Shimla, Aug. 12 -- More than 50 members of the Tibetan community in exile concluded a 24-hour hunger strike in Himachal Pradesh's capital, Shimla, on Wednesday, protesting against China's policies in Tibet and paying tribute to "Tibetan independence activist" Lobga Rangzen, who reportedly died "after self-immolation" outside the United Nations headquarters in New York last month.

The hunger strike, organised by the Tibetan Women's Association, began at 4 pm on Tuesday and concluded at 4 pm on Wednesday. As part of the protest, participants also carried out a mass head-shaving ceremony, describing it as an expression of solidarity with Rangzen and a symbolic protest against what they described as China's attempts to suppress Tibetan ident...