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A public discussion on reviewing Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay’s first year in office as the elected head of the Tibetan people was held yesterday in the Tibetan exile headquarters of Dharamshala.

Following Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay’s letter of progress, ministers of the Central Tibetan Administration have also released statements outlining “initiatives and developments” in their first year in office.

In confirmed reports coming out of Tibet, yet another Tibetan has set himself on fire today in an apparent protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet. The self-immolator is being identified as Choepa, a Tibetan man around 24 years of age.

Tibetans and supporters responded to the Kashag’s appeal for an international solidarity vigil on August 8, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay’s inauguration.

The south India leg of the ‘Flame of Truth’ torch relay brought its campaign to the ancient city of Mysore in Karnataka after a rigorous schedule in the major Tibetan settlements of Hunsur and Kollegal.

Around 300 monks sat down on the streets for a prayer protest in eastern Tibet after they were barred by Chinese authorities from paying their last respects to Dolkar Tso, Wednesday afternoon. Dolkar Tso, mother of a 5-year-old daughter and a 2-year-old son, set herself on fire

Commemorating his first year in office as the elected head of the Tibetan people, Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay and his cabinet colleagues today led a day-long busy schedule, meeting the public, the press, and the staff members of the Central Tibetan Administration.

Lobsang Tsultrim, the 21-year-old Kirti Monastery monk, who set himself on fire in an apparent protest against China’s occupation of Tibet on August 6, has passed away. Reports coming out of the region confirm that the young monk breathed his last at around mid-night that very day.

On the eve of completing his first year in office as the elected head of the Tibetan people, Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay issued a letter reflecting on some of the progress the present Kashag has made under his leadership.

The Tibetan who self-immolated yesterday in Ngaba, eastern Tibet has been identified as 21-year-old Lobsang Tsultrim, a monk at the Kirti Monastery. The exile seat of the Kirti Monastery in Dharamshala said Lobsang Tsultrim set himself on fire at around 5.05 pm (local time) yesterday.