Latest Tibetan to self-immolate passes away; Injured Tibetans avoid hospitals fearing arrest in Ngaba
Details are finally emerging of the Tibetan man whose self-immolation on January 14 in the besieged Ngaba region of eastern Tibet led to public demonstrations and police firing. The man has been identified as 22-year-old Losang Jamyang
Dim Sum Surprise: Why the Hong Kong Model Won’t Save Tibet
Proponents of the Middle Way policy have recently been placing increased hope on Chinese law. Exhibit A in this argument is Article 31 of the Chinese Constitution, which allows for the creation of Special Administrative Regions such as Hong Kong. The claim is that Chinese law already provides for the type of autonomy that Tibetans demand, and what’s missing is only political will from China to implement its own law.
Fresh protests in Serthar, Tibetans call for independence
Tibetans in the eastern Tibetan region of Serthar, Kardze carried out fresh protests calling for Tibet’s independence on Monday. According to a report by AP, “dozens of Tibetans, including monks, held up a portrait of the Dalai Lama” in an act of defiance against Chinese rule.
Tibetans flay Sino-India border talks, Protesters arrested
Twelve Tibetans were arrested yesterday for protesting outside the venue of the two-day boundary talks between India and China in the Indian capital New Delhi. The arrested Tibetans were all members of the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest pro-independence group in exile.