Mass prayer last night in Dharamsala for two Tibetans who committed suicide in protest against the Chinese occupation. There's been a lot of self immolations in the last twelve months, including one in Delhi in March, which made it onto the front pages of most papers. Those happening in China get little or no press coverage.
Locals were handing out candles, with many Indians and foreigners taking part in the march around town of Mcleod Ganj.
The leaflets they were distributing reads as follows :
Two young Tibetans set themselves on fire in Dzamthang area of Eastern Tibet to protest China's occupation around 1pm Tibet Time. According to Tenpa Dhargyal, who has been in touch with people in Dzamthang Choephak Kyap, 20 (son of Geykor Songthar and Pema) and Sonam, 20 ( son of Semkyi) self-immolated near Jonang Tsangwa Gonchen Monastery.
Tenpa said that the Self-Immolations happened at the same time and at the same spot. He said: my friends told me that the two self-immolators are related by blood, but it was a complete shock to the passersby in Dzamthang market".
Eye witnesses in Dzamthang informed Tenpa that the tow young men set themselves on fire around 1pm Tibet Time today. " Just as the two young men went up in flames Tibetans in the market immediately surrounded the protesters. The large Tibetan gathering was able to protect the self-immolators from being taken away by the Chinese security forces, but they are both dead now." Tenpa said.
Although the bodies of the tow self-immolators are in possession of the Tibetans and being kept at the Dzamthang Monatesry, the Chinese security forces are putting tremendous pressure on the monastery administrators demanding them to get the two bodies cremated by this evening. At the time of writing this report hundreds of monks have gathered at Dzamthang Monastery saying prayers for the martyrs.
"As survivors of self-immolators suffer unending sequence of interrogations and beatings at he hands of Chinese security forces in police custody Tibetans in Tibet have to today recognize victory in the immediate death after the protest by fire." said Lobsang Sopa, General Secretary of Regional Tibetan youth Congress, Dharamsala.
"Dharamsala stands in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Tibet, and to protest Chinese brutality we are organizing a mass prayer and public procession here in Dharamsala today" said Karma Yongdue, President of Regional Tibetan Women's Association.
The last rites for the brave freedom fighters are expected to be performed this evening in Tibet.
Regional Tibetan Youth Congress
Regional Tibetan Women's Association
19 April,2012, Dharamsala
Locals were handing out candles, with many Indians and foreigners taking part in the march around town of Mcleod Ganj.
The leaflets they were distributing reads as follows :
Fire rages in China occupied Tibet
Two young Tibetans set themselves on fire in Dzamthang area of Eastern Tibet to protest China's occupation around 1pm Tibet Time. According to Tenpa Dhargyal, who has been in touch with people in Dzamthang Choephak Kyap, 20 (son of Geykor Songthar and Pema) and Sonam, 20 ( son of Semkyi) self-immolated near Jonang Tsangwa Gonchen Monastery.
Tenpa said that the Self-Immolations happened at the same time and at the same spot. He said: my friends told me that the two self-immolators are related by blood, but it was a complete shock to the passersby in Dzamthang market".
Eye witnesses in Dzamthang informed Tenpa that the tow young men set themselves on fire around 1pm Tibet Time today. " Just as the two young men went up in flames Tibetans in the market immediately surrounded the protesters. The large Tibetan gathering was able to protect the self-immolators from being taken away by the Chinese security forces, but they are both dead now." Tenpa said.
Although the bodies of the tow self-immolators are in possession of the Tibetans and being kept at the Dzamthang Monatesry, the Chinese security forces are putting tremendous pressure on the monastery administrators demanding them to get the two bodies cremated by this evening. At the time of writing this report hundreds of monks have gathered at Dzamthang Monastery saying prayers for the martyrs.
"As survivors of self-immolators suffer unending sequence of interrogations and beatings at he hands of Chinese security forces in police custody Tibetans in Tibet have to today recognize victory in the immediate death after the protest by fire." said Lobsang Sopa, General Secretary of Regional Tibetan youth Congress, Dharamsala.
"Dharamsala stands in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Tibet, and to protest Chinese brutality we are organizing a mass prayer and public procession here in Dharamsala today" said Karma Yongdue, President of Regional Tibetan Women's Association.
The last rites for the brave freedom fighters are expected to be performed this evening in Tibet.
Regional Tibetan Youth Congress
Regional Tibetan Women's Association
19 April,2012, Dharamsala
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