Tibetan writer honoured with US International Women of Courage award

Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser is one of ten recipients of the U.S. Secretary of State’s 2013 International Women of Courage award.
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International Women of Courage award recipient, Beijing-based Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser, has dedicated her award to Tibetan self-immolators who set themselves on fire in protest of China’s occupation.

The writer, who is currently under house arrest, wrote to Tibet news site Phayul to express her ‘mixed feelings’ regarding the honour bestowed upon her by the US State Department.

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