Chine : nouvelle immolation par le feu en zone tibétaine



Depuis mars 2011, au moins 37 Tibétains se sont immolés par le feu ou ont tenté de le faire pour protester contre la politique de Pékin sur le Tibet.

Une nouvelle immolation par le feu a eu lieu dans une région à population tibétaine de Chine, a rapporté l’agence Chine nouvelle sans fournir de précisions sur la personne concernée. Cette personne a commis ce geste désespéré dans une zone tibétaine de la province du Qinghai, dans le nord-ouest du pays, mais on ignorait s’il s’agissait d’un membre de l’ethnie tibétaine.
Les autorités du district de Jianzha, où a eu lieu l’immolation, ont refusé de faire des commentaires tandis que la police ne répondait pas au téléphone. Depuis mars 2011, au moins 37 Tibétains, en majorité des moines bouddhistes, se sont immolés par le feu ou ont tenté de le faire dans des zones à forte population tibétaine de Chine pour protester contre la politique de Pékin sur le Tibet.
Fin mai dernier, deux Tibétains ont tenté de s’immoler par le feu dans le centre de Lhassa, capitale de la Région autonome du Tibet, l’un trouvant la mort et l’autre étant gravement blessé, a rapporté lundi l’agence Chine nouvelle. Ces tentatives d’immolation, dans le célèbre temple de Jokhang, étaient les premières à Lhassa.
La semaine dernière des agences de voyage ont annoncé que le Tibet avait été fermé aux touristes étrangers, visiblement dans la crainte de troubles. De nombreux Tibétains se plaignent de la répression de leur religion et de leur culture et de ce qu’ils considèrent comme une domination grandissante des Han, ethnie fortement majoritaire en Chine.
La Chine rejette ces accusations et considère le chef spirituel des bouddhistes tibétains, le dalaï lama, qui vit en exil à Dharamsala, dans le nord de l’Inde, comme un dangereux «séparatiste».

(AFP)


" Un tibétain de 40ans décède après son immolation, en Amdo".

Le 15 Juin 2012.

DHARAMSALA : Un tibétain de 40ans, Tamding Thar, décède à la suite de son immolation, en Amdo, au Tibet, région de Chentsa ; immolation qui s'est déroulée juste en face du poste de police chinois de Chentsa.
C'est un moine résidant dans le sud de l'Inde qui l'a annoncé à phayul.
Il y aurait aussi un renfort impressionnant des forces de police qui se sont déployées dans toute la région. Le lieu de cette manifestation tragique est dorénavant "bouclé".
Après cette immolation, des centaines de Tibétains se sont rassemblés en face du bureau de l'administration, plaidant pour que le corps soit rendu à sa famille.
Dans le journal officiel chinois, Xinhua, la nouvelle du décès est confirmée, sans toutefois révéler l'identité de celui qui s'est immolé par le feu.

On arrive au chiffre effoyable de 40 immolations de Tibétains, depuis 2009, réclamant haut et fort le retour du Dalaï Lama de l'exil et la liberté au Tibet.

Traduction France Tibet, I.V., le 15 juin 2012



Breaking: Elderly Tibetan dies in self-immolation protest (Updated)
Phayul[Friday, June 15, 2012 12:43]

Hundreds of Tibetans are seen paying their respect to Tamding Thar after his body was released by Chinese authorities on June 15, 2012. (Phayul photo/Ghangri)
DHARAMSHALA, June 15: In confirmed reports coming out of Tibet, Tamding Thar, a Tibetan in his 50s, set himself on fire in Amdo Chentsa region of Tibet in an apparent protest against the Chinese government today at around 6:30 am (local time).

Tamding Thar passed away in his fiery protest.

Speaking to Phayul, Ghangri, a monk in south India confirmed the reports.

“We spoke with our sources in the region and they have told us that Tamding Thar is sadly no more,” Ghangri said.

There are also reports of a massive build up of security in the region and the site of Tamding Thar’s fiery protest has been virtually locked down.

“The people we spoke to right now confirmed that Chinese troops are arriving in large numbers in the region,” Ghangri said. “They asked us not to call for some time.”

An hour or so back Woeser, the Tibetan blogger based in Beijing, tweeted that Tamding Thar carried out his fiery protest in front of the local Chinese police station in Chentsa.

Soon after his protest, Chinese security officials doused the flames and forcibly took Tamding Thar away.

According to the Dharamshala based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, following the immolation protest, hundreds of Tibetans gathered in front of the Chinese administration office in the region, demanding the return of Tamding Thar’s body to his family.


“Chinese authorities told the Tibetans gathered there that they will return the body at around 11 am (local time). At around 12 noon (local time), the authorities released the body to the local Tibetans,” TCHRD said in a release today. “The body was then carried to a remote nomadic area in Chentsa County.”

The release added that Tamding Thar belonged to a nomadic family in Lowa village, Chentsathang Township, Chentsa County in Malho. Few years ago Tamding Thar and his family were moved to the county due to the 'nomad relocation' policy of the Chinese government, according to source.

China’s official news agency Xinhua has also confirmed today’s fiery protest without revealing the identity of the self-immolator. The report quoted local authorities as saying that “the person’s identity and cause of the death were under investigation.”

