Tibetan Activists Protest at UN Following Activist’s Death

3 taken into custody for demonstration over death of Tibet-born New York resident last week

Protesters hold a banner reading “[UN High Commissioner for Human Rights] Volker Turk end your silence on Tibet” in front of the U.N. headquarters in New York on July 9. (Students for a Free Tibet)

NEW YORK — Tibetan activists gathered outside the U.N. headquarters on Thursday, a week after activist Lobsang Palden’s fatal self-immolation. Demonstrators demanded accountability from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, holding signs calling for an end to silence on Tibet-related issues.

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