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Penkyi, 21, was sentenced to death Five Tibetans have been sentenced to death for their alleged role in starting fatal fires in Lhasa during the protests which swept across Tibet in March 2008.



Lobsang Gyatsen, Loyak, Tenzin Phuntsog, Gangtsu and 21-year-old Penkyi (right) all face the death sentence. Free Tibet opposes the use of death penalties in all circumstances. Free Tibet is extremely concerned that the evidence against them is unsound, that legal safeguards were not met and… Continue

At Boddhgaya 10 000 lamas came from all other for a gathering for Peace....they are praying everyday for ten days

and I hope it will have as much impact on the world as it had on me



A Boddhgaya 10 000 lamas se reunissent pour prier pour la paix dans le monde et j'espere que cette force de priere aura autant d'impact dans le monde qu'elle en a eu sur moi…

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the 31 decembre was the iPeace day, and I really wanted to do something.. I am in Ladakh in this time ,so I started to ask to the people I meet what they thought if I organised a morning prayers for Peace in the main temple of Leh the capitale........They seemed to like this idea so I decided to goes on.The begining was not quite encouraging untill I found the right personns the president of thre Tibetan cometee and the President of the buddhist association of Ladakh.After one week everything… Continue

Chinese armed police renew repression at Kirti monastery in Ngaba town

FTC[Friday, September 26, 2008 01:24]

50 monks beaten; 4 hospitalised



Free Tibet Campaign has received reports of renewed repression by the Chinese authorities at Kirti monastery in Ngaba county (Ch: Aba county) in the Amdo region of Tibet (Ch: Sichuan province).



According to a very reliable source who lives in Ngaba county, up to 50 monks from Kirti monastery were beaten by armed police on 24… Continue