Will the Tibetan Parliament’s March 10 Statement Chill Free Speech?
In its March 10 statement this year, the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile made a far-reaching assertion. The Parliament warned the Tibetan people not to “resort to speaking, writing articles, and propagating information through the various communication channels without any sense of responsibility.”
TYC Unveiled Jampel Yeshi’s Statue
On the first anniversary of Jampel Yeshi’s self-immolation, the Tibetan Youth Congress today unveiled his statue at Lhagyal Ri in Dharamshala. “As a Tibetan, he thought that his country was taken away from him, and he has no other way to resist except to sacrifice his life,”
Reasons He Came to Die in Exile
In a little restaurant near Kathmandu, a young Tibetan man approached a Western woman and told her that Tibet is a beautiful country and that he loved his country very much. What sounded like a casual conversation turned out to be a solemn statement.
Self-immolation Toll 113: Exile administration offers prayers
Considering different ways of setting themselves on fire in Tibet, the exile Tibetan administration includes Tulku Thupten Nyendak and his niece Atse in the list of self-immolators.