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TIBET AT A TURNING POINT: THE SPRING UPRISING AND CHINA’S NEW CRACKDOWN Troops arriving to conduct a search at Tsendrok monastery in Mayma township, Machu county, Gansu, on April 18. A Tibetan source told ICT that the large military convoy from Lanzhou (Northwest Military Division), of approximately 27 vehicles, arrived at the monastery, broke down doors and windows, conducted random searches, and took with them precious religious artifacts. Similar searches — for items of political significance such as Dalai Lama pictures — took place in other monasteries in the area at around the same time. (The cover image of this report also depicts troops arriving at this monastery). 80
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET MACHU: MAJOR PROTEST LEADS TO CRACKDOWN IN TOWN AND NOMAD AREAS BEYOND MACHU (CHINESE: MAQU) COUNTY is a pastoral area in Kanlho TAP in Gansu, north of Ngaba TAP in Sichuan province. As far as is known, this area has not seen overtly nationalist protest since the crushing of armed resistance in 1958. At 6:00 pm on March 16, thousands of local people, led by a group of monks and students from the county Tibetan middle school, joined a protest march in Machu county town. They carried the Tibetan national flag and photos of the Dalai Lama and shouted slogans for his long life, his speedy return to Tibet and the restoration of human rights and religious freedom. The crowd attacked the entrance gate of the People’s government building and set fire to the county public security office, broadcasting office, traffic police office and post office, as well as shops owned by Chinese and Muslim traders. Nineteen vehicles belonging to public security and traffic police were also destroyed in the protest, which continued for around three hours. On March 17, hundreds of soldiers despatched from the Gansu Military District imposed strict control on the county. Also on the evening of March 16, there was a large protest in Ngulra township, where hundreds took over the town, replaced chinese flags with Tibetan flags and attacked the buildings and vehicles of the local police station. This continued the following day, when the local government building was set ablaze. The monks of Ngulra monastery led their own similar protest in Ngulra Gongma township on March 17. Simultaneous protests of a similar character took place on March 17 in Mema township (led by Tsendrok monks), in Welben township (led by Sar monks), and in Tsenur township, Chukama township and Makuk Tara town. In Welben, the Tibetan flag flew over the township for several days until the security forces finally arrived on March 23. On March 19, a further 30 truckloads of soldiers were sent to the area. Four to five truckloads of police and soldiers were sent to each township to begin arresting those involved in the protests. Hundreds were arrested through early April, and reportedly severely beaten, with several taken to the hospital suffering permanent disabilities. A number of deaths were reported. There were also reports of serious food shortages and compulsory blood donations in detention. 81
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