Lobsang Norbu, the survivor

29 June 2020

Lobsang Norbu, the survivor From a monk to a warrior I was born the son of a farmer in Phenpo in central Tibet in 1934. At six years old, I became a resident monk at Sera Monastery in Tibet’s capital Lhasa. In 1959, at the age of 25, I joined the Lhasa Uprising...

Tenzing Yeshi, the musician

24 June 2020

Tenzing Yeshi, the musician There is a Tibetan saying that “Anyone with a mouth can sing, and with legs can dance.” Tibetans sing anytime or anywhere; whether they are working in the fields, grazing their animals on the grasslands or celebrating special occasions. Our...

Lobsang Jinpa, the monk activist

23 June 2020

Lobsang Jinpa, the monk activist Lobsang Jinpa was awarded the Reebok Human Rights Award in 1988 Although I was born two decades after China’s invasion of Tibet, my life was shaped by protesting for my country’s freedom. I come from a small village near Shigatse in...

Tenzin Deky, the youth leader

21 June 2020

Tenzin Deky, the youth leader I, Tenzin Deky, was born in exile like so many other Tibetans before me, and many more after me. My parents were former political prisoners and they sought refuge in Dharamsala in northern India, after escaping Tibet. I was only two years...

Lobsang Lungtok, the community leader

20 June 2020

Lobsang Lungtok, the community leader I, Lobsang Lungtok, am not the first Tibetan to have been imprisoned for something I wrote. Although I now live in Australia, where I can speak freely and without fear of persecution, but my peers and relatives at home resort to...