Cries and Call of Tibet echoed in Ontario Legislative Assembly,the highest lawmaking body.

21 Jun 2012 Leave a Comment

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Mr Kunsang Tanzing, President of Canadian Tibetan Organisation of Ontario, Canada

On 31st May, 2012 Mr Kunsang Tanzin ,  delivered a passionate and moving speech on the prevailing situation inside Tibet before the full attendance of all the legislators  (also known by the name of Member of Provincial Parliament – MPP).  Ontario Legislative Assembly is the highest lawmaking body in the province. Mr Kunsang Tanzin is an upright, soft spoken, simple  and highly educated .  His thoughts are pristine and vivid. He is a very successful  businessman with strong character . Currently he is the President of Canadian Tibetan Association of Ontario. Following is the excerpt of his speech.

Speech by Kunsang Tanzin, President, Canadian Tibetan Association of Ontario, on Tibet Day in Ontario Legislative Assembly building on May 31, 2012.
I am thankful for the opportunity given to me to speak on behalf of the Tibetans.I am more thankful for organizing Tibet Day today. By organizing Tibet Day in the Ontario Legislative Building in Toronto, you have stood up for truth. By organizing Tibet Day, you have upheld the validity of our struggle for freedom and justice. For doing so, we will always remain indebted to those Canadian leaders like Cheri Dinovo, who took the lead in organizing Tibet Day. We will equally remain grateful to those who joined the lead.

His Holliness The Dalai Lama, MPP Cheri DiNovo in Tibetan costume and Peggy

Our struggle to seek freedom, justice and equality in our country, Tibet, is now going through a very critical and difficult phase. The ruthless colonization of Tibet by China, since 1951, has brought unimaginable pain and suffering to the Tibetan people. His Holiness the Dalai Lama said, “Tibet today has become a living hell under China”. Within the past one year 38 Tibetans have set themselves on fire. Since this Sunday, three young Tibetans set themselves on fire; the latest being a mother of 3 children, who set herself on fire day before yesterday.
We Tibetans value immensely the life of human being because we believe that such a life is the result of our own good deeds accumulated over millions of previous lives. Life that takes place once in a million year is not only precious but considered as most the supreme of all forms of life. Yet, young men and women, in large numbers, in Tibet are fearlessly and voluntarily ready to set this precious and supreme life on fire to convey three important messages:
One: They want to convey a very determined and clear message to the authorities in Beijing that the Tibetans will resist China’s policy of ruthless and forceful assimilation and discriminatory subjugation till the last drop of every Tibetans in Tibet.

Ontario Legislative Assembly in session.

Two: They want to let the free world know that life lost on the streets of Lhasa in 2008 is no less important than the life lost on Tienanman Square in 1989. And that discriminatory policy pursued by China in Tibet is no less undignifying and demeaning that the Apartheid policy followed in South Africa. And that the authoritarian regime under Communist Party of China in China is no less undemocratic and less dangerous to world peace and stability than the regime under Saddam Hussein in Iraq.

Ontario Legislative Assembly at High Park. The highest lawmaking body in the Province

Three: They want to remind us Tibetans that human spirit is undefeatable if we stay focused, united and determined. They want to remind us that the end result of our pursuit for freedom, justice and equality will be a historic one as a nation of merely six million non-violent people have challenged the most powerful authoritarian regime of the 21st century.

The people and governments of free world must listen and respond to the second message. Therefore, on behalf of all the Tibetans, I want to say thank you to all of you for listening to the cries and calls from my brothers and sisters in Tibet. They want your support and you all can do it.

Thank you, once again.

Two Self immolation in Tibet

20 Jun 2012 Leave a Comment

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Two Tibetans (hidden) self-immolating in Dzatoe township in Qinghai, June 20, 2012.

June 20:

In reports coming out of Tibet, two young Tibetans set themselves on fire today in Zatoe town of Keygudo, Kham, eastern Tibet calling for Tibet’s independence and long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. They leave behind a suicide note, saying they cannot make a significant contribution to Tibetan society under Chinese rule.

Two young Tibetans self-immolated in China’s Qinghai province on Wednesday as they protested against Beijing’s rule in Tibetan-populated areas and called for the return of Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, sources said.

