“From left, Jigme Gyatso, 22, Jamyang Jinpa, 24, and Lobsang Gyatso, 24, at a shelter for Tibetan refugees in Dharamsala, India. The monks left a monastery after participating in a protest in front of journalists in 2008.” Photo by Shiho Fukada for the New York Times. Here’s the latest news about Tibet:
The Agence France-Presse brings us the news that Chinese state media is reporting that Tibet is experiencing its worst drought in thirty years.
The New York Times reports on exiled Tibetan monks who participated in a defiant protest on Labrang Monastery in 2008 that caputred worldwide attention.
Phayul reports that Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution, a new documentary on the lives of Tibetan women, has just won an Emmy Award. Take a look at the trailer below:
“From left, Jigme Gyatso, 22, Jamyang Jinpa, 24, and Lobsang Gyatso, 24, at a shelter for Tibetan refugees in Dharamsala, India. The monks left a monastery after participating in a protest in front of journalists in 2008.” Photo by Shiho Fukada for the New York Times.
