Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 12 (ANI): More than 50 members of the Tibetan community in exile concluded a 24-hour hunger strike in Himachal Pradesh’s capital, Shimla, on Wednesday, protesting against China’s policies in Tibet and paying tribute to “Tibetan independence activist" Lobga Rangzen, who reportedly died “after self-immolation" outside the United Nations headquarters in New York last month.

The hunger strike, organised by the Tibetan Women’s Association, began at 4 pm on Tuesday and concluded at 4 pm on Wednesday. As part of the protest, participants also carried out a mass head-shaving ceremony, describing it as an expression of solidarity with Rangzen and a symbolic protest against what they described as China’s attempts to suppress Tibetan identity, culture, and political aspirations.

The protesters said the demonstration was held in response to China’s newly implemented Ethnic Unity and Progress Law, which Tibetan groups have criticised as a too...