Fresh protests in Tibet, calls for freedom and return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama reinforced [Monday, 13 June 2011, 3:05 p.m.]
DHARAMSHALA:
The Tibetan monks and nuns in Karze in eastern Tibet’s Kham province
staged peaceful protests on 10 June, defying stepped-up crackdown by
Chinese authorities, rights group and media reports say. In
the first incident, Goyang, a monk of Tsistang monastery, took to the
street in Karze county and shouted slogans of “long live the Dalai
Lama” and “freedom in Tibet”, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and
Democracy said. Goyang also called for release of Pangri
Rinpoche and all other prisoners in Tibet. Goyang’s younger brother
Loyang was arrested during a peaceful protest on 20 May 2008 and
consequently sentenced to three years in prison. He has been recently
freed upon the completion of his imprisonment term, TCHRD said.
After few hours, two nuns from Lamdak nunnery, Jampa Lhatso, aged 25
and Ringa, 20, also staged a demonstration by calling “long live the
Dalai Lama”, “freedom for religion in Tibet” and “freedom in Tibet”. The protesters called for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Radio Free Asia quoted a Tibetan resident who saw the protest as saying. “All three were beaten by the police and taken away from the area,” the witness told RFA.
Similar protests were occurred on 6 and 7 June, during which monks
threw leaflets while shouting for the “long life and return of His
Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet”. The monks were severely beaten by
police and detained, RFA reported.Also read:UN asks China to account for whereabouts of 300
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