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Tibetan protests suspended due to Earthquake
MEDIA RELEASE
16 May 2008
Tibetan protests
suspended due to Earthquake in China
The Tibetan
Government-in exile has requested that in light of the
recent earthquake in China, all protests by Tibetans and
Tibet supporters against the Chinese government be suspended
until the end of May.
Chairman of Friends of Tibet (NZ) and the leader of the Tibetan community in New Zealand, Mr Thuten Kesang, said that his heartfelt sympathy went out to the Chinese people at this time of the disaster. He added: ``There are times when we humans feel the pain and anguish that other people are going through, and this is one of these times.’’
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