Dharamshala, Dec. 7 -- The Tibetan Women's Association (TWA) observed the 30th anniversary of the historic 'Silent Protest' staged during the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995, a symbolic act remembered as the first protest by Tibetan exiles against Chinese rule on Chinese territory, as reported by Phayul.

According to Phayul, the commemoration, held at the Tibetan Settlement Hall in Dharamshala, honoured the courage of nine Tibetan exile women: Gyalthong Tsering Dolma, Kherol Seldup, Tenzin Dolker Jinpa, Chime Dhonden, Youdon Dhonden, Phuntsok Dolma, Kalsang Wangmo, Dorje Dolma Kherol, and Tsomo Namgyal. These women had silently stood in the rain with scarves tied across their mouths, representing China'...