Tibetan in dharmshala

By Bijender Sharma
Dharamshala, Mar 24--- Large number of Tibetans here today geathered in a cermony tonsuring and shaved their head hair en masse in protest against Chinese crackdown on Tibetan protestors in Lhasa and other adjoining provinces.And expressed solidarity with the anti-China protestors in Lhasa.They also appealed to the world to mount pressure on the Chinese authorities to ensure free media access in Tibet."More than one hundred people have already cut their hair. The Chinese Government has kicked out all the mediapersons from Tibet and information is not emerging from Tibet. All the countries should mount pressure on the Chinese to allow the free media inside Tibet," said Ugen Tenzin, Director of the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy."We are hoping that our chants and prayers will reach them. There are so many people captured by the Chinese regime," said Sonam.Dharamsala has been the scene of daily protests over the past several days. We are urging the Chinese Government and the international world to stop using repression as a way to stop the unrest inside Tibet. We are looking for a more realistic solution, which is political dialogue with our leader, his holiness Dalai Lama, said Pema Dorjee, a demonstrator.Hundreds of Tibetan exiles took out a candle light demonstration here last night to urge the Chinese Government to refrain from repression in Tibet.
By Bijender Sharma
DHARMSHALA---Tibetan Prime Minister in-exile Samdhong Rinpoche,said here today that more than 130 people have died in Tibet."Total number of deaths until now is not less than 130-140 which
are confirmed. But...it shows that this much is confirmed and actual numbermust be much more, but there is no confirmation...no way to confirm,"said Samdhong Rinpoche.Rinpoche added that the resistance and protests have now spread tovarious parts of Tibet and are more violent in nature. He requested people to understand the feelings of the exiles."I understand their emotions. Although I may not be able to appreciate their action but everybody should understand how they feel inside.And they are not storming with happiness, they are storming knowing the consequences but yet due to their heightened emotions, they have done this," said Rinpoche.He also said that the protestors and marchers have been urged to comply with the rules and respect the law of the land.