Tibetan Uprising

August 14th

[Dharamshala]: Hundreds of Tibetans and supporters gathered at Tsuklag khang (Main Temple) at 9:00 AM today to protest against Beijing’s violation of human rights in Tibet. The protesters started the demonstration led by people who have chained themselves symbolizing the political prisoners who continue to suffer severely under China’s brutality. Today, exactly five months ago on March 14th, people of Lhasa took to street following the arrest of Sera monastery on the 10th of March.
For the past one week since August 7th, Tibetans and supporters in Dharamshala have been doing series of protests to condemn China’s illegal occupation of Tibet. The Tibetans are demanding for the release of all political prisoners and are determined to highlight China’s massive human rights violation when Beijing is trying to divert the world’s attention from its reality to the staged Olympic Games.

“It’s a shame that China is using such a sacred global event as a tool to cover its human rights violations, not only in Tibet but in China itself,” says Dr. B Tsering, President of Tibetan Women’s Association, “But I believe that every human being instinctively hates violence and thus the global citizen will not buy China’s lie.”

Tibetan residents and supporters in Dharamshala chose to bring resistance in their daily lives, with scores of people wearing black garb since August 7th to protest against China’s illegal occupation of Tibet. Tibetan flags are found hoisted on roofs of most Tibetan monasteries and house holds.

The protest will be followed by a candle light vigil and for the second consecutive evening, Tibetan People’s Uprising Movement will be screening the Documentary film ‘Leaving fear Behind’ an effort of Tibetans inside Tibet to make their voices heard. The filmmakers - Dhondup Wangchen and his assistant Golok Jigme - traveled across Tibet, asking Tibetans how they feel about the Dalai Lama, China, and the Olympic Games. They were arrested for this attempt and are still in detention.

The Tibetan People’s Uprising Movement strives to recreate with which the first national uprising movement proceeded on March 10, 1959 and to put an end to the illegal occupation of Tibet by the Chinese government by carrying out non-violent direct action.