Tenzin Dorjee - China
Change Through Information Campaigns
Background: The Tibetan people have been struggling for independence from China since 1959.
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A team of us including five people, we went to China then we went to Tibet and in Tibet we put together all the banners and the equipment we would need and we eventually did that protest at the base camp we sang the Tibetan national anthem and unfurled this banner that says “One world, One dream, Free Tibet” and within, within 20 minutes we were arrested by the border guards, security and you know 20 minutes to us at that time 20 minutes seemed like a long time because we were able to do our protest, record it on video and transmit everything live to New York you know, and then from here these videos went on YouTube and became international, well, actually, if you think about it 20 minutes… in a most remote part of the world, you know the Chinese government is able to crack down and kill a protest within 20 minutes, so it’s actually a really short time, and it really shows you how much of control the Chinese government has all over Tibet no matter where you go in Tibet.
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