Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 13 Mar 2023, 12:20 pm Print
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Rome: A large section of Tibetans marked the 64th anniversary of the Tibetan national uprising in Rome recently.
Among those present included MP of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile Thupten Gyatso, the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Tibet Bureau Geneva Thinlay Chukki, Italian Senator De Priamo Andrea and French Senator, Elsa Josephe, reports ANI.
During the observation of the event, participants walked from Largo Corrado Ricci to Piazza Della Madonna di Loreto when they were seen waving Tibetan flags.
In their speeches, Tibetan and European representatives spoke about the illegal occupation of Tibet by China and the ongoing human rights violations there, reports ANI.
Others present at the launch included Deputy Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile Dolma Tsering Teykhang, Thinlay Chukki of the Tibet Bureau Geneva, Tibetan MP Thupten Gyatso, President of the Italia Tibet Association Claudio Cardelli and President of the Tibetan Community of Italy Tseten Bergamo, the news agency reported.
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