Exile

16-yr-old Tibetan student self-immolates in Dehradun

DHARAMSALA, Mar 1: A Tibetan student has set himself on fire on Feb 29 in Lakhanwala, Dehradun to protest against Chinese rule in Tibet. Dorjee Tsering, a 16-yr-old Tibetan student of class ten at Tibetan Homes School, Mussoorie set himself on fire at around 8:30 am on Feb 29 near an old people’s home in Lakhanwala, Dehradun to protest against Chinese rule in Tibet, a reliable source said.

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Rights group releases Tibet report

SHIMLA, Feb 23: The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), which released its 2015 annual report on Friday has documented two prime developments — China’s attempt to include “legal justifications for repression” and the sinister effort of the Chinese government that “prioritised rhetoric over substance”.

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