China sentences three Tibetans for up to 10 years for rescuing self-immolator

In yet another case of harsh sentencing of Tibetans in connection with the ongoing wave of self-immolation protests inside Tibet, a Chinese court in eastern Tibet has sentenced three Tibetans for up to ten years in prison for their crimes of trying to rescue a Tibetan self-immolator from falling into the hands of Chinese authorities.

Dharamshala holds candle vigil for latest self-immolator Kunchok Sonam

Around a hundred Tibetans and supporters gathered on Sunday evening at McLeod Ganj square in the exile Tibetan headquarters of Dharamshala for a candle light vigil in solidarity with Kunchok Sonam, the latest Tibetan self-immolator. Kunchok Sonam, an 18-year-old monk of the Thangkor Sogtsang Monastery in Zoege region