Self-immolating youth identified as Tsewang Dorjee, All witnesses arrested
The Tibetan man who set himself on fire on July 7 has now been identified as Tsewang Dorjee, a 22-year-old nomad from Damshung, central Tibet. “Tsewang Dorjee raised slogans and set himself on fire in protest against the Chinese government,”
Bulk promotion and transfer of CTA officials
As part of a major transfer and hiring process, 68 civil servants at the Dharamshala based Central Tibetan Administration were recently promoted, with many of them being transferred.
Breaking: A day after the Dalai Lama’s birthday Tibet man sets self on fire
There are reports coming in of yet another self-immolation in Tibet by a young Tibetan male in an apparent protest against China’s rule. Phayul has learned that the self-immolation protest took place in the Damshung region of central Tibet on July 7