Tibet support group and NGOs in Taiwan raise issue of Kirti monastery crisis [Thursday, 5 May 2011, 3:21 p.m.]
TAIPEI: A
Parliament member of Taiwan and a long time Tibetan supporter, Ms Tian
Qui Jin, organised a meeting between a delegation of Taipei-based Tibet
support groups and a top Taiwanese official on 4 May.The
delegation, which includes members of Tibetan NGOs, raised the issue of
Chinese government’s repression on Kirti Monastery in northeastern
Tibet during their meeting with Mr Zhao Jian Min, vice-president of
Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council.In a letter submitted to Mr
Zhao, the delegation urged the Taiwanese government to persuade the
Chinese authorities to lift the military blockade of Kirti monastery,
which has left 2 Tibetans dead and over 300 monks detained so far.They
also called for the immediate release of 300 detained monks and to
allow the media to report the real situation in the region.
