Tibet : Monks in Protest March
Redazione - Ven, 27/02/2009 - 11:28
On Feb. 25 more than 100 Tibetan monks in Tibet have marked the Tibetan New Year with a march protesting Chinese government policies.
At 6:30 a.m. the monks of Lutsang monastery in Mangra gathering first in small groups.Once they reached the Mangra county center, they presented a list of demands to the county officials.
This morning the local Public Security Bureau office posted a notice calling on leaders of the march to surrender to Chinese authorities and threatening to deal “severely” with those who fail to turn themselves .
Lutsang monastery is now surrounded by a force of the People’s Armed Police and no one is allowed to enter or leave the monastery.
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