Tibetan self-immolator Phagmo Dhondup dies
According to information received on Tibetan self-immolator, Phagmo Dhondup, has succumbed to his injuries after undergoing treatment in a hospital in Siling for over a month. On 24 February, Dhondup (in his 20s) set himself on fire in the ancient Jhakhyung Monastery in Palung region of Tshoshar, Eastern Tibet. Monks of the monastery took him to a hospital.
Thousands offered prayers for Jugtso
Following the self-immolation protest by Jugtso or Chuktso in Zamthang in Ngaba, Eastern Tibet, thousands of local Tibetans at the Jonang Monastery to offer their prayers and last respects. Jugtso, 20, mother of four, set herself alight outside Jonang Monastery in Zamthang around 3 pm local time yesterday.
University of Sydney Calls Off the Dalai Lama speech
University of Sydney in Australia, which has close links with China, has cancelled a talk by Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama scheduled on June 18 during his visit to Sydney. The event was to be organized by the university’s new Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR) at the Seymour Centre.