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German MPs urge Chancellor Merkel to raise the Tibetan issue during G20-Summit
Geneva: The three chairpersons of the Tibet Discussion Group in the German Parliament urged German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel in an open letter “to advocate for an immediate end to the Chinese violence towards the Tibetan people, in talks with the Chinese leadership during the upcoming G20-Summit in Cannes.”
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Another monk self-immolates in eastern Tibet
Dharamshala, October 25: A report from Tibet confirmed here by Tibetan government-in-exile said a monk of Karze monastery in Karze in eastern Tibet has set himself on fire this morning.
1,000 Tibetan gathered in front of the UN for Solidarity Rally
Geneva: Over a thousand Tibetans gathered in front of the United Nations in Geneva on 23 October to express their solidarity with Tibetans who recently self-immolated in Ngaba and Tawo in Eastern Tibet. Mr. Penpa Tsering, Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile called upon the UN to send a fact-finding mission to Kirti Monastery to investigate the situation there.
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The Dalai Lama on hunger fast as Tibetans worldwide lead solidarity campaigns
DHARAMSHALA, October 19: In one of the strongest political statements since the transfer of his political power, Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama today joined a call for a day-long hunger fast and prayer service by the Kashag (cabinet).
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Tibetan Women's Association Commemorates First Woman to Self-immolate
Dharamshala: - The Tibetan Women's Association (TWA) and its 56 chapters worldwide are today holding solidarity actions in commemoration of Tenzin Wangmo, who died after a seven-minute self-immolation protest on October 17.
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Tibetan exile administration begins solidarity movement, 35 parliamentarians sit on 24-hour fast
DHARAMSHALA, October 18: A group of 35 Tibetan parliamentarians are currently sitting on a 24-hour hunger fast in the Indian capital city of New Delhi.
A Tibetan Nun Self-Immolates in Ngaba: Two Tibetans Shot in Karze
DHARAMSHALA, India: A Tibetan nun killed herself by self-immolation in Ngaba in northeastern Tibet on Monday, while two peaceful Tibetan protesters were shot and wounded by security forces in Karze in eastern Tibet on Sunday.
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