Firstly the increasing frequency of the self-immolations – 97 cases in Tibet (excluding 5 outside Tibet) so far (till December 11, 2012), out of which 1 in 2009; 12 in 2011 and 84 in 2012, 28 Tibetans self-immolated in November alone. Calls to stop self-immolations have not worked, nobody knows what to do
Tibetan self-immolator Sungdue Kyab, who set himself on fire in Bora region of Sangchu in eastern Tibet earlier this month, is reportedly battling for his life in a Chinese hospital in Lanzhou city, capital of Gansu Province. Doctors have told Sungdue Kyab’s family members that both his legs need to be amputated in order to save his life.
China has intensified its propaganda blitzkrieg over the self-immolation protests in Tibet, this time with the release of a documentary which claims to “disclose the truth” about the protests. According to Xinhua, the state news agency, the documentary titled ‘Facts About Self-Immolation in Tibetan Areas
Commenting on my last few posts, some readers took me to task for raising the issue of Jigme Ngabo’s dismissal from RFA, thereby (according to them) diverting public attention away from the self-immolations in Tibet, especially when “… our nation is on fire” as one put it so graphically.
The exile Tibetan administration congratulated “long-time supporter of Tibetans” Virbhadra Singh on his swearing-in as Himachal Pradesh’s Chief Minister for a record sixth term. Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay wished the septuagenarian a successful tenure and said Tibetans are “eternally grateful” to India and in particular the Himachali people
A group of Tibetan school students in north India will be carrying out a peace march to the exile headquarters of Dharamshala in solidarity with the critical situation inside Tibet. Students of the Tibetan Children’s Village School in Suja will embark on the three-day march beginning tomorrow.
The exile Tibetan administration welcomed the nomination of Senator John Kerry as the next United States Secretary of State, calling him a “long term friend” of Tibet. Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay in a congratulatory note said Senator Kerry has a deep understanding of the Tibet issue and wished him much success
The brand new, upmarket Hotel Kempinsky in East Delhi has suddenly morphed into a Buddhist monastery -- though temporarily for four days this week. Its lobbies and convention halls are reverberating with Buddhist mantras,
Coinciding with the visit of Russian President Vladmir Putin to India, a group of Russian Buddhists who are currently in New Delhi, attending teachings of the Dalai Lama, plan to send him an open letter appealing for the Tibetan spiritual leader’s visit to their country. President Putin arrived in India Monday
The urban Chinese population has greater trust in anonymous online microblogs than state run newspapers and television news, a new study has revealed. The Epoch Times has reported that the findings were made in a study on the quality of life of urban residents by the Institute of Sociology
