About 200 Tibetans gathered on Wednesday in Pema county in Golog to protest Chinese rule.The group consisted mainly of monks from Benza, Achunggya, and Penag monasteries, together with local laypeople.They shouted ‘Let the Dalai Lama come back to Tibet,’ ‘Free the Panchen Lama and all other Tibetan political prisoners,’ and ‘Remember the self-immolated heroes and heroines’.Later, in the afternoon of the same day, people posted and scattered leaflets warning, ‘More people are prepared to set fire to themselves.’”On Thursday, Chinese security forces from the province and prefecture surrounded Benza and Achunggya monasteries, causing some of the protesters to flee.

It’s not clear how many have been detained.