download the report - International Campaign for Tibet

More documents

Recommendations

Info

TIBET AT A TURNING POINT: THE SPRING UPRISING AND CHINA’S NEW CRACKDOWN Protestor killed after police opened fire on demonstrators near Kirti monastery in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba) in Sichuan province (the Tibetan area of Amdo). 72
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET NGABA PROTESTS: ‘I RECOGNISE THE PARTY’S GREAT KINDNESS’ “Too much for our hearts to hear about, and too much for our eyes to witness.” — Letter from Kirti monks dictated to monks in exile about the crackdown NGABA COUNTY is in Ngaba TAP in Sichuan province — administered from Barkham. Kirti monastery near the county town is one of the largest in Tibet with a population of over 2500, and many branch monasteries in the region. The next largest monastery, Taktsang Lhamo, is nearby, but falls under Dzoge county. Ngaba has never been ‘opened’ to foreign visitors, apparently because of its history of resistance to Chinese rule, and the presence of military bases there. Many Ngaba people, including the late incarnate lama of Kirti, have come into exile in India over the years, and established large monastic institutes there. The contact between Ngaba monks in India and their compatriots in Tibet allowed for an unusually high volume of information about the March protests to reach the outside world, including photographs of ten to 20 people shot by security forces on March 16. On the evening of March 15 Taktsang Lhamo monks led a demonstration of several hundred local people in the nearby marketplace. They attacked the local police station, burned the PRC flag and set fire to Chinese-owned shops. The monks withdrew to the monastery, which was soon blockaded by security forces, and has remained so ever since. On the following morning, hundreds of Kirti monks gathered in the monastery courtyard preparing to lead a demonstration into the county town. They were confronted by large numbers of armed troops who penned them into the monastery. Meanwhile, hundreds or perhaps thousands of local people who had gathered outside the monastery proceeded to the town in protest, shouting slogans calling for Tibet’s independence. They were confronted by security forces and shots were fired. A large group of Kirti monks then managed to break out of the monastery and join the demonstration. The crowd attacked the county Public Security office and set fire to vehicles and Chinese owned shops. Security forces opened fire on them, killing and wounding an unknown number. There was also a protest in Lota township that day led by monks from nearby Dongri, who pulled down the PRC flag at the local school and government buildings and burned it. 73
Page 1 and 2:
TIBET AT A TURNING POINT The Spring
Page 3 and 4:
CONTENTS Summary . . . . . . . . .
Page 5 and 6:
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET Th
Page 7 and 8:
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET TI
Page 9 and 10:
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET la
Page 11 and 12:
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET Ac
Page 13 and 14:
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET er
Page 15 and 16:
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET 1
Page 17 and 18:
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET PR
Page 19 and 20:
Page 21 and 22:
Page 23 and 24: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET TI
Page 25 and 26: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET SI
Page 27 and 28: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET Ka
Page 29 and 30: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET Pr
Page 31 and 32: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET
Page 33 and 34: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET Ph
Page 35 and 36: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET Th
Page 37 and 38: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET fr
Page 39 and 40: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET to
Page 41 and 42: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET 5
Page 43 and 44: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET PE
Page 45 and 46: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET Ti
Page 49 and 50: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET th
Page 51 and 52: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET re
Page 55 and 56: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET bu
Page 57 and 58: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET na
Page 61 and 62: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET me
Page 63 and 64: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET ch
Page 65 and 66: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET ri
Page 67 and 68: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET 7A
Page 69 and 70: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET Nu
Page 71 and 72: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET ma
Page 73: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET De
Page 77 and 78: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET On
Page 79 and 80: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET ha
Page 81 and 82: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET 1.
Page 83 and 84: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET MA
Page 85 and 86: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET dh
Page 87 and 88: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET LA
Page 89 and 90: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET mu
Page 99 and 100: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET Ch
Page 101 and 102: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET Ad
Page 103 and 104: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET Li
Page 107 and 108: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET Fo
Page 111 and 112: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET ni
Page 113 and 114: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET Ye
Page 115 and 116: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET th
Page 117 and 118: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET fr
Page 121 and 122: INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET DE
Page 125 and 126:
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET A
Page 127 and 128:
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET NA
Page 129 and 130:
Page 131 and 132:
Page 133 and 134:
Page 135 and 136:
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET ti
Page 137 and 138:
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET 1
Page 139 and 140:
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET NE
Page 141 and 142:
Page 143 and 144:
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET IC
Page 145 and 146:
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET 9.
Page 147 and 148:
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET DE
Page 149 and 150:
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET In
Page 151:
The International Campaign for Tibe
show all

download the report - International Campaign for Tibet

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?