Tsewang Dhondup, 2008 Tibetan Uprising Gunshot Survivor

Tsewang Dhondup Showing One of Two Gunshot Wounds He Sustained in 2008

Tsewang Dhondup, who grew up in the Kham region of Tibet, suffered two gunshot wounds while trying to help fellow protesters who had been injured during the 2008 Uprisings. He lives in McleodGanj and has traveled throughout India to tell his inspirational story to other exiles.

You can read the story Tsewang told told Everyday Exile Project during November 2010 HERE.

You can also read an in depth report on Tsewang, called "The Will to Survive", by Rebecca Novick on Huffington Post.

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