Tsewang Rigzin Explained

Tsewang Rigzin is a Tibetan freedom activist who is the current president of the Tibetan Youth Congress.[1] He has held the position since September 2007, and on August 8, 2008 he was re-elected to serve through August 2013. Prior to attaining his current position he served as the president of the Portland/Vancouver regional chapter of the Tibetan Youth Congress.[2]

Rigzin has been an outspoken critic of the Middle Way Approach to solving the problem of the Tibet situation,[3] and has instead advocated for complete independence for Tibet.[4] In this, he and the Tibetan Youth Congress are in disagreement with the Dalai Lama,[5] who advocates for autonomy for Tibet within China.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Free Tibet parties meet Dalai Lama . CNN . 2008-03-19 . 2012-01-02.
  2. Web site: TYC re-elects President Tsewang Rigzin for second term . www.phayul.com . 2010-08-08 . 2012-01-02.
  3. Web site: Beijing's Deadline Passes for Tibet Protesters . NPR.org . NPR . 2012-01-02.
  4. Web site: Morning Edition . Tibetan Exile Group Presses for Independence . NPR.org . NPR . 2012-01-02.
  5. Web site: Singh . Madhur . The Dalai Lama's Dilemma . https://web.archive.org/web/20080321052026/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1723265,00.html . dead . March 21, 2008 . TIME . 2008-03-18 . 2012-01-02.
  6. Web site: Morning Edition . Tibetan Exile Group Presses for Independence . NPR.org . NPR . 2012-01-02.

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