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Vigil held to honour Druptse

Over a hundred of Tibetans attended the global solidarity vigil at the Martyr's Pillar in Dharamshala to honour Drupchen Tsering aka Druptse on the 49th day of his death. "We are holding this global vigil for Drupchen Tsering to pay our respect for his sacrifice for the freedom of Tibet

China Pressuring Nepal Says Jimmy Carter

China is pressuring Nepalese Government to act on Tibetans living there and the refugees fleeing from Tibet said former US President Jimmy Carter on Monday. "My hope is that the Nepali government will not accede," he told reporters. Carter was in Nepal to encourage political parties to conduct delayed national elections and to push forward a peace process following the war.

Long-term Tibetan Prisoner Released

Chinese authorities released a Tibetan man after serving 17 years in jail for demanding independence for Tibet. The US-based Radio Free Asia said, "Jigme Gyatso, 52, a former monk, appeared 'very weak' when he returned Monday to his home in Sangchu (Ch: Xiahe) county in Gansu province's Kanlho (Gannan)

Two Tibetan among 83 Buried Workers

A major landslide has hit a mining area in Medro Gungkar near Lhasa burying 83 workers Friday morning. Reports coming from Tibet said that two of the buried workers were Tibetan while others are believed to be ethnic Han Chinese. The miners worked for a subsidiary of the China National Gold Group Corp, a state-owned enterprise.

Tibet Policy Institute hosts Conference on self-immolation

Tibet Policy Institute (TPI) hosted a two-day conference on ‘China’s Repressive Policies and the Crisis of Burning Tibet’ in Dharamsala. “The Institute has invited Tibetan scholars and writers to brainstorm on how the crisis in Tibet can be resolved so that Tibetans in Tibet

Tibetans condemn secret cremation of Druptse’s body

Despite repeated appeals from Tibetans and their supporters to release the body of Drupchen Tsering aka Druptse, the Nepalese authorities have secretly cremated his body on Monday.

Breaking: A monk sets self ablaze in Tibet

A monk from Mogri Monastery in Luchu in Eastern Tibet has set himself on fire in an apparent protest against China’s continuing occupation of Tibet. “Kunchok Tenzin set himself ablaze at a road intersection near his monastery at 7pm (local time) on Tuesday, March 26,”

TYC Unveiled Jampel Yeshi’s Statue

On the first anniversary of Jampel Yeshi’s self-immolation, the Tibetan Youth Congress today unveiled his statue at Lhagyal Ri in Dharamshala. "As a Tibetan, he thought that his country was taken away from him, and he has no other way to resist except to sacrifice his life,”

Self-immolation Toll 113: Exile administration offers prayers

Considering different ways of setting themselves on fire in Tibet, the exile Tibetan administration includes Tulku Thupten Nyendak and his niece Atse in the list of self-immolators.

Tibetans Remember Jampel Yeshi

Tibetan Youth Congress, the largest exile Tibetan organization, yesterday organized a candle light vigil in New Delhi to commemorate a year since Jampel Yeshi’s self-immolation.

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