Tibetan activists hold candlelight vigil in Dharamshala over custodial death of counterpart in China

Video Credit: ANI
Published on February 20, 2021 - Duration: 01:54s

Tibetan activists hold candlelight vigil in Dharamshala over custodial death of counterpart in China

Around one hundred Tibetan activists and few foreign supporters gathered at Mcleodganj in north Indian hill town Dharamshala to hold a candlelight vigil to mourn and pray for Kunchok Jinpa who died due to injuries in Chinese prison.

Apart from holding candles most of them were also displaying the photograph of Jinpa.

51-year-old Kunchok Jinpa died in a hospital in Lhasa in the Tibetan Autonomous Region on February 6.

Local sources said he had suffered a brain haemorrhage and was paralyze.

He was sentenced to 21 years imprisonment because he shared information about peaceful protests that was happening inside Dhiru in Tibet to the International Media.


You are here


💡 newsR Knowledge: Other News Mentions


Tibet Autonomous Region

Autonomous region of China
1,500 tonnes of drinking water from Tibet's glaciers donated by China reached Maldives amid water shortage. Decision made during China's chairman's visit...
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 12 hours ago

Related videos from verified sources

Tibetans hold candlelight vigil over tourist guide's custodial death in China 02:18
Video credit: HT Digital Content - Published on February 20, 2021 

Tibetans in-exile commemorates 108th anniversary of Tibetan Independence Day 03:17
Video credit: ANI - Published on February 13, 2021 

ITBP personnel guarding India-China border put on alert for rescue ops at nearby villages: ADG 01:41
Video credit: ANI - Published on February 8, 2021 

You might like