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All India “Solidarity with Tibet” campaign 11. Tibetan People’s Solidarity Campaign Signed articles or quotations do not nec- Fact Sheet essarily reflect the views of the Central 16. Fact Sheet on Self-Immolation Incidents in Tibet Tibetan Administration. Contributions (27 February 2009 - 28 February 2013) are welcome and may be addressed to the editor, Tibetan Bulletin. However the publisher regrets its inability to return unused articles unless they are accom- panied by a self-addressed envelope with Feature adequate postage. Tibetan Bulletin is distributed free of 20. Challenges facing school education in exile Tibetan community; what teachers are saying? charge.To subscribe please email the cir- culation manager or see page 2. 23. Burning Minds Editor Tenzin Jamchhen World Press Email: [email protected] Layout & Design 24. In Villages, Praying for the Souls of Tibetan Self-Immolators Dorjee Tsering --by Didi Kirsten Tatlow Circulation Manager 26. How Many Self-Immolating Tibetans Does It Take to Make a Difference? Dawa Norbu --by Ishaan Tharoor Email: [email protected] Tibetan Bulletin is published by: 27. Tibet’s Voice of Realism Department of Information and --by Pico Iyer International Relations, Central Tibetan Administration, Dharamshala- 176 215 H.P. India Tel: +91-1892-222510 / 222457 Vol. 17, Issue 1 REGULARS JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2013 CO N T AC T ADDRESS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 NEWSBRIEF _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _4 LIS T O F B oo KS F O R SALE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _32 NEWSBRIEF Self-Immolation Reaches 107 The Task Force will be reconstituted gong County where a record number of The fiery protest of self-immolation with additional new members, and a Tibetans burned themselves to demand continues in Tibet as 12 Tibetans set meeting will be convened soon after the an end to Chinese repression in Tibet themselves on fire in the first two National People’s Congress session in and for the return of His Holiness the months of 2013 alone. So far, 107 Ti- March this year, when the new Chinese Dalai Lama to Tibet, the report cited. betans have self-immolated in Tibet in leadership will assume full responsibil- protest against the Chinese rule in Tibet. ity. Government of India approves the The self-immolators have called for the Transfer of CTSA Schools to CTA return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama Sikyong Opens First Tibetan Teach- The Government of India approved to Tibet and freedom for Tibet. er’s Meeting in Dharamsala the proposal requesting the transfer of The first Tibetan Teacher’s Meeting schools under Central Tibetan Schools was held at the Tibetan Children Vil- Administration (CTSA) to the Depart- lage School at lower Dharamsala, from ment of Education of Central Tibetan 3-5 January 2013. The three-day meet- Administration. ing was organised by the Department of The Central Tibetan Schools Admin- Education, Central Tibetan Administra- istration is an autonomous body regu- tion. lated by the Indian Ministry of Human Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay who is Resource Development, to manage and also the Kalon for the Department of assist schools for the education of the Education inaugurated the meeting. Tibetan children in India. There are Chinese police encircle local Tibetans marking Over 153 Tibetan teachers from all over 28 CTSA schools whose enrolment is the Tibetan New Year in Kumbum, eastern Tibet- India and Nepal, as well as officials currently 9,991 students. In addition, Phayul Photo from the Department of Education at- the CTSA also runs 45 Pre-Primary Of the total 107 self-immolations since tended the meeting. The meeting delib- schools. 2009, 90 of them have died so far, while erated on ways to develop the education CTA's Department of Education in its the conditions and whereabouts of oth- system in Tibetan schools. press release quoted "This major deci- ers remain largely unknown. In 2012 sion is representative of the trust and alone, 83 Tibetans have self-immolat- Massive Crackdown on Satellite TV/ the confidence that the Government ed. Radio Programmes in Eastern Tibet of India has in the CTA’s capability to The Central Tibetan Administration has provide quality education to the Tibetan consistently appealed to Tibetans not to children in exile." resort to drastic actions.