Carrying Tibetan flags and shouting pro-independence slogans, former monk Tenzin Khedup, 24, and Ngawang Norphel, 22, torched themselves in Dzatoe (in Chinese, Zaduo) township in Yushul (in Chinese, Yushu) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, the exile sources said.

Tenzin Khedup died on the spot while his colleague, Ngawang Norphel  was badly burned and is in serious condition at a hospital,  according to Lobsang Sangay, a monk in India who is from the Zekar monastery in Yushul, quoting eyewitnesses.

“They called for freedom for Tibet, the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet and for his long life. Both of them were carrying Tibetan flags in their hands at the time of the self-immolation,” he said.

The two also left behind a suicide note saying they were unable to make a significant contribution to fellow Tibetans based on the conditions prevailing under Chinese rule, Sangay said.

“We could not contribute significantly towards the Tibetan religion and culture and we could not [help bring about] economic benefits to Tibetans,” the note read, according to Sangay.

“Therefore, we have decided to self-immolate with the hope that His Holiness the Dalai Lama may live long and return to Tibet as soon as possible. For the cause of Tibetans, we chose to die for these reasons.

“We also want to appeal to our fellow youth that they should not quarrel among themselves and they should not have any ill feelings against each other. Everyone should unite to uphold the cause of the Tibetan race and nationality.”

The body of Tenzin Khedup has been taken away by monks, who are conducting funeral prayers for him at the Zekar monastery, the sources said.

Kalon Tripa Accepts Resignations of Special Envoy Lodi G. Gyari and Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen.

03 Jun 2012 Leave a Comment

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Special Envoy Kasur Lodi Gyari, Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay and Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen at Kashag Secretariat in Dharamhsala on May 31, 2012.

PRESS RELEASE  

June 3, 2012

Kalon Tripa Dr. Lobsang Sangay, Head of the Central Tibetan Administration, regretfully accepted the resignations of Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama Lodi G. Gyari and Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen. The resignations became effective June 1, 2012.

Special Envoy Lodi Gyari, assisted by Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen, led the Tibetan team in nine rounds of talks with representatives of the Chinese government starting in 2002. The last meeting with the Chinese side took place more than two years ago in January 2010. Despite Mr. Gyari’s desire to step down in April 2011, the two envoys were asked to continue their efforts to reach out to their Chinese counterparts by Kalon Tripa-elect Dr. Lobsang Sangay. The envoys met and briefed the Kalon Tripa on twelve separate occasions since May 2011.

At the Task Force meeting on May 30-31, 2012 in Dharamsala, the envoys expressed their utter frustration over the lack of positive response from the Chinese side and submitted their resignations to the Kalon Tripa. “Given the deteriorating situation inside Tibet since 2008 leading to the increasing cases of self-immolations by Tibetans, we are compelled to submit our resignations. Furthermore, the United Front did not respond positively to the Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People presented in 2008 and its Note in 2010. One of the key Chinese interlocutors in the dialogue process even advocated abrogation of minority status as stipulated in the Chinese constitution thereby seeming to remove the basis of autonomy. At this particular time, it is difficult to have substantive dialogue,” stated the two envoys in their resignation letter.

“I have known both Special Envoy Lodi G. Gyari and Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen for many years. They have worked extremely hard in challenging circumstances and made earnest efforts to move the dialogue process forward and resolve the issue of Tibet peacefully. Their contributions during their decade-long leadership of the Tibetan negotiating team have been invaluable. The Kashag will continue to rely on them for their wise counsel. They will remain as senior members of the Task Force team,” said Kalon Tripa Dr. Lobsang Sangay.

The Kashag urges Beijing to accept the Middle-Way Approach, which seeks genuine autonomy for Tibetans within the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and within the framework of the Chinese constitution. This is a win-win proposition, which contributes to PRC’s unity, stability, harmony and its peaceful rise in the world.

The Tibetan Task Force on Negotiations will be expanded and will meet again in December 2012 to discuss the Chinese leadership transition with the hope of continuing to dialogue with the new Chinese leaders to resolve the issue of Tibet peacefully.

The Tibetan leadership remains firmly committed to non-violence and the Middle-Way Approach, and strongly believes that the only way to resolve the issue of Tibet is through dialogue. The Tibetan leadership considers substance to be primary and process as secondary, and is ready to engage in meaningful dialogue anywhere and at anytime.

The Kashag
June 3, 2012

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