Tibetan youth activists call out United Nations, demand action after Lobga Rangzen’s self-immolation

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Tenzin Nyidon 

DHARAMSHALA, July 10: Three Tibetan youth activists from Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) themselves to the gates of the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Thursday, July 9, escalating pressure on international leaders to respond to the self-immolation of Tibetan independence activist Lobga Rangzen and the deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet.

The demonstration coincided with the first anniversary week of Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen’s self-immolation, which took place outside the U.N. headquarters on July 2. The activists said their action was prompted by the United Nations’ continued silence, noting that a week had passed without any meaningful ...

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