Phayul.com and FCT Editorial Staff
DELHI/BCN.- In order to highlight the tragic situation prevailing in Tibet and draw the attention of the international community to the sacrifices of Tibetans within Tibet, el Kashag (Tibetan Government in Exile) y el Parlamento Tibetano en el Exilio han dado inicio este miércoles a la "Campaña de Solidaridad con el Pueblo Tibetano" (Tibetan People’s Solidarity Campaign).
More of 5000 Tibetans from India, Nepal and Bhutan and more than 1500 Indian supporters participate in the opening session of the campaign at the Talkatora Stadium of New Delhi (Photo).
Nearly 100 The media participated in the press conference offered yesterday by Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay (first Tibetan minister of the Government in Exile) and Mr Penpa Tsering (president of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile).
Penpa Tsering adviritó que "la situación en el Tíbet es cada vez más y más sombría" y que por ello "el Gobierno Tibetano y el Parlamento Tibetano en el exilio han decidido reunirse conjuntamente en Delhi por primera vez en la historia de nuestra lucha para organizar un programa de cuatro días con el objetivo de llamar la atención de nuestro país anfitrión, as well as the international community, para instar a que el Gobierno de China estudie las causas del por qué los tibetanos se están autoinmolando".
Despite repeated appeals from the Tibetan administration in exile, 99 Tibetans have set themselves on fire protesting and demanding that the Government of China return His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet..
Former Indian MP and Prime Minister LK Advani is one of the main hosts of the meeting on this first day of campaigning at the Talkatora Stadium.
Various events will take place over the next four days, such as peace marches, interfaith prayers, one day fast, speeches by foreign diplomats, inter alia.
The President of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile, Penpa Tsering, indicated that the mass interfaith prayer that will take place on 1 February will be chaired by Kyabje Gaden Tri Rinpoche, the spiritual leader of Indian origin of the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
ElDr. Lobsang Sangay, prime minister elected by the Tibetan people in exile, He said that China's repressive policies, Cultural assimilation, the transfer of populations, racial discrimination, Economic marginalization, reeducation and environmental destruction are the causes of immolations in Tibet.
ElDr. Lobsang Sangay pointed out that the 70 percent of companies in the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region are owned or managed by Chinese, while the 40 percent of Tibetan college and high school graduates are unemployed.
"Frente a estas políticas represivas y sin libertad de palabra o expresión, los tibetanos están recurriendo a la forma radical de protesta prendiéndose fuego a sí mismos", Sikyong Branch said. "Esto refleja la desesperación, así como la determinación del pueblo tibetano en protestar con sus vidas".
In relation to the strong historical link, cultural and academic shared by Indians and Tibetans, and the security threat currently imposed by China, Lobsang Sangay, Harvard Law graduate, señaló que el Tíbet "debe ser uno de los temas centrales de un encuentro bilateral entre India y China".
Se comprobó que el movimiento tibetano es "muy Made in India", arguing that the democracy practiced by Tibetans is inspired by that of India and Mahatma Gandhi's policy of non-violence. Many of the Tibetan leaders, including Penpa Tsering and himself were born and raised in India, he added.
"El gobierno de la India y sus ciudadanos han ofrecido mucho apoyo a los tibetanos y por ello les estaremos eternamente agradecidos", Sikyong Branch said. "Pero nos gustaría ver un poco más, dada la gravedad de la situación en el Tíbet".
