Posted by: bittertruth March 1, 2016
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Today in India, a 16 year old Tibetan child Dorjee Tsering burned himself calling for Tibet’s independence. Dorjee is in critical condition with 95% external burns, fighting for his life. In a video testimony, he said the primary reason for self-immolating was to educate and bring the world's attention to the ongoing crisis in #Tibet.
I went to meet US Presidential candidate #HillaryClinton to talk about Dorjee and Tibet. Hillary stopped everything and gave me undivided attention as I briefed her. She took Dorjee’s photo and held on to it; she asked me to tell him that she is aware and that his sacrifice will not go in vain. She offered Dorjee strength and prayers for a steady recovery. She said she has been attentive to Tibet’s plight, the abuse of Human Rights and the countless self-immolations - and that she will continue to do everything to end China’s oppression of Tibetan people and their religion. I want to thank Hillary Clinton and I will forever hold her compassion and kindness to heart.
For Tibetans across the world, it has has been another incredibly emotional day that opened old wounds and broken hearts, as we attempt to once again reason that feeling of helplessness. But we must empty your hearts from grief and fill them with courage! We must organize as we mourn, we must be the voices for Dorjee and the 149 other self-immolators and echo the sufferings of our sisters and brothers in Tibet in every corners of the world. We owe it to them.
We also owe it to every Tibetan youth living in the free world to show them that there are numerous other ways to highlight and educate the world about Tibet. This should also be a wake-up call to our political leaders to bring open and honest approach to the Tibetan movement, in this complex issue affecting and challenging our youth in a media-driven culture. We need to have authentic youth engagement that requires young people to have actual authority and responsibility, as well as opportunities to develop the skills needed to make decisions.
Let our youth become agents of change instead of targets to be changed.