When Namkyi was 15 years old, she and her sister Tenzin Dolma dressed in traditional Tibetan attire and began a protest on "Martyrs' Road" in Ngaba, northern Sichuan Province, where many Tibetans have self-immolated to protest Chinese rule of Tibet.They called for Tibetan freedom and the swift return of the Dalai Lama, the supreme leader of Tibetan Buddhism. Their demonstration did not last long."About 10 minutes into our protest, we heard a loud noise from behind, and a group of about four or five police officers rushed us," said Namkyi, now 25. "They forcefully grabbed photos from us, sti…READ FULL ARTICLE
