[BAFoT] International Tibet Network News Digest & Analysis: 8 March 2013

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International Tibet Network News Digest & Analysis: 8 March 2013

Self-Immolations, Protests, and Restrictions in Tibet

Uncle of Tibetan self-immolator sentenced to prison - TCHRD
4 March | Yarphel (42) was sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison for carrying his nephew’s ashes during a procession.
http://www.tchrd.org/2013/03/uncle-of-self-immolator-sentenced-to-prison/

Tibetans Jailed for Up to 15 Years Over Burnings - RFA
4 March | 3 of 9 Tibetans tried last week received lengthy prison sentences from 10 to 15 years.
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/jailed-03042013141328.html

News

Kirti Rinpoche briefs the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion - Phayul
5 March | On his tour abroad, Kirti Rinpoche spoke to Heiner Bielefeldt about the crisis in Ngaba.
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?article=Kirti+Rinpoche+briefs+UN+Special+Rapporteur+on+Freedom+of+Religion&id=33127

Woeser Dedicates Award to Tibetan Self-Immolators - RFA
6 March | Woeser won the International Women of Courage Award from the U.S. State Department, and dedicated the award to Tibetans who self-immolated in protest of China’s rule.
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/award-03062013194243.html

China rebukes Tibetan monastery as inciting self-immolation protests - Washington Post
7 March | Wu Zegang accused Kirti monastery of collaborating with exiled Tibetans, including spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, to organize locals to set themselves on fire.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-rebukes-tibetan-monastery-at-heart-of-self-immolation-protests/2013/03/07/e2f72a0a-86ea-11e2-a80b-3edc779b676f_story.html

Opinion and Analysis

Richard Gere on selling guitars for the Tibetan cause - BBC News
3 March | Actor Richard Gere explained why money raised from selling his massive guitar collection went straight to the Tibetan human rights campaign.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21646961

The people of Tibet need help now - BoingBoing
6 March | Ven. Thepo Rinpoche writes about his personal experiences to urge others to participate in cultural resistance in the Tibetan movement.
http://boingboing.net/2013/03/06/tibet.html

Unrest in Tibet: The views of a Marxist demon - The Economist
7 March | The Dalai Lama explains his plans for the future and why he places the blame for self-immolations on increasingly tight religious and cultural controls in Tibet.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/analects/2013/03/unrest-tibet

Nepal Entrapped - Global Times (China)
7 March | Several perspectives on living as a Tibetan in Nepal near the Chinese border.
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/766645.shtml

The limits of despair - The Economist
9 March | The impact of Tibetan self-immolations 5 years after the uprisings in 2008.
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21573120-five-years-after-explosion-unrest-tibetan-plateau-region-again-crisis

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