Exiled Tibetans Mark 66th Uprising Day with Passionate Protests
Exiled Tibetans residing in McLeod Ganj observed their 66th Uprising Day on Monday. Various Tibetan organizations also participated in the event. The Tibetans held a protest rally from McLeod Ganj to Kotwali Chowk in Dharamshala, raising slogans against China’s oppressive policies.
China Occupied Tibet on March 10
On March 10, 1959, China occupied Tibet, forcing Tibetans to leave their homeland and seek refuge in India. Since then, they have been living in India and observe this day as Uprising Day. Shreng Dolma, Vice President of the Tibetan Women’s Association, shared that “after China’s occupation of Tibet, around 6,000 Buddhist monasteries were looted, and approximately 1.2 million Tibetans were brutally killed. For thousands of years, Tibet was an independent country with its own currency, national flag, language, script, attire, religion, and traditions.”
In 1951, under pressure from the Chinese government, a delegation from the Tibetan government was forcibly made to sign the 17-Point Agreement. Later, China violated every term of the agreement and occupied Tibet.
Shreng Dolma stated, “We are observing the 66th National Uprising Day to condemn the atrocities and cruelty of the Chinese Communist Party on Tibetans inside Tibet and to show solidarity with our Tibetan brothers and sisters suffering inside Tibet. We appeal to the free world to bring justice and freedom to Tibet and protect their human rights.”
