Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Self immolation spread
unprecedented self immolation in Lhasa , a commentary.
http://www.rfa.org/english/east-asia-beat/burn-05282012221023.html
http://www.rfa.org/english/east-asia-beat/burn-05282012221023.html
Woman Warrior Torches Herself
In the 38th self-immolation, a Tibetan mother burns herself to death in protest against Chinese rule in Sichuan province.
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/burn-05302012085244.html
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/burn-05302012085244.html
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/burn-05302012085244.html
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/burn-05302012085244.html
Self immolation in Lhasa
Two young Tibetan men set themselves on fire in Lhasa Sunday in
protest against Chinese rule—the first self-immolations reported in the
capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, according to sources.
They burned themselves in front of Jokhang Temple in central Lhasa—reputedly the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Tibetan pilgrims—and were swiftly bundled away by security forces who arrived in several vehicles and cleared the area within 15 minutes, the sources said.
One of them died and the other was injured, state media reported, read more here
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/burn-05272012123432.html
They burned themselves in front of Jokhang Temple in central Lhasa—reputedly the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Tibetan pilgrims—and were swiftly bundled away by security forces who arrived in several vehicles and cleared the area within 15 minutes, the sources said.
One of them died and the other was injured, state media reported, read more here
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/burn-05272012123432.html
Cyber Control in Lhasa
Chinese authorities block information flows and watch for politically sensitive content.
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/controls-05292012152357.html
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/controls-05292012152357.html
Hundreds Detained in Lhasa
Hundreds Detained in Lhasa
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/detained-05302012172121.html2012-05-30
Chinese police have begun a general sweep of Tibet’s capital since Sunday’s self-immolation protests.
Photo courtesy of an RFA listener.
Locals detained are being held in detention centers in and around Lhasa while many of those from outside the Tibet Autonomous Region have been expelled, sources said, with one estimating that about 600 Tibetans had been detained so far.
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