Tibetan Uprising

At 10am, the marchers gathered in a meeting to be updated on the discussions with the local police and authorities. This was followed by an update on the situation inside of Tibet from Tenzin Jigme, the field research officer for the International Campaign for Tibet, who was visiting the March. His briefing was from a research perspective and included the latest protests in Kardze County [Ch: Ganzi], Sichuan Province.

The marchers were deeply saddened to hear of a bus accident in the nearby town of Gangolihat, in which 20 people were killed. In the afternoon, they conducted prayers for those who died.

In the evening, the marchers watched the two documentaries about the March and the slideshow presentation about the international Tibetan uprising with photos of protests around the world and inside Tibet. They also watched the documentary “Bringing Down a Dictator”.

Our thank yous go out to four Tibetans from Berinag, Namgyal Dhondup, Dhondup Tsering, Tsering Dolma, and Pema, who generously donated bottled water to the marchers today.