Take Action: Chinese Police Open Fire On Tibetans Over Cement Factory Protest

On May 15th, Chinese police opened fire on Tibetans protesting pollution caused by a local cement factory; 15 injured.

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Join people worldwide in condemning this violent attack and call on the Chinese authorities to shut down the factory until the concerns of the local Tibetans have been addressed .

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Tsewang Dhondup’s 2008: A Testimony

SFT India organized a talk by Tsewang Dhondup at Tibetan Children’s Village school. Tsewang participated in the 2008 uprising in Tibet and was shot twice trying to save an injured monk shot by armed Chinese police in the protest in Dango, Kardze of eastern Tibet.

Tsewang’s motive for his escape was to give testimony to the world about what happened during the peaceful uprising and the critical situation in Tibet. He also holds a very strong will to talk to the younger Tibetan generation in exile about the hardships faced by Tibetans inside Tibet.

The talk at Tibetan Children’s Village school is the beginning of a series of talk that SFT India is organizing for Tsewang Dhondup.

TIBET’S PANCHEN LAMA TURNS 21

This Sunday, April 25th, Gendun Choekyi Nyima, Tibet’s second most important spiritual leader will turn 21 years old and spend another birthday as a prisoner of the Chinese government.

TAKE ACTION: Join the Global Call for the Panchen Lama’s Release

* Sign a petition to China’s Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.
* Send a birthday wish to the Gendun Choekyi Nyima.
* Write a message of support to him & his family.

In 1995, after being recognized by the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the 10th Panchen Lama, Chinese authorities kidnapped the boy and his family. He has not been seen nor heard from since. Read more about how you can help push for his release.