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DHARAMSHALA, August 17: China’s best known artist and a fierce critic of the authoritarian government in Beijing, Ai Wei Wei has said that he would “feel ashamed” to visit Lhasa, Tibet’s capital, following the ongoing wave of self-immolations by Tibetans.

In an interview with Foreign Policy, Ai remarked that the Tibetan people are burning themselves to death and nobody was taking notice.

“Already over 40 of them (Tibetans) in the past two years (have self-immolated), and nobody's talking about it,” Ai said.

The 54-year-old, who was last year hailed by ArtReview as the world’s most powerful artist, said that he would feel ashamed to visit Lhasa in response to a query on whether he has visited Tibet’s ancient capital city on earlier occasions.

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DHARAMSHALA, August 9: Tibetans and supporters responded to the Kashag’s appeal for an international solidarity vigil on August 8, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay’s inauguration.

The Tibetan cabinet in an earlier statement said that the international vigil will “remember those Tibetans who have given up their lives for Tibet and show solidarity with every Tibetan in Tibet who continues to suffer oppression under Chinese rule.” 

In the Australian city of Melbourne, the local Tibetan community and Australian friends and supporters of Tibet held a candle-light vigil yesterday at the Federation Square.

DHARAMSHALA, August 8: On the eve of completing his first year in office as the elected head of the Tibetan people, Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay issued a letter reflecting on some of the progress the present Kashag has made under his leadership.

Elected into office soon after His Holiness the Dalai Lama devolved his entire political authority to the elected leadership, Dr Sangay in the letter noted that the responsibility has been handled “reasonably well so far, thanks to the unity, solidarity and support from Tibetans in and outside Tibet, and our friends.”

Dr Sangay said the 14th Kashag’s “energetic outreach effort” was able to “sustain attention on Tibet and enhance the profile of the Tibetan political leadership.”

“My colleagues in the Kashag have been traveling to various countries and my travels have taken me to seventeen different cities on four continents,” Kalon Tripa said. “I have met with senior government officials, prominent lawmakers, including the Speaker of the U.S. Congress, well-known media organizations, and other notable world citizens like Nobel Peace Laureates with whom I have highlighted the dire situation in Tibet and sought their support.”

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DHARAMSHALA, August 7: Latest reports coming out of Tibet indicate that a Tibetan woman set herself on fire today in an apparent protests against China’s continued occupation of Tibet.

Tibetan media outlets are identifying the Tibetan woman as Dolkar, around 26 years of age. She is believed to have succumbed to her injuries.

Dolkar set herself on fire near the Tsoe Monastery in the Amdo Kanlho region of eastern Tibet at around 2.30 pm (local time).

Pictures coming out of the region show the disficured body of Dolkar lying on the ground with her hands clasped in prayer.

Eyewitnesses have been quoted as saying that although people who were around the monastery tried to douse the fire but Dolkar succumbed to her injuries at her protest site.

Source: tibet.net, July 30, 2012 2:51 pm

DHARAMSHALA: Coinciding with the visit of a Chinese official to Gonjo, Kham, a Tibetan youth named Ngawang from Tikardrong Lanatsang, marched into the main street, protesting against the Chinese government’s oppressive rule in Tibet.

He was carrying a Tibetan national flag and shouted slogans for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He called for an immediate end to the Chinese government’s brutal oppression in Tibet.

He was arrested immediately by Chinese police. His current whereabouts and well-being remains unknown.

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Source: tibet.net, 15-07-2012

SRINAGAR: Thousands of Tibetan Muslims came to greet His Holiness the Dalai Lama and chief minister Omar Abdullah at a grand public reception held in honour of His Holiness at the Tibetan Public school yesterday in Srinagar.

The reception was organised by the management committee of the Tibetan Public School and the Tibetan Muslim Youth Federation.

Speaking at the reception, His Holiness expressed his deep happiness at seeing the Tibetan Muslims after such a long time and said that all Tibetans are one, even though our religion is different.