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Profiles of the participating Hunger Strikers
1. Mr. DAWA GYALPO was born in Tibet and served Tibetan community for years in Dharamsala and in Nepal. He also worked as a tour guide in Nepal from 1975 to 1985 and visited Tibet once in June, 1985. In 1995, he participated in the first Peace March Movement of Tibetans.
2. Mr. YUNGDRUNG TSERING attended the Tibetan Children's Village (TCV) in Dharamsala and then joined TCV Handicraft Centre in 1986 and studied Thanka Painting for six years. He then served TCV Handicraft Centre as a thanka painter for six more years and now does his own painting work. He also participated in the first Peace March Movement of Tibetans in 1995.
3. Mr. KARMA SICHOE joined the Tibetan Art & Metal Craft Centre in 1991 and was also fully trained as a thanka painting by 1993. He then established the Yatri Traditional Training Centre in Nepal for learning Thanka painting. In 1995, he participated in a demonstration in front of Chinese Embassy and was detained for three days.
4. Mrs. PALZOM was born in Tibet in 1930 and endured much suffering under Chinese rule in Tibet. Many of her relatives died in Tibet as a direct result of China's occupation. In 1989 she escaped to India through Nepal. She participated in both the Tibetan Peace March Movements in 1995 and 1996-97.
5. Mr. KUNSANG was born in Tibet in 1928 and fled in 1958. He spent 8 years in Sikkim as a laborer. He also participated in both the Tibetan Peace March Movements in 1995 and 1996-97.
6. Mr. DAWA TSERING was born in Tibet in 1945. In 1960 he reached India and spent few years in road construction. He served the Tibetan Freedom Movement of Ravangla branch for 3 years from 1987-89. In 1989 he took part in TYC's procession against Li-Peng's visit to India in 1989 and also participated in the first Tibetan Peace March Movement in 1995.