Tibetans protest on World Human Rights Day

Dawn.com Published December 10, 2012
Tibetan activists in-exile take part in a protest in New Delhi. ? Photo by AFP
Tibetan activists in-exile take part in a protest in New Delhi. ? Photo by AFP
A Tibetan child is pictured with a Free Tiet bandana as Tibetan activists in-exile take part in a protest in New Delhi to mark World Human Rights Day. A 16-year-old Tibetan girl has died after setting herself on fire, Chinese state media said December 10, in an area that has become a flashpoint for protests against Beijing's rule. ? Photo by AFP
A Tibetan child is pictured with a Free Tiet bandana as Tibetan activists in-exile take part in a protest in New Delhi to mark World Human Rights Day. A 16-year-old Tibetan girl has died after setting herself on fire, Chinese state media said December 10, in an area that has become a flashpoint for protests against Beijing's rule. ? Photo by AFP
Exiled Tibetans throw tsampa, or barley flour, in the air during a small ceremony to celebrate the anniversary of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's Nobel Prize and to mark World Human Rights Day in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. ? Photo by AP
Exiled Tibetans throw tsampa, or barley flour, in the air during a small ceremony to celebrate the anniversary of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's Nobel Prize and to mark World Human Rights Day in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. ? Photo by AP
Exiled Tibetans tie balloons to pictures of Tibetans who they say have self-immolated. - Photo by AP
Exiled Tibetans tie balloons to pictures of Tibetans who they say have self-immolated. - Photo by AP
Photographs of Tibetans who have allegedly self-immolated themselves in protest against Chinese rule, hang from a wire during a rally to mark World Human Rights Day in India. ? Photo by AP
Photographs of Tibetans who have allegedly self-immolated themselves in protest against Chinese rule, hang from a wire during a rally to mark World Human Rights Day in India. ? Photo by AP
An exiled Tibetan woman holds a Tibetan flag during a rally to mark World Human Rights Day in India. ? Photo by AP
An exiled Tibetan woman holds a Tibetan flag during a rally to mark World Human Rights Day in India. ? Photo by AP
An exiled Tibetan Buddhist man prays during a rally at least 86 people have set themselves on fire since 2009. ? Photo by AP
An exiled Tibetan Buddhist man prays during a rally at least 86 people have set themselves on fire since 2009. ? Photo by AP
Exiled Tibetans march wearing portraits of Tibetans who have allegedly immolated themselves in protest against Chinese rule, during a rally to mark World Human Rights Day in India. ? Photo by AP
Exiled Tibetans march wearing portraits of Tibetans who have allegedly immolated themselves in protest against Chinese rule, during a rally to mark World Human Rights Day in India. ? Photo by AP
An exiled Tibetan Buddhist man prays during a rally to mark World Human Rights Day in New Delhi, India. ? Photo by AP
An exiled Tibetan Buddhist man prays during a rally to mark World Human Rights Day in New Delhi, India. ? Photo by AP
Exiled Tibetans hold placards as they participate in a rally to mark International Human Rights Day in Katmandu. ? Photo by AP
Exiled Tibetans hold placards as they participate in a rally to mark International Human Rights Day in Katmandu. ? Photo by AP
A Tibetan exile runs after setting himself on fire during a protest against the upcoming visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to India. ? Photo by Reuters
A Tibetan exile runs after setting himself on fire during a protest against the upcoming visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to India. ? Photo by Reuters

As the number of self-immolation in restive Tibetan regions rises sharply, Beijing appears to be tightening rules against the anti-China protests despite hopes that  the new leadership may take a softer line against Tibet.

At least 86 people have set themselves on fire since 2009. Along with the World Human Rights Day, Tibetans also mark Dec. 10 as the Nobel Peace Prize Day, the day the Dalai Lama received the Nobel peace prize in 1989.

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Cynical
Dec 10, 2012 03:54pm
Lets concentrate on Kashmir and the right of Kashmiris. Tibet is a distraction. Leave the Tibetians to their fate as ordained by the Almighty. More over China is our friend.
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