International Tibet Network News Digest & Analysis: 22 February 2013
Self-Immolations, Protests, and Restrictions in Tibet
Two teenage Tibetans set themselves on fire in Ngaba - TCHRD20 February | Rinchen (17) and Sonam Dhargye (18) self-immolated and passed away in Dzorge. Their families were able to recover their bodies.
http://savetibet.org/media-center/ict-news-reports/two-tibetan-teenagers-set-themselves-fire-ngaba
Monk survives self-immolation but loses both legs - TCHRD20 February | Sonam Rabyang (42) has reportedly been released from the hospital and is at home with family under strict surveillance after having both legs amputated.
http://www.tchrd.org/2013/02/monk-survives-self-immolation-but-loses-both-legs/
Tibetan Monks Held After Protest - Radio Free Asia19 February | Six Tibetan monks were detained following protests calling for Tibetan independence and the return of exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/arrest-02192013200418.html
Tibetan farmer from nomadic area sets fire to himself in Labrang - ICT17 February | Father of four, Namlha Tsering (49), self-immolated in Labrang.
http://savetibet.org/media-center/ict-news-reports/tibetan-farmer-nomadic-area-sets-fire-himself-labrang
News
China’s Army is Seen as Tied to Hacking Against U.S. - NY Times18 February | A report by Mandiant, an American computer security firm, tracks for the first time individual members of the most sophisticated of the Chinese hacking groups.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/technology/chinas-army-is-seen-as-tied-to-hacking-against-us.html?pagewanted=all
Government split on dealing with China: report - AFP17 February | Foreign Secretary William Hague believes London must not tone down its criticism of human rights abuses while Deputy PM Nick Clegg insists it must take a principled stand on issues such as the treatment of people in Tibet.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ghvRooZ1cgdlGcRQbZ0lRpbZvTCg?docId=CNG.12be299253dc2dc11e7c391c74e2d4d2.5a1
Opinion and Analysis
Tibet Expert: Dalai Lama is ‘Spirit of the Nation’ - NBC News21 February | This video interview with Dr. Robbie Barnett from Columbia University discusses a possible successor to the Dalai Lama and China’s control over Tibet.
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/29620591#29620591
Flames Of Protest: The History of Self-Immolation - China Digital Times21 February | An NPR interview with Robbie Barnett, Bhuchung Tsering, and Michael Biggs [audio] as well as news briefs of the latest self-immolation protests.
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/02/flames-of-protest-the-history-of-self-immolation/
China Struggles to Curb Tibetan Unrest - Wall Street Journal18 February | Video coverage of how Beijing has tightened its grip on Tibetan areas as self-immolations reach a grim milestone.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/02/18/china-struggles-to-curb-tibetan-unrest/
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