More Tibetans arrested in Ngaba[Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 11:42 a.m.]

Losang Khedrup

Losang
Khedrup, a 39 year-old monk of Kirti monastery was arrested on 6 May
without any valid reason and his whereabouts remain unknown, said monks
of Kirti Monastery in exile.Gerik,
60, a native of Me’uruma township in Ngaba was also arrested on 19
March this year. He was twice detained in 1998 and in 2008 for
allegedly distributing leaflets about the situation in Ngaba and Tibet
as a whole. He was detained this time by the public security
bureau for his involvement in passing on information about the
situation in Ngaba to outside world. He was also suspected for
spreading information about the self-immolation by Phuntsog in March. His
wife Dhonko, 52, was arrested on 20 March and kept under detention for
few days and was subjected to severe beatings and harassment. Gerik’s
daughter Metok, 23, was detained and interrogated her about information
on her father’s contact with the outside world. She had suffered severe
maltreatment in detention in 2008. She was severely beaten and the
authorities did not allow her to be admitted in hospital. She sustained
bruises and wounds, and was left mentally traumatised. Gerik’s other relatives and family members were fortunately able move out before the Chinese authorities could detain them.

Gerik                                                         Dhonko                                                                Metok

The
residential quarters of Kirti monastery still remain under heavy
surveillance with electronic devices placed in every corner and
security forces deployed around the monastery.The Chinese
authorities have warned to prolong the ongoing re-education if the
monks do not follow government order to denounce His Holiness the Dalai
Lama. Over 1,000 government officials along with security forces are
deployed at the monastery to conduct the re-education campaign.More than 20 monks have been detained since 6 May.Related reports:2 Tibetans missing, China censors Internet and books in Ngaba2 monks sentenced, China tightens control over NgabaFrench Parliament’s Tibet Group Raises Concern Over Repression in NgabaTwo monks sentenced up to 3 years in prison in eastern TibetTension continues in Kirti monastery in Ngaba, Tibetan Parliament appeals to the worldGyalwang Karmapa prays for deceased monk of Kirti Monastery