This is an incisive, comprehensive and very disturbing analysis of what is happening to Tibetans in Nepal.
Maps of Crisis Areas in Tibet
. To all activists and supporters. Check out this very useful resource on www.rangzen.net/resources/maps/, created and regularly updated by our Rangzen chowkidar. It is a series of professional quality maps which provide accurate and thorough information on self-immolations, protests and other crucial events. If you are a teacher developing an assignment for your classroom on …
I Will Burn Myself Again And Again
Quite a few of us have written on these tragic events in Tibet and have tried to explain, or at least guess at the underlying motives of those men and women who gave up their lives in such a totally courageous and compassionate fashion. But I think this one poem does a better job of providing the deeper emotional and cultural meaning of the protests than the writings of experts…
Rangzen Roundtable NYC, March 11 & 12, 2012
DISCUSSING SCENARIOS, STRATEGIES & STRUCTURES FOR TIBET’S INDEPENDENCE STRUGGLE . On March 11 & 12 in New York City, the Rangzen Alliance convened a Roundtable to initiate a discussion on the possible scenarios the Tibetan issue might encounter in the near future; and also the structures that must be created and the strategies that must …
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Report From Lhasa
Someone I know who has just returned from Lhasa sent this to me. It is deeply troubling. . Report from Lhasa: February 18, 2012 I have just returned from Lhasa. Tibetans are disappearing; everyone is terrified about the bloodshed which seems inevitable. Lhasa consists of approximately 1.2 million Chinese and approximately 200,000 Tibetans. The majority …
Resistance Not Despair
This piece by our trusty web-chowkidar provides a whole new and illuminating perspective on the 17 self-immolations in Tibet. Check it out on this link: http://www.rangzen.net/2012/01/28/beacons-of-resistance-not-desperate-acts/
Self-Immolation and Buddhism
The deed of the thirteen self-immolators is not only Buddhist in an unquestionably absolute sense, but furthermore comes from a within a heroic and action-oriented tradition of Buddhism. Some scholars have viewed this approach as truer to the original teachings of the historical Buddha…
What Must I Do?
Tibetans all over the world are asking that question in the wake of the “fire protests” of the eight young monks and, today, of the nun, Tenzing Wangmo (age 20) in Ngaba.
Igniting the Embers of Independence
Just this year, in Tibet, starting twelve days after the death of Mohamed Bouazizi, we have had eight self-immolations – so far. And there are unsettling rumors of more to come. The latest happened after I had actually finished writing this post and late last night …
An Absolute Must Read
Sorry, this is not the second part of the ENDING TO BEGIN. That will be coming soon. No sweat. In the meantime I would advise everyone to read this brilliant analysis of the fundamental dishonesty of Dharamshala arguments for turning an exile government into an NGO. It is by Christophe Besuchet, an old and loyal …
