Update for Monday, 14 April 2008
Monday, 14 April 2008, 5:38 p.m.
Update for Monday, 14 April 2008, last updated 2pm (IST)
Re: Tibet demonstrations
30 April 2008
Lhasa-Military presence to increase in upcoming weeks; Public Security Personnel (Ch: Baoan) to loose jobs
After April 30, local Public Security Personnel in the Lhasa
municipality will be losing their jobs since it has been announced
internally that the military would be deployed in the areas that the
Public Security Personnel are normally responsible for.
Most of the local Public Security Personnel are Tibetans so it
is quite evident that Chinese authorities are making this move due to
their obvious lack of trust in them.
14 April 2008
Markham (Ch: Mangkang) County, Chamdo Prefecture,”Tibet Autonomous Region”-Protest held
There was protest held this morning at the County Office. No further details available.
A few days ago at Woser monastery, Chinese authorities were
conducting “patriotic re-education” classes in which monks were forced
to denounce His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Few of the monks decided to
resign from the monastery because they did not want to denounce His
Holiness the Dalai Lama.
11-12 April 2008
Drepung monastery (Lhasa) –Monks protest against “patriotic re-education classes.”
Since the evening of April 10, additional Armed Forces have been
brought in at Drepung monastery for further suppression. In addition,
more “work-teams” have been brought in to forcefully conduct “patriotic
re-education” classes.
The monks held a protest to show their discontent over the
“patriotic re-education classes.” Many monks were arrested following
the protest.
4 April 2008
Chentsa (Ch:Jianza) County, Malho “Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,” Qinghai province –Over 30 people arrested
On April 4, over 30 people were arrested in Chentsa County.
These people were arrested for alleged involvement in the peaceful
protest on March 22-23. As Chinese police continue their search for
those protestors, more people continue to be arrested.
At the Chentsa County Nationalities Middle School, 4-5 students
who were involved in bringing down and burning the Chinese flag and
replacing it with the Tibetan flag on March 20, have been suspended
from school.
April beginning(No Specific Date)
Since the beginning of April, Public Security Bureau (PSB)
officials are visiting each household in Lhasa and taking attendance
for each of the family members.
The PSB are noting down the addresses and phone numbers of family
members who are not present.
Non-residents of Lhasa such as those who are there for
pilgrimage or business are being arrested and handed over to their
respective County Police.
No Specific Date
In many areas including Lhasa, groups of Chinese people are
instigating ethnic tension between Tibetans and Chinese. For example,
some Chinese vegetable-sellers are demanding higher prices from
Tibetans as opposed to Chinese people.
Recently a fight broke out between Tibetan students and Chinese
students at Lhasa middle school. Even towards the end of last year,
there were reports of groups of Chinese students beating up Tibetan
students in Lhasa No. 2 Middle School.
There are earlier traces of fights between Tibetan students and
Chinese students. In one instance, after a fight between a Tibetan and
a Chinese student, the parents of the Chinese student beat the Tibetan
student up. Due to the unjust decisions by authorities that took place
following the incident, there was a bigger clash between a group of
Tibetan people and Chinese people, which has to be stopped by the armed
police.
Students from various schools in Lhasa have started
fund-raising activities with the goal of helping those who suffered
losses during the recent demonstrations. Funds are also being raised
from fellow students.
Ngaba (Ch: Aba) County, Ngaba “Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,” Sichuan province –Arbitrary arrests continue
In March, many Tibetans were arrested during the protests that
took place in each of the three traditional provinces of Tibet. In
particular, former-political prisoners (even those without any
involvement in the recent protests) are being arrested on baseless
grounds.
Tenzin and Lobsang Choedher/Kunchok, monks from Kirti monastery
and both former political prisoners, were injured and arrested during
the protest in Ngaba County. The two are being subjected to harsh
treatment under the authorities.
A group of people including Lobsang Jinpa, Koenpae and Lobsang
Phuntsok, monks from Kirti monastery have been put on a wanted-list
that has been circulated and announced and harsh sentencing would
follow upon their arrests.
Jamyang Tsultrim, a nun from Mama nunnery, Ngaba County, who
remains imprisoned was told to stomp on the portrait of His Holiness
the Dalai Lama. She refused and as a result was beaten severely.
Jamyang Tsultrim is from A-jong village. Currently the status of her
well-being is unknown.
A boy from Tsongdu County after being injured was taken to a
hospital in Barkham (Ch: Maerkang) County by an aide. Their
whereabouts are completely unknown.
