Update for Wednesday, 2nd April 2008
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:30 a.m.
Update for Wednesday, 2nd April 2008, last updated 2pm (IST) Re:Tibet demonstrations
In addition to the already released 40 names and details of
Tibetans killed during the recent demonstrations, we are releasing four
more names (with details) from current death toll list which stands at
over 140. They are:
| S. No. | NAME | AGE | GENDER | PLACE OF RESIDENCE/BIRTH | DETAILS |
| 41 | Kunga | M | Monk from Chokri monastery, Drakgo (Ch: Luhuo) County, Karze “Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,” Sichuan province | Was shot and killed during demonstration on March 14 | |
| 42 | Kyari | around 36 | M | Resident of Khekor Township, Serthar (Ch: Seda) County, Karze “TAP,” Sichuan province | Killed on March 20 in Khekor Township |
| 43 | Gyalpo | 33 | M | Phenpo Lhundrup (Ch: Lingzhi) County, Lhasa Municipality | Died on March 26 due to severe injuries sustained from beatings during demonstrations |
| 44 | Dawa | Male | DagpoTownship, Phenpo Lhundrup (Ch: Lingzhi) County, Lhasa Municipality | Died on March 27 due to severe injuries sustained from beatings during demonstrations |
China destroying evidence by cremating bodies of Tibetans killed during demonstrations
Since March 10, Tibetans have held demonstrations in all the three
traditional provinces of Tibet with over a 140 people dying as a direct
result of the suppression.
Many of the bodies of those who were shot and killed by the
Chinese military and police during the demonstrations have been
cremated by the Chinese and only their ashes were returned to their
families.
Such an atrocious move has been made by the Chinese to get rid of any evidence of their wrongdoing.
Lhakpa Tsering was killed in Lu-ghug Street with a shot to his
forehead during the demonstration in Lhasa on March 14, 2008. He was a
resident of Lhasa, around 30 years of age and used to work as a tourist
vehicle driver. He was born in Lhoka Prefecture.
The Pubic Security Bureau (PSB) forcefully took the body of
Lhakpa Tsering from his family telling them that some investigations
needed to be done at the Peoples Procuratorates. His body was later
cremated in Toelung (west of Lhasa) and only his ashes were returned to
his family in a plastic bag with his name written on it.
On March 24, Kunga (a monk from Chokri monastery) in Drakgo
(Ch: Luhuo) County, Karze “Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,” Sichuan
province, was shot and killed during a demonstration at Chokri
Monastery. On March 25, his body was forcefully taken from Chokri
monastery and cremated nearby.
It can be inferred that such incidents, whereby the Chinese are trying
to get rid of evidence by cremating the bodies of those killed during
the demonstrations, have occurred many times since the start of the
demonstrations in Tibet where the death toll now stands over 140.
