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A Tibetan man has died after setting himself on fire in protest against the Chinese government
A Tibetan man has died after setting himself on fire in protest against the Chinese government near Tsoe Monastery at Tsoe in north-eastern Tibet’s Kanlho prefecture (Ch: Gansu Province).
Tibetans marched in Zürich to show solidarity with the self immolators
Despite the short notice, about 300 Tibetans gathered in the Swiss city of Zurich at werdmuehleplatz yesterday (Friday, 05 Oct. 2012)evening to show solidarity with the self immolators in Tibet. The rally was organized by the Tibetan Community of Switzerland and Leichtenstein (TCSL).
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Section Geneva welcomes Othok Rinpoche
Tibetans in Geneva gathered to listen to a religious and general talk by His eminence Othok Rinpoche from the monastic institution of shedrup choekhorling at Saléve, France.
ZH-section organized a signature collection in support of the "Flame of Truth" Torch relay
In support of the "Flame of Truth" Torch relay campaign from our Central Tibetan Administration, ZH-section organized a signature collection in Zurich, Bahnhofstrasse from 7 am till 5 pm on Saturday, 29. September 2012.
Richard Gere meets local Tibetan leaders in Zurich
Zurich, 23 September: Richard Gere met with local Tibetan leaders this morning to discuss the current situation in Tibet during a short visit to Zurich. The Zurich Film Festival honoured Richard Gere yesterday with this year’s Lifetime Achievement honour at a gala screening of “Arbitrage” – his latest film.
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UN to send an independent fact-finding mission to Tibet now! “Respect the Tibetan Children’s rights”
On 21 of September 2012 about 60 participants of the Tibetan community section Rapperswil/Jona and Uznach/Wattwil as well as section Geneva gathered in front of the headquarter of the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva on the occasion of the campaign "UN – send fact-finding mission to Tibet".
EU tells UN Human Rights Council its concern about the situation in Tibet
The European Union expressed its concern about the situation in Tibet at the UN Human Rights Council 21st session in Geneva. Under General debate, the governments and NGOs discussed human rights situations that requires the Council’s attention.