occupied by China’s forces
A Tibetan nun was severely beaten and arrested for carrying out a peaceful protest calling for Tibet’s freedom and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Kardze region of Kham, eastern Tibet. Shedup Lhamo raised slogans calling for the freedom of Tibet, the long life and return of the Dalai Lama
tudents for a Free Tibet has pledged to intensify global action in response to today’s news that two more Tibetans have lit themselves on fire in Chinese-occupied Tibet, bringing the number of confirmed self-immolations since 2009 to 51 (1). Lobsang Kelsang, 18, a monk from Kirti Monastery, and Damchoe, 17, are reported to have self-immolated on the morning of August 27 in Ngaba, eastern Tibet (Ch: Aba, Sichuan Province). Both are reported to have died (2).
n confirmed reports coming out of Tibet, two young Tibetans set themselves on fire Monday in an apparent protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet. The two have been identified as Lobsang Kalsang, an 18-year-old monk of the Kirti Monastery in Ngaba eastern Tibet and Damchoe, a former monk at the monastery, aged around 17.
The Shimla High Court in a ruling has ordered the eviction of Tibetans living on encroached land around Dharamshala, the exile Tibetan headquarters, latest by March 31, 2013. There are currently 210 cases of encroachment of forestland against Tibetans.
The 2012 Lhakar Awards were given away to seven Tibetans, including three incarcerated political prisoners, over the weekend at a ceremony held in New York, US. Founded in 2012 by the Students for a Free Tibet, the Lhakar Awards recognise individuals who have displayed “outstanding courage, innovation
The famous Indian tourist destination of Goa welcomed the Tibetan ‘Flame of Truth’ with open arms as politicians, social activists, students, and an Indian freedom fighter raised the torch in support of Tibet.
The south India leg of the torch relay was received by the Honourbale speaker of Goa Assembly
