Update on Tibet, 20 June 2008
Friday, 20 June 2008, 5:49 p.m.
Dharamshala: Update on Tibet, 20 June 2008
Last updated 2 pm (IST) Re: Tibet Demonstrations
18 June 2008
Karze (Ch: Ganzi) County, Karze “TAP”, Kham (incorporated into
Chinese province of Sichuan) – Two nuns severely beaten and arrested
for staging a peaceful protest
Shitso, age 26, and Dhungtso, age around 20, both nuns from Gewa Drak
nunnery in Karze county, were severely beaten and arrested by the
Public Security Bureau (PSB) for peacefully protesting on 18 June at
the county government office.
Gewa Drak nunnery has total of over 120 nuns. Two nuns from
this nunnery were already arrested in April for their suspected
involvement in protests.
Few days back, telephone lines of some households in Karze county have been also disconnected.
Nuns, who were earlier arrested from Karze county, were now taken to Dartsedo (Ch: Kangding) county in Karze “TAP”.
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Lhasa – Whereabouts of some arrested monks from Drepung monastery are unknown
Whereabouts of Pema Tsering, Pema and Samten, who were arrested
on March 10 from the Drepung monastery in Lhasa, are unknown. They were
visiting student monks of Drepung monastery, and born in Dingkha
village in Chusang township, Toelung Dechen (Ch: Duilongdeqing) county,
Lhasa Municipality.
Members of their families and relatives have enquired about
them at every prison and detention centre in and around Lhasa, but they
were found nowhere.
Also, whereabouts of Lobsang Wangchuk, Tashi, and his son
Phuntsok Tsewang, all three from Drepung monastery, are unknown after
they were arrested by the People’s Armed Police (PAP) from the Drepung
monastery. Lobsang Wangchuk, a 45-year-old, was born in Lhasa. He was
among those 90 monks who were collectively arrested in mid-April. Tashi
was born in Lhokha and ordained as a Buddhist monk at an old age.
Lhasa – People, who participated in March protests, continue to be arrested
Tenchoe (or Tenzin Choedak), age 20, was arrested from his house
by the Lhasa City Public Security Bureau in April as he was alleged to
be one of the leaders of March protests in Lhasa. He was born in Lhasa,
and his father’s name is Khedup.
He is well educated and has worked with an international NGO
serving the Tibetan community of Lhasa. He, along with few other people
of similar case, is about to be given arbitrary sentence.