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Dharamshala, India: In a joint statement today, the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) announced that October 19 will be set aside to "highlight the deepening crises in Tibet." Fasting and day-long prayers will be carried out by the CTA, exiled Tibetans and monasteries around Dharamshala, where H.H. the Dalai Lama lives in exile, as a gesture of solidarity with Tibetans living in Tibet.
It comes as tensions escalate in Ngaba county, western China, where 2 former monks set themselves on fire last Friday. Since March there have been seven self-immolations in Chinese occupied Tibet.
CTA Kalon Tripa (Prime Minister), Lobsang Sangay, encouraged Tibetans and Tibet supporters living abroad to participate by organising activities in their respective regions. He stressed that the events must be "peaceful, respectful of local laws and dignified."
The day is planned to coincide with Lhakar. Lhakar, literally "white Wednesday," began in 2008 as a grassroots movement where Tibetans wear traditional clothing, eat Tibetan food and speak Tibetan - an attempt to keep traditional Tibetan customs and culture alive.
President Dr Lobsang Sangay signing Tibetan parliament's Electoral Amendments into Law, at a press conference in Dharamshala, India, on October 3, 2018. Photo: TPI/Yangchen Dolma
Secretary General of IM Ann Svensén looks on as His Holiness the Dalai Lama addresses members of the press in Malmö, Sweden on September 12, 2018. Photo by Jeremy Russell
The Founding Assembly of the ‘Asia Democracy Network’ and the ‘3rd Seoul Democracy Forum’ were held in Seoul, Korea, from 21st to 24th October 2013. Photo: TPI
His Holiness the Dalai Lama attended a Long Life Prayer offered to him by the Tibetan Women's Association, Ex-Students of CST Dalhousie and Lhasa Districts on September 18, 2024. (Photo:TPI)
The Chinese authorities in Nyingtri town have ordered the closure of the "Nyingtri New Dawn Vocational Skills Training School" on September 4, 2024. (Photo:TPI)
