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Tibetans-in-exile commemorate 1959 uprising in capital

ANI  |  New Delhi, [India] 

Tibetans-in-exile held protest in on Saturday to commemorate the 1959 Tibetan uprising.

The protest took place in area of the city.

Previously, on Friday a Tibetan man, Tsekho Tugchak, died after he set himself ablaze in Dharamshala on Wednesday in protest against China's policies. The death added to the 152 Tibetans, who self-immolated themselves, of which 130 succumbed to their

In the 1959 uprising, Tibetans revolted against Chinese rule in Lhasa. It resulted in the deaths of thousands of innocent Tibetans.

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First Published: Sat, March 10 2018. 14:40 IST
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