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A senior leader of the exile Tibetan administration has said the self-immolations by the new generation of Tibetans born under Chinese rule “are sending an unequivocal message to the world about the gravity of the situation in Tibet.”

Two Tibetan teenagers set themselves on fire in Kyangtsa region of Zoege, eastern Tibet on February 19, protesting China’s continued occupation and repressive policies in Tibet. Rinchen, 17 and Sonam Dhargey, 18 have succumbed to their burns.

A year after his self-immolation protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet, Sonam Rabyang, a Tibetan monk, is reportedly alive but has lost both his legs and is placed under strict surveillance by Chinese authorities.

Members of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland have submitted an interpellation on the crisis inside Tibet, urging the Swiss Federal Council for concrete solutions and measures to show its solidrity with the Tibetan people.

Tashi Phuntsok has been appointed as the new secretary for information of the Department of Information and International Relations. Phuntsok replaces Tashi, who retired after serving the exile administration for 35 years.

In view of the grave situation in Tibet I request the Federal Council to draw its attention to the following questions:

Mr Tashi Phuntsok has taken over from Mr Tashi, the charge of secretary for information of the Department of Information & International Relations on 8 February 2013. An official ceremony of taking over the charge was held today at DIIR. It could not be held earlier because of intervening Losar and other holidays.

A Chinese court in Drango, eastern Tibet has sentenced five Tibetans to varying prison terms of 10 years to 14 years for their alleged involvement in leading a major anti-China protest that erupted in the region early last year. The Intermediate People's Court of Drango sentenced two monks of the Drango Monastery and three lay Tibetans

A Tibetan group in exile has asserted that the charges of manslaughter framed against Tibetan monk Jigme Gyatso by Chinese authorities are “baseless” and announced the launch of a campaign for his safety. The Swiss based Filming for Tibet aid that conclusive information collected by the group indicate

With the number of Tibet self-immolations crossing the tragic milestone of 100 this month, Tibetans in the exile headquarters of Dharamshala today carried out a major rally demanding immediate joint action by world leaders. Hundreds of Tibetans and supporters