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 RELEASE\nOctober 14, 2011\n\nContact: Tashi Wangden (707) 398-1999\nTenzin 
 Wangmo (510) 224-4697\n\n\nIN WAKE OF SELF-IMMOLATIONS AND WORSENING CRISIS 
 IN TIBET,\n\nTIBETANS AND SUPPORTERS GATHER FOR A CANDLE LIGHT 
 VIGIL,\n\nCALLING FOR GLOBAL DIPLOMATIC INTERVENTION\n\nBerkeley, CA – 
 Between September 26 and October 7, five young Tibetan monks set themselves 
 on fire in Ngaba County, eastern Tibet (Chinese: Aba County, Sichuan 
 Province). This brings the total number of known self-immolations in Tibet 
 this year to seven. China's systematic repression and tyrannical rule in 
 Tibet have pushed Tibetans to the breaking point, driving them to take 
 extreme actions previously unheard of in the Tibetan culture. Chinese 
 military forces have enclosed Ngaba and surrounding areas, placing it under 
 effective martial law.\n\n“China's systematic repression and tyrannical 
 rule in Tibet -- stationing officials in the monasteries, disappearing 
 monks by the hundreds, shutting down phone lines, cutting off the internet, 
 installing surveillance cameras and military checkpoints everywhere -- have 
 created a spiraling nation-wide crisis,” said Tashi Wangden, President of 
 the San Francisco Regional Tibetan Youth Congress.\n\n“Tibetans have 
 endured unimaginable suffering under Chinese occupation for the last 50 
 years - But until now there has not been a single known case of 
 self-immolation, today conditions in Ngaba and at Kirti Monastery have 
 driven Tibetans to a breaking point,” he said.\n\nBay Area Tibetans and 
 supporters join a worldwide force to show Tibetans in Ngaba and across 
 Tibet that their deep pain and suffering has not gone unnoticed by the 
 world. Enough is enough! Tibetans need world leaders to intervene and most 
 immediately - we must pressure China to withdraw its security forces from 
 Ngaba and stop the ongoing harassment and torture of Tibetan monks at Kirti 
 monastery.\n\nWe call on our state representatives and county leaders to 
 take the following actions:\n\n(1) Global pressure on China to withdraw its 
 security forces from Ngaba and stop the ongoing harassment and torture of 
 Tibetan monks at Kirti Monastery;\n\n(2) World leaders to issue a 
 coordinated international response to condemn China's repressive measures 
 in Ngaba and across Tibet and to institute multi-lateral mechanisms to 
 advocate for the Tibetan people.\n\nThe events are organized by San 
 Francisco Team Tibet, a coalition of Bay Area Tibet support groups, 
 including San Francisco Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, Tibetan 
 Association of Northern California, Committee of 100 for Tibet, Bay Area 
 Friends of Tibet, and Students for a Free Tibet.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/10/13/18693433.php
SUMMARY:In Wake Of Self-Immolations & Worsening Crisis In Tibet, Tibetans Organize Vigil
LOCATION:WHO: 	Tibetans and supporters\nWHAT: 	Candle light vigil featuring 
 chanting, colorful banners and flags, speakers, prostrations\nWHEN: October 
 14, 201, Friday @ 7pm\nWHERE: DOWNTOWN BERKELEY by the BART STATION
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/10/13/18693433.php
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