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Central Tibetan Administration Honors Writer Gudrup and Criticizes China Policy
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News18•05-10-2026, 17:45
Central Tibetan Administration Honors Writer Gudrup and Criticizes China Policy
- •The Central Tibetan Administration remembered Tibetan writer and blogger Gudrup on the anniversary of his self-immolation in Driru, Nagchu, Tibet.
- •Gudrup, who wrote under the pen name Youth of the Snow Realm, studied in Dharamshala before returning to Tibet in 2005 to write about Tibetan history and freedom.
- •During his final moments, Gudrup called for freedom for Tibet and the return of the Dalai Lama, according to the CTA.
- •The CTA alleged that Chinese authorities took Gudrup into custody after the incident and did not return his body to his family.
- •The International Campaign for Tibet reports that 159 Tibetans have self-immolated inside Tibet and China since 2009 amid ongoing concerns over religious and cultural rights.
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Gudrup was a 43-year-old Tibetan writer and blogger who wrote under the pen name "Youth of the Snow Realm" and died following a self-immolation protest in Driru, Nagchu, Tibet, on October 4, 2012.
According to the International Campaign for Tibet, 159 Tibetans had self-immolated inside Tibet and China as of July 2026, with 127 known to have died.
The Central Tibetan Administration alleged that after Tibetans took Gudrup to a county hospital, Chinese authorities took him into custody and his body was never returned to his family.
