Federal Assembly Switzerland
In view of the grave situation in Tibet I request the Federal Council to draw its attention to the following questions:
New Secretary
Mr Tashi Phuntsok has taken over from Mr Tashi, the charge of secretary for information of the Department of Information & International Relations on 8 February 2013. An official ceremony of taking over the charge was held today at DIIR. It could not be held earlier because of intervening Losar and other holidays.
A year after the Drango protests, five Tibetans given heavy prison terms
A Chinese court in Drango, eastern Tibet has sentenced five Tibetans to varying prison terms of 10 years to 14 years for their alleged involvement in leading a major anti-China protest that erupted in the region early last year. The Intermediate People’s Court of Drango sentenced two monks of the Drango Monastery and three lay Tibetans
Charges against Golog Jigme baseless, says exile Tibetan group
A Tibetan group in exile has asserted that the charges of manslaughter framed against Tibetan monk Jigme Gyatso by Chinese authorities are “baseless” and announced the launch of a campaign for his safety. The Swiss based Filming for Tibet aid that conclusive information collected by the group indicate
Tibetans demand immediate action by world leaders
With the number of Tibet self-immolations crossing the tragic milestone of 100 this month, Tibetans in the exile headquarters of Dharamshala today carried out a major rally demanding immediate joint action by world leaders. Hundreds of Tibetans and supporters