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18 January 2012
Tibetan immolations continue in Tibet into 2012 - the fourth incident this year took place on 14 January.
At this critical time for the Tibetans in Tibet, we need to step up our call for stronger government action. Please send an email to Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd today.
Lobsang Jamyang, 21, a former monk from Aduk village in Ngaba, called out “May His Holiness the Dalai Lama live thousands of years” while still engulfed in flames. Eyewitnesses say he paced up and down the street unsteadily as he continued to shout slogans. The Dharamsala-based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, reported that armed police intimidated and beat other Tibetans who had gathered around Lobsang Jamyang’s body. TCHRD reported that a Tibetan woman in her forties died in the clash between the police and crowd.
A total of 17 Tibetans have now set themselves on fire since 2009 in protest against the Chinese government’s policies and to demand “freedom in Tibet” and the “return of the Dalai Lama”.
More than 1,000 of you have previously emailed Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd calling for an urgent Australian government statement on the monks of Kirti Monastery in Ngaba. As Tibet support groups around the world ramp up their campaigns for their leaders to speak up, we need to increase our call on the Foreign Minister.
At this critical time for the Tibetans in Tibet, we need to step up our call for stronger government action. Please send an email to Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd today.
Are you on Twitter? Rudd is an active user of Twitter, giving us another powerful way to reach him. use this link to send a direct message to @KRuddMP. |
