Source: Itlalia Tibet

20 marzo 2012. Nel pomeriggio di ieri, 19 marzo, 27° giorno dello sciopero della fame iniziato il 22 febbraio da tre attivisti tibetani davanti al palazzo delle Nazioni Unite, la polizia di New York ha chiesto l’intervento del Pronto Soccorso Medico per verificare le condizioni di salute dei tre digiunatori. Preoccupava lo stato di salute di Dorjee Gyalpo (nella foto), cinquantanove anni, che, molto indebolito, non riusciva ad alzarsi.

Nonostante l’opposizione dei tibetani presenti che hanno cercato di impedire il ricovero di Dorjee Gyalpo resistendo alla polizia e bloccando l’ambulanza, e il rifiuto a lasciare i compagni opposto dallo stesso attivista, Gyalpo è stato forzatamente ricoverato. Ha fatto sapere che proseguirà il digiuno in ospedale. Gli altri due digiunatori, Shingza Rinpoche e Yeshi Tenzin, continuano la loro protesta di fronte al Palazzo di Vetro.

DHARAMSHALA, March 17: Details are finally emerging on the self-immolation protest that took place in Rebkong, eastern Tibet earlier today.

The 30th Tibetan to set his body on fire demanding the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile and freedom in Tibet since 2009, has been identified as Sonam Dhargey, a 44-year-old farmer.

He succumbed to his burns at the site of his protest near the Rongwo town centre.

Sonam Dargye is survived by his wife Dolkar Kyi and three children (two sons and one daughter).

An exile Tibetan with contacts in the region told Phayul that Sonam Dhargey had travelled from his village and stayed overnight at a lodge in the town.

Source: phayul.com

DHARAMSHALA, March 17: A long awaited overhaul in the selection process and recruitment of bureaucrats for the exile Tibetan administration was announced earlier today at a press conference in Dharamshala.

Jamphel Choesang, the chairman of the Public Service Commission under the Central Tibetan Administration announced that from now on, the recruitment of bureaucrats will be based on their “area of specialisation and interest.”

“Under the leadership of our new Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay, the selection of civil servants of the Central Tibetan Administration will now be based on one’s area of specialisation and interest,” Choesang said.

Source: tibet.net

GENEVA, 15 March: Four international NGOs in their oral statement at the UN Human Rights Council on 13 and 14 March expressed concern about the current situation in Tibet.

Speaking at the 19th session of UN Human Rights Council under agenda Item 4’s general debate on “Human Rights Situation that requires council’s attention, Mr Tenzin Samphel KAYTA on behalf of Society for Threatened Peoples drew the Council’s attention on series of self-immolations taking place in Tibet.

He said the self-immolators have called for “religious freedom in Tibet” and “return of their beloved spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet”. 28 Tibetans have set themselves on fire since 2009. 19 were confirmed dead and fate of others remain unknown. Last week alone, a student of 20-year-old woman, a 32-year-old mother-of-four and another two 18-year-old man and monk burned themselves alive. Sadly, all three died on the scene of their protest.

Source: phayul.com

DHARAMSHALA, March 15: A roundtable conference of Rangzen (independence) advocates in New York has resolved to create a new movement for the Rangzen Struggle.

Three special committees were also set-up to implement the resolutions passed at the conference after two days of deliberations on March 11 and 12.

Convened by the Rangzen Alliance, 62 advocates of complete independence for Tibet from seven countries held discussions on the possible scenarios the Tibetan issue might encounter in the near future and the strategies that must be formulated to advance and ultimately achieve the goal of Tibetan Independence.

In his introductory remarks, spokesman for the Rangzen Alliance, Jamyang Norbu said the ongoing wave of self-immolations and resurgence of mass protests in Tibet “appears to be just the visible tip of a far greater unrest spreading across the plateau.”

Presenting here a brief account of the commemoration of the 53rd Tibetan National Uprising Day in Rome organised by the Tibetan Community in Italy with 15 Associations pro Tibet.

Kindly visit the following link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP1fDoxj4tM&feature=related

the link tells you about the motivation of the motion in favor of Tibet..how it started and what it stands for.