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Exile family to embark on peace march to Tibet

Tendar Tsering

Tsetan Dorjee along with his mother Dhum Po Kyi at their exile home in Dharamshala. (Phayul photo/Tendar Tsering)

DHARAMSHALA, March 6: Taking voluntary initiative in the face of growing sacrifices in Tibet calling for freedom and the Dalai Lama’s return, a Tibetan exile family has decided to heed to their calls and make the journey back to Tibet.

Tsetan Dorjee, along with his mother and sister will begin their march back to Tibet this Saturday, March 10 – the 53rd anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day.

Tibet continues to burn: Third self-immolation in three days

Phayul.com

DHARAMSHALA, March 5: In alarming news coming out of Tibet, another Tibetan died today after setting himself on fire protesting China’s occupation of Tibet.

This is the third self-immolation in as many days.

Dorjee, 18, a native of Cha Shang in the beleaguered Ngaba region of eastern Tibet set himself on fire at around 6.30 pm local time today.

A mother of four dies in latest self-immolation protest in Tibet

Phayul.com

DHARAMSHALA, March 4: In confirmed reports coming out of Tibet, a Tibetan mother of four passed away after setting her body on fire demanding the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and freedom in Tibet.

The self-immolation occurred in the beleaguered Ngaba region of eastern Tibet at around 6.30 a.m. (local time) today.

Groups demand China stop repression of minorities

Taipei Times

Human rights advocates yesterday called on Beijing to stop the repression of people in Tibet, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang, and blamed the recent cases of self-immolation by Tibetans and ethnic conflict in Xinjiang on the Chinese government.

“The situation in Tibet and East Turkestan [another name for Xinjiang] is becoming critical as 25 people have set themselves on fire in Tibet since March last year — of which 15 have died — and there have been violent clashes between Uighurs and Chinese in East Turkestan,” Taiwan Friends of Tibet chairperson Chow Mei-li (周美里) told a press conference.

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