Hundreds rally in New York to honour Lobga Rangzen, renew calls for Tibetan independence

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 2: Commemorating one month since the passing of Tibetan independence activist Lobga Rangzen, who self-immolated outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York on July 2, hundreds of Tibetans and supporters assembled in New York City on Saturday for a candlelight vigil, renewing calls for Tibetan independence and denouncing China’s intensifying policies of repression in Tibet.

Organised by the Tibetan National Congress (TNC), the day-long commemoration brought together prominent Tibet supporters, including veteran actor and long-time Tibet advocate Richard Gere, Hong Kong democracy leader Alex Chow, elected officials, and representatives from the Uyghur,...

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