November 2013

China irked at Spanish court order

DHARAMSHALA, November 20: China on Wednesday expressed its displeasure over a Spanish court’s orders to issue arrest warrants to former Chinese leaders including retired Presidents Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao.

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Spanish Court Seeks Arrest of Former Chinese Leaders in Tibet Case

Spain's National Court has issued arrest warrants for former Chinese President Jiang Zemin and four other officials on suspicion of involvement in alleged genocide in Tibet.

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Golok self-immolator Tsering Gyal succumbs to burns

DHARAMSHALA, November 12: The 20 year old Tibetan monk who set himself ablaze yesterday died on the way to Xiling hospital, a Tibetan source said.

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Non-violence and dialogue are the way forward to resolve the Tibetan struggle

Berlin, 13 November: Immediately on arrival in Berlin, the Tibetan Parliamentarian delegation from Dharamsala called on Mrs. Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler MP, Chairperson of the Tibet-Group in German Parliament

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Dalai Lama says China alone can stop Tibetan self-immolations

The Dalai Lama has refuted China’s accusation that by refusing to appeal to Tibetans to stop the self-immolations, he tacitly endorses their actions. In an exclusive interview carried by the Financial Times (London) on Nov 9, Tibet’s spiritual leader in exile has said China alone could stop the self-immolations because it was their policies of repression which was driving them to this extreme form of protest

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20 Year Old Tibetan Monk Self-immolates in Golok

Tibetan sources tell VOA that Tsering Gyal, a 20 year old Tibetan monk of Akyong Monastery from Pema County, Golok Tibetan Prefecture, Qinhai Province set himself on fire around 6.00 PM local time on November 11, 2013. Gyal is survived by his mother Rindol and father Sherphun.

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