US Expresses Concern Over Repression in Kirti Monastery [Friday, 15 April 2011, 10:39 a.m.]
Washington,
DC: A State Department Spokesman has expressed concerned at the Chinese
actions in cordoning off the Kirti Monastery and imposing “onerous
restrictions on the monks and the general public.” During a
press briefing on 14 April 2011, State Department Spokesman Mark Toner
said that the issue has been raised with the Chinese Government.“We
have seen that Chinese security forces have cordoned off the Kirti
monastery in Sichuan Province. They’ve also imposed onerous
restrictions on the monks and the general public, and we believe these
are inconsistent with internationally recognized principles of
religious freedom and human right,” Mr Toner said.“We continue to monitor the situation closely and are obviously concerned by it,” he added.
