“I protest because it’s not only my right, it’s my duty to speak out in every way that I can when Tibetans inside Tibet do not enjoy even basic human rights.” Our dissenting hero of this week, Mrs Tashi Lhamo, is a veteran protester and is currently the vice president of National Tibetan Freedom Movement, Delhi. She is also working…
Our dissenting hero of this week, Tenzin Migmar, believes it is his responsibility as a Tibetan being born in a free country to exercise his right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression because Tibetans inside Tibet do not enjoy these rights. As a long time member of the Dharamshala Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RTYC), Migmar has participated in numerous…
“We protest for change. We protest to expose the brutality of the government. We protest to let the world know there are still many like us who are willing to sacrifice for universal value. We protest because we have hope for a better society. We protest most importantly because through protest we define our own dignity and identity.” Our dissenting…
Our dissenting hero of this week, Tenpa Dhargyal, is a former political prisoner and a long time human rights activist. Tenpa spent more than five years in Chinese prison before he escaped into exile in India. His time in prison made him even more resilient and determined to work for the Tibetan cause. Tenpa is now settled in Brisbane, Australia…
“Fighting for freedom and justice is my duty as a human being. Supporting Tibetans, Hong Kongers, Uighurs, Mongols, Macanese, and Taiwanese or anyone who is ruled and threatened by the Chinese communist dictatorship is my duty as a human being.” Our dissenting hero of this week, Rose Tang, is a Chinese born writer, artist and activist based in Brooklyn, US.…
“It is high time that we create a strong global coalition amongst Tibetans, East Turkistan, Mongolians, Taiwanese, and Hong Kongers to make a collective effort and work for a greater cause and then make China responsible for all the inhuman subjugation of our people.” Our dissenting hero of this week, Tsering Choedup, who had worked for nearly a decade at…