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A Free Monthly Publication For Tibetan Issues & Community Information Rgd No. HPENG/2013/51798
Monk Dies after Self-immolation On November 11, Tsering Gyal, a 20 year old Tibetan monk from the Akyong Monastery, set himself ablaze at around 6 pm (local time) in Pema County in Golog, Tibet. A source said that Tsering set himself on fire in protest against the Chinese government and its hardline policies. Chinese police on street patrol doused the fire and rushed Tsering to the local hospital where he was kept under strict police surveillance. Tsering Gyal succumbed to his burn injuries later at around 10 pm (local time) as he was being moved to a bigger hospital in Xiling city. In a note left by Tsering he said, “Today, I burned myself for the reunion of Tibetans. My only hope is the unity among Tibetans and the preservation of the Tibetan language and tradition. If we do that, all the Tibetans will be reunited.” At midnight, Tsering’s body was taken to Akyong Monastery where over 200 monks from Akyong, Peyag and Gomang monasteries performed the last rituals for the deceased. A large number of armed forces have been deployed in Pema County and are monitoring people’s movements. Seven Tibetans, including three monks, were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the self-immolation. Their names and details are unavailable due to the security clampdown. Tsering’s parents were Sherphun and Rindon, he was one of eight children.
Volume: XV Issue: 11
30 November 2013
Spanish Court Issues Arrest Warrants for Retired Chinese Officials by Sean Fitzpatrick A Spanish court has issued arrest warrants for five retired Chinese officials, including former President
Court), calls the five for questioning for alleged crimes against humanity. The court’s decision follows a complaint lodged against seven Chinese officials by Spanish NGO Comite de Apoyo al Tibet in 2005. The group claims that the administrators were complicit in acts of genocide committed against the Tibetan people by the Chinese government. The five face detainment when travelling through any country which has signed The former Chinese officials for whom the Spanish Court issued arrest warrants an extradition treaty with Photo: VOA Spain, and their foreign bank and Party leader Jiang Zemin. The accounts could be frozen. ruling, made on November 18 by Chinese foreign ministry Spain’s Audiencia Nacional (National spokeswoman, Hong Lei, expressed Continued on page 7
China Attempts to Quash the Dalai Lama’s Voice in Tibet by Tashan Mehta China’s ruling Communist Party hopes to stamp out the Dalai Lama’s voice in Tibet by increasing control on media and information channels within the country. In an editorial for the Party’s journal Quishi, Chen Quanguo, a top official, called the Dalai Lama “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” and accused him of using violent methods to establish an autonomous Tibet. In order to “strike hard against the reactionary propaganda of the splittists from entering Tibet”, Quanguo suggested a higher monitoring of online content, confiscation of illegal satellite dishes and greater measures to ensure that all telephones are registered
in the user’s real name. China has also accused the Dalai Lama, an unflinching advocate of peaceful talks and the middle path, of
Party Secretary Chen Quanguo visits a “convenience police-post” in Lhasa, 2012. Photo: China Tibet News
causing border issues between China and India. A White Paper, issued when Continued on page 4