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Vol. 02, Issue 63, 15 April 2012

Nobel Laureates Petition President Hu

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Kalon Tripa Meets Japanese Leaders, Receives Support on Tibet Issue By: Tibetan Official Media: Tibet Ne

world-nobel-laureates-tibet By: Tibetan Official Media: Tibet Net

Dharamshala: - A group of 12 Nobel Peace Laureates - including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Rigoberta Menchu Tum, and President Jose Ramos Horta - today sent a letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao urging him to "respect the dignity of the Tibetan people" and open "meaningful dialogue" with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other Tibetan leaders. The letter is in response to the recent spate of self-immolations of Tibetans protesting the repression of the Tibetan people. Full text of letter: President Hu Jintao, The People's Republic of China Bejiing, China Dear Mr. President: The people of Tibet wish to be heard. They have long sought See Page 5 ...

Tibetans in Europe Exercise their Freedom

Tibetans from all over Europe have gathered in Switzerland to take part in the Second European Tibetan Youth Parliament, in Zuerich, Swiss, April 6, 2012. Photo: TPI By: James Dunn, The Tibet Post

London: Tibetans from all over Europe have gathered in Switzerland to take part in the Second European Tibetan Youth Parliament. They aim to address the pressing issues effecting not only Tibetans in Europe but all Tibetans. The opening ceremony took place yesterday, Friday, followed by the keynote address by Members of Tibetan Parliament in Exile, Ven. Thubten Wangchen and Chungdak Koren. The Tibetan Youth Association in Europe (TYAE) was founded in 1970. In the last four decades, the TYAE has become one of the most active and well-known Tibetan organisation in Europe. TYAE has a long tradition of providing a platform for active See Page 2 ...

Tokyo: - Kalon Tripa or the political leader of the Central Tibetan Administratioon, Dr Lobsang Sangay met two former Japanese prime ministers and Tokyo Governor during the second day of his five-day visit to Japan. During his meeting with Shinzo Abe and Taro Aso, two former ministers, and Tokyo mayor Shintaro Ishihara, Kalon Tripa apprised them about the critical situation in Tibet in view of the tragic self-immolations of Tibetans due to the repressive policies of the Chinese government. He appealed to the Japanese leaders to lend their continued support towards resolving the issue of Tibet. The Japanese leaders expressed their deep concern over the tense situation in Tibet, and said they stand by the Tibetan people. Responsibility and solution to end self-Immolations lie with China Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay on the same day told reporters in Tokyo that the tragic self-immolations of Tibetans will end once the Chinese government stops its repressive policies in Tibet. "The responsibility for the tragic self-immolations of Tibetans lies solely with the Chinese government and so does the solution," Kalon Tripa Dr Sangay said at a press conference in Tokyo in response to a question on whether the self-immolations in Tibet could be stopped. Dr Sangay said: "Tibetans inside Tibet do not have any space and opportunity to express their aspirations and grievances. Even peaceful demonstrations by Tibetans are not allowed." "Even if the Tibetans held peaceful protests they are bound to suffer harsh consequences at the Chinese authorities' hands. Eight Tibetans were shot dead by security forces for taking part in a peaceful protest earlier this year. Under such desperate circumstances, Tibetans are forced to take drastic actions like setting themselves on fire," Kalon Tripa said. "Hence, the responsibility lies solely with the Chinese government, so does the solution," he added. "We have repeatedly appealed to the Tibetans inside Tibet not to take drastic actions. Unfortunately, they might not have received our appeals due to blockade of phones and other communication lines by the Chinese government," Kalon Tripa said. Kalon Tripa briefed the journalists on the evolution of democracy in the exile Tibetan community, the democratic election of Kalon Tripa, and the complete devolution of His Holiness the Dalai

Lama's political authority to Kalon Tripa, the democraticallyelected head of the Tibetan people. He also spoke in detail on the critical situation prevailing inside Tibet. Kalon Tripa also answered questions on the status of the dialogue process between the Chinese government and envoys of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and why he chose Japan for his first visit in Asia. The press conference was organised the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, which also hosted a luncheon reception in honour of Kalon Tripa's visit. Earlier in the morning, Kalon Tripa had a dialogue with noted journalist Ms Yoshiko Sakurai on the situation in Tibet, for the Chichi magazine.

