Dharamshala:
Today at 4.20pm, (local time) a man named Kalsang Jinpa, 18 years old
from Dhowa (nomad settlement) in Rebkong (Chinese: Gansu province) Amdo
region of Eastern Tibet self-immolated against Chinese rule. He died of
his injuries at the scene.
The location of Jinpa's self-immolation was at Dolma Thangchen; the area beside Rongpo Monastery in Rebkong.
As
he set himself ablaze, Jinpa could be heard shouting for a return of
His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet, according to reports from Lhachab
Jinpa (a member of the Gu Chu-Sum Politial prisoners asscociaton in
exile).
Following
his protest, the monks of the local monastery as well as local Tibetans
took his body to Dhongyal-le (usually a location where high lamas are
cremated).
It
has been reported that thousands of people reportedly attended his
funeral, where his remains were cremated. Sources state that the
situation is becoming tense, as the local Tibetans refused to leave the
area.
The
self-immolation of Jinpa comes amid a shifting handover in Beijing for
politcal power. In return, Tibetans have staged a staggering number of
protests; at least 69 since 2009, against Chinese rule.
This
week alone has witnessed at least 7 reports of self-immolations; a
harrowing number of lives - largely young Tibetans including women,
parents and monks, attempting to get their message to the world yet
remaining peaceful against Chinese forces.
On
the 7th November it has been reported that a man from Pekar township of
Driru County (Kham: Eastern Tibet) set himself ablaze. There have been
no further details released, amid draconian blackouts enforced by the
Chinese authorities.
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