May 2013
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March 2013
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February 2013
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Facebook doesn't want you to see this picture
This is Tsesung Kyab, a Tibetan protester who set himself on fire and died yesterday. More than 100 Tibetans have set themselves on fire over the last two years. Images of their protest have been shared all over the web, some more graphic than others, in an attempt to bring the reality of what is happening inside Tibet to the world.
For some reason, Facebook yesterday singled out Tsesung Kyab...
November 2012
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October 2012
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China's 'friends'
The Chinese have been particularly good ‘friends’ to Tibetans recently. In fact, after the recent crackdown in Drango, reports suggest every single family in the county has been allotted a special ‘friend’ they can talk to, and perhaps even confide in.
These ‘Chinese friends’, as they are known, are especially interested in Tibetans who may have been talking...
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Release the Drango Four
In January 2012, four monks were seized by Chinese security forces from the city of Tridu. They have not been seen or heard from since.
They are:
Thinley, 42, business manager for the Drango monastery
Tashi (or Dralha) Thupgyal, 31, accountant for Drango monastery
Tulku Lobsang Tenzin, 40, from Gochen monastery
Geshi Tsewang Namgyal, 42, teacher and academic from Drango monastery
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The Drango Four
Around eight months ago, four Tibetans were disappeared by Chinese security forces. We know that some were taken at an internet café, other than that, their current whereabouts and well-being is unknown.
The monks (from order of left to right) are: Thinley, who is a business manager at Drango monastery; Tahsi (or Dhala) Thupgyal, an accountant at Drango monastery; Geshi Tsewang Namgyal, who...
August 2012
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July 2012
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June 2012
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Nomad sets himself on fire in Tibet →
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May 2012
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“It is better to kill myself than be arrested by...
10 May 2012
Tibetan chooses suicide over Chinese prison
It has been revealed today that Gonpo Rigzin, a 25-year-old Tibetan man, has stabbed himself to death rather than face the torturous and harrowing realities of the Chinese prison system.
The 25-year-old stabbed himself repeatedly in the upper body at his family home in Sheda Township, Drango County.
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Chinese government issues directive aimed to stop...
The 19th UN-sanctioned ‘World Press Freedom Day’ comes with news of the Chinese government’s latest strategy aimed at silencing protesters in Tibet. Chinese authorities have released a directive which states that officials will ‘severely crack down’ on anyone discovered to be involved with protests of any kind.
It offers rewards of 5,000 yuan (£490 or $796) to...
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April 2012
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“It does not mean that we don’t want to go on...
This is the final message of Sonam and Choephak Kyap who set themselves on fire and died last week in the name of Tibetan freedom.
Discovered two days after their self-immolation, their recording is now being shared among Tibetans.
This is the latest example of Tibetans passing on information about protests in spite of China’s attempts to control communications across the country.
They...
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London Book Fair complying with Chinese...
Various human rights and Tibet groups respond to the London Book Fair’s decision on the gaurdian:
It is extremely disappointing to learn that the organisers of the London Book Fair and the British Council have apparently acquiesced to pressure from the Chinese authorities and failed to invite dissident authors and poets to the event at Earls Court next week (Report, 21 March). The London...
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March 2012
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20-year-old monk self-immolates in Ngaba
Last night (28 March, 2012) there was yet another self-immolation. A 20-year-old monk named Sherab set himself on fire in Ngaba County, Eastern Tibet and died at the scene.
Sherab had been studying Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy at the Kirti monastery since October.
Sherab is the second young person to self-immolate in Chara Township, this month. On 5 March an 18-year-old named Dorjee also set...
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Tibetan self-immolates in India | Free Tibet →
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Rebkong self-immolations and protests →
Photos from events in Rebkong this week. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. Some people may find some of the content of this album distressing.
