Tag: Tibet independence

Dalai Lama “Neutral” on Self Immolations (Updated)

Radio Free Asia reports that a 43rd Tibetan self-immolation protest took place just north of Lhasa on Saturday. It is not known whether the protester survived. The man, in his 20’s, shouted slogans in support of Tibet’s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama as he staged the fiery protest in the seat of Damshung county (in Chinese, Dangxiong) in Lhasa prefecture on Saturday. “He did it around 1 p.m. on Ju

July 9, 2012 7:16 PM

Conversations with Tibet’s Exiled Prime Minister

Harvard educated Dr. Lobsang Sangay was elected as the Tibetan government-in-exile’s equivalent of prime minister i

May 16, 2013 2:25 PM

Oregon Mural Draws Fire from China

Chinese authorities have pressed officials in Corvallis, Oregon to order the removal of a mural which advocates independe

September 10, 2012 11:09 PM

Two More Tibetans Set Selves on Fire

Another monk from Kirti Monastery in Aba Prefecture, Sichuan, has set himself on fire in an apparent protest against Chin

October 16, 2011 10:03 PM

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