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Tibet self-immolations cloud EU-China summit

September 5, 2012 ・ Vincent MettenOpinion

Tibet self-immolations cloud EU-China summit

In this opinion piece published by Euractiv, ICT’s EU Policy Director Vincent Metten calls on the EU’s new Special Representative for Human Rights to raise Tibet with China’s prime minister on the margins of the next EU-China Summit, due to take place in Brussels on 20 September.

Human Rights Violations and Self-immolation: Testimonies by Tibetans in Exile

May 30, 2012 ・ International Federation for Human Rights and International Campaign for TibetResearch

Human Rights Violations and Self-immolation: Testimonies by Tibetans in Exile

Fifty years after the brutal crackdown that lead the Dalai Lama and tens of thousands of Tibetans to escape from Tibet to India, the self-immolation of a young Tibetan monk from Kirti Monastery in Sichuan Province on 27 February 2009 marked the beginning of a new form of protest against the severe repression imposed by […]

April 17, 2012 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

Vivid new footage shows young Tibetan being beaten by police while on fire

New footage has emerged of a 22-year old Tibetan exploding in flames and being beaten by police as Tibetans converge upon the scene amidst tear-gas. The footage provides dramatic visual documentation of a self-immolation on January 14 in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba) which led to a protest, and police firing into the crowd. A number of […]

December 1, 2011 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

European foreign policy chief and UK Foreign Minister express strong concern over Tibetan self-immolations

European foreign policy chief Baroness Catherine Ashton has made a strong statement about the self-immolations of Tibetans in a response to concerns raised by two European Parliamentarians, Barbara Lochbihler, Chairwoman of the Sub-Committee of Human Rights, and Laszlo Tokes, the Vice-President of the European Parliament. In the letter, a copy of which was obtained from […]

February 27, 2009 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

Monk in Tibet sets himself on fire; shot by police during protest

A Kirti monk in his mid-twenties was shot today by security personnel when he set himself on fire as a form of protest after prayer ceremonies at his monastery were cancelled, according to several sources in the area. It is not known if the monk, Tapey, is still alive as he was surrounded by police […]

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