40 Tibetans have set their bodies on fire since 2009 demanding the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile and freedom in Tibet.
Breaking: 40-year-old dies in self-immolation protest
Phayul[Friday, June 15, 2012 12:43]
DHARAMSHALA, June 15: In confirmed reports coming out of Tibet, Tamding Thar, 40, set himself on fire in Amdo Chentsa region of Tibet in an apparent protest against the Chinese government today at around 6:30 am (local time).

Tamding Thar passed away in his fiery protest.

Speaking to Phayul, Ghangri, a monk in south India confirmed the reports.

“We spoke with our sources in the region and they have told us that Tamding Thar is sadly no more,” Ghangri said.

There are also reports of a massive build up of security in the region and the site of Tamding Thar’s fiery protest has been virtually locked down.

“The people we spoke to right now confirmed that Chinese troops are arriving in large numbers in the region,” Ghangri said. “They asked us not to call for some time.”

An hour or so back Woeser, the Tibetan blogger based in Beijing, tweeted that Tamding Thar carried out his fiery protest in front of the local Chinese police station in Chentsa.

Soon after his protest, Chinese security officials doused the flames and forcibly took Tamding Thar away.


According to reports, following the immolation protest, hundreds of Tibetans gathered in front of the Chinese administration office in the region, demanding the return of Tamding Thar’s body to his family.

China’s official news agency Xinhua has also confirmed today’s fiery protest without revealing the identity of the self-immolator. The report quoted local authorities as saying that “the person’s identity and cause of the death were under investigation.”

40 Tibetans have set their bodies on fire since 2009 demanding the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile and freedom in Tibet.



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy
15 June 2012, Dharamsala (India)



A Tibetan Nomad Dies After Burning Self


A Tibetan nomad has died after setting himself afire this morning in Chentsa (Chinese: Jiancha) County, Malho (Chinese: Huangnan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province.

According to our sources, Tamding Thar, a Tibetan in his 50's, self-immolated today at around 6:30 am (Tibet Time) in front of the county's People's Armed Police camp. A large number of security officers appeared at the spot within few minutes, sources said. The officers extinguished the flames and took Tamding Thar, who was severely burnt.

After the immolation protest, hundreds of local Tibetans gathered in front of the army camp demanding to hand-over Tamding Thar to them. It was not known at that time whether Tamding had survived or not but sources said that he was engulfed in huge flames. Chinese officials told the Tibetans gathered there that they will return Tamding Thar's body at around 11 am (Tibet Time). At around 12 noon (Tibet Time), the authorities released the body of Tamding Thar to the local Tibetans, confirmed our sources. The body was then carried to a remote nomadic area in Chentsa County.

At this time of reporting, sources said that there are around 400-500 local Tibetans, in groups, gathered in Chentsa County. Many security officers have also been deployed in the county vigilant of the Tibetan crowds.

Tamding Thar belonged to a nomadic family in Lowa village, Chentsathang Township, Chentsa County in Malho TAP. Few years ago Tamding Thar and his family moved to the county due to the 'nomad relocation' policy of the Chinese government, according to source.


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For English, Ms Tsering Tsering, Cell: (91) 98168-75856
Landline: (91) (1892) 223363, 229225, 225874
Email: director@tchrd.org Website: www.tchrd.org

TCHRD is the only human rights NGO entirely run and staffed by Tibetans in exile.

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Researcher and UN Personnel
Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy
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Gangchen Kyishong, Dharamsala
H.P. INDIA 176215
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Tamding Thar Self-immolates, CTA Urges China to Address Tibetan Grievances

June 15, 2012 6:00 pm


DHARAMSHALA: The Central Tibetan Administration is deeply saddened by the recent situation in Tibet involving the death of another Tibetan and strongly urges China to reform it’s failed policies in Tibet to end the on-going wave of self-immolations.
Tamding Thar, a Tibetan nomad in his late 50s, set himself on fire at 6:30 am (Local Time) in front of the local police station in Amdo Chentsa, northeastern Tibet today, protesting against the Chinese government.
The local police officials have snatched his body after the self-immolation but has handed over his dead body to his family members afterwards.
Thousands of Tibetans and monks from the near by monasteries came to pay their last respects and express their solidarity at his funeral. Tamding Thar is survived by his children and wife.
Tamding Thar hails from Lowa, a small nomadic village in Chentsa county, Malho. Reports also say that, Tamding Thar and his family were forcibly moved to the county a few years ago under the ‘nomad relocation’ policy of the Chinese government.
The situation in Chentsa is currently very tense as hundreds of police and military personnel have entered the town, keeping a strict vigil on the movements of the local Tibetan community.
The Central Tibetan Administration has repeatedly appealed to the Chinese government to address the genuine grievances of the Tibetan people and to provide a lasting and peaceful solution to the grim situation prevailing inside Tibet.
A total of 40 Tibetans have set themselves on fire in various parts of Tibet since 2009, protesting against the Chinese government’s failed policies in Tibet. (See Factsheet)
Ealier in May, two Tibetans set themselves on fire in front of the Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet’s capital while a Tibetan woman, Rikyo set herself on fire in Zamthang, northeastern Tibet.


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