The massive hilltop Potala that dominates the Lhasa skyline was the winter palace of historic Dalai Lamas from 1649 until 1959, when the current Dalai Lama fled to India after an uprising against Chinese rule over the formerly independent Himalayan region, triggering a crackdown in which the palace was shelled and thousands were killed by Chinese troops.Ī second source from the large Tibetan exile community in India confirmed having heard of the Potala incident but also had no further details. The comment section on Norbu’s social media accounts have been deactivated due to abundant inflow of condolence messages, while many of his songs are now removed from many Chinese music apps, the source said.Ī singer and composer of modern, ethnic, popular, traditional songs, Norbu released the songs “Tsampa,” “Dress Up” and “Except You” among many that were popular among the Tibet community at home and abroad. The singer's uncle, Sogkhar Lodoe, is one of the longest-serving known Tibetan political prisoners, have already served 23 years in prison for two previous convictions when he was given an 18-year sentence for protesting in front of the Potala Palace in January 2018. Norbu’s mother, Sonam Wangmo, is also a well-known artist in China, the exile source said. RFA could not reach his family and relatives in Lhasa. The date and place of his death could not immediately be confirmed. “Tsewang Norbu tried to protest the Chinese government by attempting to self-immolate and according to few of my reliable sources from inside Tibet, (he) has died,” a Tibetan living in exile told RFA. Initial accounts said he was thwarted by police, but RFA later confirmed that he was taken away immediately after he had burned himself. A Tibetan man who shouted slogans and set himself on fire last week in a protest in front of the iconic Potala Palace in the Tibet regional capital Lhasa has been identified as a popular contemporary Tibetan singer, sources in the region and in India told RFA Saturday.
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