Exile Tibetan leaders lead protest march in Delhi
Top Tibetan leaders, including Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay and Speaker Penpa Tsering today marched in the streets of New Delhi, leading over 7000 Tibetans in a protest rally in solidarity with Tibetans inside Tibet. The second day of the four-day Tibetan People’s Solidarity Campaign in the Indian capital began
TIBET : WHERE EVEN FIERY RESISTANCE CAN BE PEACEFUL
Tibetan people’s resistance against their colonial masters has become too fiery to be ignored. On January 19, Jigjey Kyab a 17-year old Tibetan school boy of Shigtsang Pungkor town of Luchu in Eastern Tibet (now in Gansu province of China), was seen running in the street and shouting slogans demanding Tibet’s freedom from China and Dalai Lama’s return to Tibet. His clothes were doused in kerosene and he was holding a lighter in his hand.
Death with two-year reprieve for Tibetan accused of inciting self-immolations
In the first of its kind court sentence passed down in relation to what China calls “crimes” associated with the self-immolations in Tibet, one Tibetan has been sentenced to death with a two year reprieve and another to ten years. According to the court verdict, Lobsang Konchok was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve
China announces a slew of dams on Brahmaputra and Salween
India today said it will take a “considered view” on reports of China’s plans to construct upstream dams on the Brahmaputra River, while conceding that New Delhi is yet to get details on the latest plans. “We will take a considered view about that,” Defence Minister AK Antony said while adding that the government was yet to get details of China’s plan.
Interfaith religious service
Various religious leaders holding an interfaith service in solidarity with Tibetans insside Tibet at the Rajghat, the memorial of the father of the Indian nation, Mahatma Gandhi on January 31, 2013. Kalons and members of the Tibetan Parliament along with Tibetan monks and nuns took part in the prayer service on the second day of the four-day Tibetan People’s Solidarity Campaign in New Delhi. (Phayul photo)
Solidarity Event New Delhi
Over 5000 Tibetans and Indian supporters gather at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium in New Delhi to take part in Tibet solidarity campaigns organised by the exile Tibetan administration. Former deputy PM LK Advani and official representative of the ruling Congress Party, MP Priya Dutt were present on the first day of the four-day event on January 30, 2013. (Phayul photo)