China intensifies media war over Tibet self-immolations with new documentary
China has intensified its propaganda blitzkrieg over the self-immolation protests in Tibet, this time with the release of a documentary which claims to “disclose the truth” about the protests. According to Xinhua, the state news agency, the documentary titled ‘Facts About Self-Immolation in Tibetan Areas
WHY RFA MATTERS, SO MUCH, RIGHT NOW by Jamyang Norbu
Commenting on my last few posts, some readers took me to task for raising the issue of Jigme Ngabo’s dismissal from RFA, thereby (according to them) diverting public attention away from the self-immolations in Tibet, especially when “… our nation is on fire” as one put it so graphically.
Exile Tibetans felicitate CM Virbhadra Singh on record sixth term
The exile Tibetan administration congratulated “long-time supporter of Tibetans” Virbhadra Singh on his swearing-in as Himachal Pradesh’s Chief Minister for a record sixth term. Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay wished the septuagenarian a successful tenure and said Tibetans are “eternally grateful” to India and in particular the Himachali people