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phayul.com Tibetans across multiple cities in Tibet sit on solidarity hunger strike More than 60 Tibetans from different walks of life began their solidarity hunger strike in their evening of November 26 in their respective places. According to Kanyag Tsering, an exiled monk who has been closely monitoring the situation inside Tibet, the Tibetans will end their hunger strike in the morning of November 28. The campaign is being observed in various cities across the tradition boundaries of Tibet. “The simultaneous hunger strike is being carried out in Tibet’s capital Lhasa, Drango, Jomda, Zachukha, Tridu, Sertha, Siling, Rebkong, Kardze and Trindu in China,” Tsering told Phayul. “They have also been offering prayers for the self-immolators.” According to the same source, the Tibetans taking part in this campaign come from different walks of like and are “highly educated.” “The participants in the solidarity campaign include government officials, writers, monks, and businessmen.”
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