News & Analysis Digest: 26 January 2012Reports:
‘New Year of Mourning’ in Tibet: Police again open fire killing Tibetan (ICT)
25 January | At least one Tibetan was killed yesterday (January 24) when police opened fire on Tibetan protestors in Serthar (Chinese: Seda) in Kardze.
http://www.savetibet.org/media-center/ict-news-reports/%E2%80%98new-year-mourning%E2%80%99-tibet-police-again-open-fire-killing-tibetanNews:
China Boosts Security In Tibet, Sichuan (RFA)
25 January |Chinese authorities in Tibetan areas of the country are sending in additional security forces and imposing new restrictions in the region after several Tibetans were shot dead by security forces in bloody protests this week, residents and exile Tibetans say.
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/security-01252012125621.html

Chinese forces open fire on Tibetan protesters (AP)
25 January | Deadly clashes between ethnic Tibetans and Chinese security forces have spread to a second area in southwestern China, the government and an overseas activist group said Wednesday.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iCmWUmaa0WIXuZiwezBFTF-1l2dw?docId=46542d431ac34439bf08d4af02708554Sichuan Rocked By Tibetan Protests (YouTube news video) (RFA)
Karma Dorjee, Radio Free Asia, reports on violent protests that have left several Tibetans dead.
http://youtu.be/jk2_M7GKDioStatements:
*NEW* Statement by Kalon Tripa Dr. Lobsang Sangay on the recent killings of Tibetans
Lobsang Sangay issues a statement for restraint and calls on Tibetans and Tibet supporters around the world to take part in global vigils on Wednesday 8 February 2012.  
http://youtu.be/9xQI2Efpb6AUK concern at shootings in Tibetan areas of Sichuan
Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne has urged the Chinese government to exercise restraint following reports that Chinese security forces opened fire on protesters.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=News&id=721015082

Amnesty International: China must avoid excessive force in response to Tibetan protests
China must avoid using excessive force in response to protests and allow independent monitors into areas of protest, Amnesty International said today after Chinese security forces in Sichuan Province reportedly fired on Tibetan protestors for a second successive day. Chinese authorities have dismissed reports based on eyewitness accounts of deadly clashes between police and Tibetan protesters as "hype".
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/china-must-allow-independent-investigation-tibetan-protest-clashes-2012-01-24Analysis:
Protests Follow Wave of Immolations in Tibetan Areas of China (VOA)
25 January | Tibet analysts and human rights advocates say the spread of protests in Tibetan parts of China are the latest sign of growing dissatisfaction among Tibetans with Chinese government policies. And there is concern now, they say, that the situation could get much worse.
http://www.voanews.com/tibetan-english/news/Protests-Follow-Wave-of-Immolations-in-Tibetan-Areas-of-China-138040728.html

China losing media war over self-immolation (Vishal Arora in Asia Times)
25 January | A series of 15 self-immolations by Tibetan monks since last March has thrown a harsh spotlight on China's Tibet policy. While Beijing insists the acts are "separatist propaganda" incited by exiles, international opinion is not swaying in its favor.Observers have few options in deciding who is right. China doesn't allow journalists or investigators into sensitive Tibetan areas, and often the sole source of information on the incidents are Tibetan media and organizations based in India and the West.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/NA26Ad04.htmlTibet Burns, But Where Are The Chinese Public Intelectuals? (Global Voices)
24 January | Since 2009, there have been at least 17 Tibetan self-immolation incidents in China. The latest case was reported on January 15, 2012. The public discussion about the protests of Tibetans has been manipulated and monopolized by state controlled media outlets who blame the Dalai Lama and western media for inciting to violence and terror.
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/01/24/china-tibet-burns-but-where-are-the-chinese-public-intellectuals/

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