Shimla, July 19 -- Tibetans in-exile gathered in North Indian hill town Dharamshala to hold a protest march against China's ethnic unity and progress law on Saturday.

Six major Tibetan NGOs including Tibetan Youth Congress, Tibetan Women's Association, Gu-Chu-Sum Movement of Tibet, National Democratic Party of Tibet, Students for a Free Tibet - India, and the International Tibet Network have organised this protest march.

The protest was held to honour Lobga Rangzen, who set himself on fire outside the UN Headquarters in New York, and to condemn China's ethnic unity and progress law.

The organisations also call on the United Nations and the international community to recognise martyr Lobga Rangzen's sacrifice, address the worsening huma...