China Sentences Eleven Tibetans for Protests In Eastern Tibet

Tibetan Refugees’ Problems Will Be Solved

US Department of State Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman (left) and US Ambassador to Nepal Scott H. DeLisi during a press meet in the Capital on Thursday. Photo: AP By: YC. Dhardhowa, The Tibet Post

Dharamshala: - To solve the long-term problems being faced and currently facing by Tibetan refugees in Nepal, the United States has urged Nepal government to ensure that Tibetans refugees taking shelter in the Himalayan nation are dealt as per the international refugee laws, according to media reports. Visiting US Department of State Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Wendy R Sherman, on Thursday, April 5 asked Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai to provide necessary documents to Tibetan refugees to help them lead a "life of dignity and purpose" and provide ‘safe passage' to those who want to go to India and elsewhere as per the ‘gentleman agreement' reached in the past. Every year, hundreds of Tibetans arrive in Nepal sneaking across the hilly trails of the northern border mainly to go to India to See Page 6 ...

Kalon Tripa during his meeting with Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara in Tokyo on 2 April 2012. Photo: Tibet Office In Tokyo, Japan

Chinese paramilitary police in the streets of Aba, in China's Sichuan province Philippe Lopez / AFP / Getty Images

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Dharamshala: - Eleven Tibetans who participated in peaceful protest marches in January 2012 in Drakgo (Chinese: Luhuo/ Chaggo) and Sertha (Chinese: Seda) have been sentenced to three to 13 years in prison. Reporting on the heavy prison terms, the official Chinese government news agency Xinhua on 22 March 2012 said the Tibetans were sentenced for ‘inciting social disorder' and destroying public properties. The 23 and 24 January 2012 protests in Drakgo and Serta counties were brutally suppressed by security officers who fired upon hundreds of unarmed protesters. At least four

known Tibetans died and many got injured in the firing in Drakgo. In Serta, two known Tibetans died, many were injured and an unknown number were arrested. The county court at Drakgo sentenced seven Tibetans to 10 to 13 years imprisonment in addition to imposing fines. Our sources identified those sentenced as Peldor, Dugyal Nyima, Jhipey, Gyaltho, Gyalrong Tsetan, Tsering Dhargyal and Sherab Rongpo. In Sertha, the county court sentenced four Tibetans - Tseyang, Khechung, Tsering a n d Lenchung - to three to seven years in prison for 'obstructing government activities'. The dates on which the 11 Tibetans were arrested are not known. The Tibetans in Drakgo and Serta had staged peaceful protest marches against repressive official policies. Not surprisingly, by labeling these legitimate forms of protests as ‘antigovernment, vandalism, and violence', the Chinese government has criminalized all peaceful ways of expressing ones opinions and thoughts. The fact that heavy sentences were meted out to 11 Tibetans in less than two months after the protests shows the way in which proper judicial procedure had likely been hijacked.

Global Signature Campaign for Tenzin Delek

A Signature Campaigns launched SFT-INdia calling for Release of the Buddhist Leader, Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Dharamshala, India, 7th April 2012. Photo: TPI By: YC. Dhardhowa, The Tibet Post

Dharamshala: - A worldwide signature campaign launched by Students for a Free Tibet-India on Saturday, April 7, is calling on China to release of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, the imprisoned Buddhist leader of Tibet. Over 45,000 signatures were already registered on websites such as www.freetenzin.org, according to campaigners who have said the Buddhist leader is innocent. "Today, April 7, 2012, marks the 10th year of injustice of Tenzin See Page 4 ...

Two More Tibetans Self-Immolate in Tibet

Tenpa Darjee (Left) and chimey paldan (Right). Photo: TPI By: Tibetan Oficial Media: Tibet Net

Dharamshala: - Reports coming out of Tibet say two more Tibetans have set themselves on fire in protest against the Chinese government’s repressive policies in Tibet. The two Tibetans – Tenpa Dargey, 22, and Chimey Palden, 21, monks from the Tsodun Kirti monastery in Gyalrong – set themselves outside the prefectural government offices in Barkham on 30 March. Both Tenpa Dargey and Chimey Palden are from Kholachang village in Tsodun town, Barkham. Both the monks had been taken to a government hospital immediately following the incident. Monks from Tsodun monastery rushed towards Barkham to take the two monks into their custody. But they were stopped 32 km from the monastery, at a place called Dzeto, by armed police and special police forces, who sent them back to the monastery. Their present condition remains unknown. See Page 3 ...


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