Aberdeen, December 6: An exhibition of drawings and paintings by Tibetan refugee children is being held in Aberdeen.
The charity Art Refuge UK helps the children deal with their traumatic experiences through visual arts and creative play.
More than 3,000 refugees travel into exile each year, of which a third are children aged under 14.
They make the journey over the Himalayas into Nepal and India often suffering, and sometimes dying, from extreme weather conditions.
There are also reports of refugees being shot at by Chinese border guards, again with fatalities.
The exhibition at Aberdeen Arts Centre and opened by MSP Richard Baker, a member of the cross-party group on Tibet in the Scottish Parliament, has been organised locally by Tibet Support Group Grampian.
Spokesperson David Lindsey said: “It is a moving exhibition, giving an insight into the children’s’ recollections of Tibet, their experiences of the long journey to freedom and their hopes and dreams for the future.”
The exhibition continues until Friday, December 21.
