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Tibetan Parliament’s Open Letter to President Hu Jintao »

 27th Jan 2012 HE Hu Jintao President of China Your Excellency, On behalf of all the Tibetans inside and outside Tibet, the Tibetan Parliament in Exile wishes to express our deep anguish and concern at the prevailing critical situation inside Tibet. As a human being, we are sure you will very much understand why people [...]

Statement by Kalon Tripa Dr. Lobsang Sangay on the recent killings of Tibetans by the P. R. China’s government »

As Chinese everywhere were celebrating the first couple of days of the Year of Dragon on January 23rd and 24th, 2012. Chinese police fired indiscriminately on hundreds of Tibetans who had gathered peacefully to claim their basic rights in Drakgo, Serthar, Ngaba, Gyarong, and other neighboring Tibetan areas. Six Tibetans were reportedly killed and around [...]

UNREST IN TIBETAN VILLAGES IN GANZE PREFECTURE (SICHUAN): SEVERAL INJURED, 5 SHOT DEAD »

24 January,2012 On January 23rd, 2012, a large number of Tibetan civilians from several villages are reported to have demonstrated in Drakgo county in Karze prefecture (Sichuan province). According to local sources, the police opened fire on the demonstrators, at least 32 people have been reported injured including 2 with serious injuries.  Local sources have [...]

Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Condemns Police Firing on Tibetans in Eastern Tibet »

                                                                                                                          Press Statement According to a reliable source inside Tibet, the Chinese police fired on peaceful Tibetan demonstrators in Kham Dag-go District and killed a layman by name Yonten today around noon Chinese time.Some other sources claim that 6 people have been killed in the indiscriminate firing and scores of others injured. The facts are [...]

Ngaba falls into deeper turmoil; Another self-immolation and shootouts reported »

DHARAMSHALA, January 14: In reports coming out of Tibet, a self-immolation by a Tibetan layman earlier today in Ngaba, eastern Tibet, has triggered a mass demonstration resulting in the death of one woman due to bullet wounds. The self-immolation, the 16th since March last year, occurred at around 1.30 pm Tibet time in the distraught [...]