Interview with Mr. Tenzin Jamyang

Listen to NPR's Jerome McDonell's interview with Mr. Tenzin Jamyang from Tibetan Alliance of Chicago. (Click the Pop Out link.)

See the slideshow of the March 10th march in Chicago.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu's Letter

Please support and sign your name in Archbishop Desmond Tutu's letter which is published on  http://www.thecommunity.com.

The Nobel laureates, activists and Hollywood stars have signed a letter from Archbishop Desmond Tutu expressing concern at the deterioration of the human rights situation in Tibet, and the apparent breakdown of talks between the Chinese government and emissaries of the Dalai Lama.

The letter, published on TheCommunity.com, an Internet site for Nobel peace laureates that promotes peace and human rights, was opened to the public for signature on Friday.

Mary Wald, chairman of the site, said when 100,000 people sign the letter it will be hand-delivered to Chinese President Hu Jintao and others.

"This is the time for a massive outpouring of support for the Dalai Lama," Wald said. "He is making some of the strongest statements he has ever made, because the situation for the Tibetans it that critical."

Tutu told the Dalai Lama in the letter: "To our dear friend His Holiness the Dalai Lama, we say: We stand with you. You define non-violence and compassion and goodness. Clearly China does not know you. It is our sincere hope that they will."

The South African archbishop, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, asked U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay to visit Tibet with journalists and other observers "and, working with all parties involved, assist in bringing these decades of struggle to a peaceful resolution."

Monk Immolates Self in Tibet's Ngaba Region

Phayul [Friday, February 27, 2009 19:57] Dharamsala, Feb. 27 - A Tibetan monk of Kirti monastery in Ngaba county set himself ablaze today, Voice of Tibet radio service reported, citing a source with contacts in the region.

Tsering, a monk of Kirti Jheypa monastery in Dharamsala, told VOT that Tabey (spelled as pronounced), aged between 25 and 30, of Kirti Trunkhor monastery in Ngaba county immolated himself around 1.40PM (Beijing Time).

"I was told the monk had gasoline spilled onto his body, and as soon as he reached the main road of the town he set himself on fire. Bystanders said he held high a picture of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and chanted something but couldn't be heard," Tsering said, adding that he might be calling for the return to Tibet of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and independence for Tibet.

According to Tsering, bystanders saw him collapse on the ground after they heard three gunshots. The monk was reportedly taken in a vehicle to a nearby hospital, said Tsering, but it is not known if he is alive or dead at the time of this report going online.

According to Tsering, locals link today's incident of self-immolation to the Chinese government's restrictions on holding the annual great prayer festival (Monlam Chenmo). Around a thousand monks had reportedly gathered at Kirti monastery earlier in the day demanding that they be allowed to hold the great prayer festival.

Links to coverage of this news article

http://www.topnews.in/roundup-monk-sets-fire-himself-tibet-protests-spread-2132569

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/02/27/Activists_Chinese_cops_shot_fiery_monk/UPI-94801235765262/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/4863150/Tibetan-monk-shot-by-Chinese-police-after-setting-himself-on-fire.html

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/257776,monk-sets-fire-to-himself-as-tibet-protests-spread--summary.html

Invitation to view Kat's Picasa Web Album - Solidarity March for Tibet March 10, 2009

Tibetan News Sites

Go to these web sites for information on current events in Tibet and events supporting Tibet around the world

Students For A Free Tibet

Phayul.com

International Campaign For Tibet

Amnesty International USA

Human Rights Watch