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March 10 Tibetan National Uprising Day now also Martyr’s Day

DHARAMSHALA, March 6: Starting from this year, March 10, the Tibetan National Uprising Day will also be observed as Tibetan Martyr’s Day.

The decision to formally observe a Martyr’s Day to commemorate the sacrifices made by Tibetans inside and outside Tibet was unanimously approved during the Second Special General Meeting of the Tibetan People held in September 2012.

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Woeser dedicates ‘Courage’ award to Tibetan self-immolators

Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser in a file photo.
Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser in a file photo.

DHARAMSHALA, March 5: Beijing based Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser has dedicated her International Women’s Courage Award to Tibetan self-immolators, numbering over 100, who have set themselves on fire protesting China’s occupation.

Writing to Phayul, Woeser, 44, who is currently under house arrest due to heightened security restrictions following China’s parliamentary session, said the recognition by the United States government gives her “mixed feelings.”

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, third left, yesterday gestures next to Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Peter O’ Neill as, top row from left, Taiwan’s APEC representative Morris Chang, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong look on while officials take their place for the family photo shoot at the APEC summit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Photo: Reuters

Morris Chang (張忠謀), President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) representative to the APEC summit in Papua New Guinea, yesterday said that he was confident he had completed the task that Tsai gave him.