Nyhet oppdatering April 22, 2008, Tibet Demonstrasjons

19 April
Lhasa -/ Monks arrested after they express discontent over "patriotic
re-education" class. During a "patriotic re-education" class being held at Nechung Nangten Lobling Monastery, Lhasa, a monk stood up and said that [they] do not need "patriotic re-education" classes and [they] have no desire to participate in the classes. Other monks and laypeople joined in to express their discontent over the classes.
Six to seven monks were arrested.
Drakgo (Ch: Luhuo) County, Karze "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Sichuan province-/Former abbot of Chokri monastery released due poor health/
Former abbot Khe-tsun from Chokri monastery, Chokri Town, Drakgo County, was released on April 18 due to his deteriorating health condition. He was arrested by the police earlier on March 25.

Damshung (Ch: Dangxiong) County, Lhasa Municipality-/Group of monks from
Tenkhang Monastery arrested after protest/
A group of monks from Tenkhang Monastery, Damshung County (branch of
Takloong monastery) held a protest on either March 17 or 18. All of the
monks who participated in the protest were arrested. No further details
are available.

17 April 2008*
Lhundrup (Ch: Lingzhi) County, Lhasa Municipality-/Eight young monks from
Nalanda monastery arrested/
Eight young monks from Nalanda monastery in Lhundrup County were arrested in a very aggressive manner by the Armed Forces.
Nyima Tenzin from Chukha Jang village, Lhundrup County, was severely beaten by the Armed Forces. He sustained a broken spinal cord from the beating and has no been given proper medical attention. In addition, he was fined a sum of 5,000 Yuan.
Rebgong (Ch: Tongren) County, Tsoshar Prefecture, Qinghai province-/Rongpo
monastery and surrounding area under tight restrictions
On April 17, numerous monks from Rongpo monastery were arrested. However, a group of monks including Tenzin Chophel, a spiritual teacher at Rongpo monastery were released.
Border Security Forces from Henan continue to impose tight restrictions in
the locality.

16 April 2008
Ngaba (Ch:Aba) County, Ngaba "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Sichuan province-Repression leads monk to commit suicide
Thoesam, a monk from Ngaba monastery, Ngaba County, committed suicide on
16 April. He was born in Mehu-ru-mah village, Ngaba County, and was 29
years of age.

The massive protests by monks and laypeople of Ngaba County in the month
of March saw a tough response from the Chinese authorities. Countless
arrests were made and a "patriotic re-education campaign" was launched.
Many of the monasteries continue to be raided and monks and nuns are being
harassed. As a result of such repressive measures taken by the Chinese
authorities, earlier a senior monk committed suicide.
It is ironic that Thoesam who had very poor vision, told a close relative before committing suicide that he could not bear seeing such repression being imposed on Tibetan people.

15 and 16 April 2008
Luchu (Ch: Luqu) County, Kanlho "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Gansu
province- /Numerous monks from Shi-tsang Gatsel monastery arrested

On the evening of April 15, Armed Forces arrived at Shi-tsang Gatsel
monastery and arrested 28 monks.

At 2 AM mid-night on 16 April, Shi-tsang Gatsel monastery was raided by
Armed Forces. Four additional monks were arrested and taken into custody.
Some members of the Armed Forces stomped on the portraits of His Holiness
the Dalai Lama.

Around 70 Tibetans from Luchu County were arrested in the beginning of
April and were also fined 3,000 Yuan.

14 April 2008
Chone (Ch: Zhuoni) County, Kanlho , "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,"
Gansu province-/Armed forces conduct raid at Choephel Tashi Chokor-ling
and numerous arrested
On the morning of 14 April, Armed forces raided Choephel Tashi
Chokor-ling monastery, Dokhor Town, Chone County. Some members of the
Armed Forces stomped on the portraits of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

In March alone, over 200 monks from Choephel Tashi Chokor-ling monastery
were arrested. They were also fined 5,000 Yuan.

April beginning (no specific date)
Kyegudo (Ch: Yushul/Jiegu) "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Qinghai
province-/ China continues to restrict information/*
The armed forces raided each household in Kyegudo "TAP". Households that
had access to satellite TV had the components taken away.

A circular has been issued stating that Tibetans are not allowed to
watch foreign news channels and instead can only watch state run news
channels. Such acts clearly reveal China’s attempt to restrict information
from the outside world.

4 April 2008
Dzoge (Ch: Ruo’ergai) County, Ngapa "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,"
Sichuan province-/Dring Sumdo monastery raided by Armed Forces/*

Armed forces raided Dring Sumdo monastery, Dzoge County, on 4 April.
Seeing the members of the Armed Forces and their convoy, lay people of
Dreloong village (nearby Dring Sumdo monastery), thought that the monks
were being arrested so they responded by forming a human barricade on the
main road.

Upon finding out that monks had not been arrested, there were no
incidents that day.

Many of the monks and laypeople who have been arrested from Ngaba County
were taken to a prison near Chengdu on 13 April.

No Specific Date
Ngaba (Ch:Aba) County, Ngapa " Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Sichuan
province-/China ready to pay people who protest against His Holiness the
Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration /*

The concerned office of the Chinese Government has set a 30,000 Yuan
bounty for Lobsang Jinpa, who allegedly participated in a protest in Ngaba
County in March.

Den norske TIBET-komité

Den norske Tibet-komité er en partipolitisk uavhengig, landsomfattende organisasjon som er dannet for å arbeide for tibetanernes rettigheter. Tibet-komitéen ble stiftet våren 1989 og har ca 1500 medlemmer. Det finnes tilsvarende støtte-organisasjoner for Tibet over hele verden. Den norske Tibet-komité er en av de største og mest aktive. Våren 1994 arrangerte vi i Norge en konferanse for de europeiske støttegruppene.

Norge og nordmenn har fått en spesiell stilling blant tibetanere etter at deres religiøse og politiske leder, Dalai Lama, i 1989 mottok Nobels fredspris. Flere av de tibetanerne som kom til Norge på 60-tallet, bor her fortsatt, og de er aktive i komitéen. Våren 1996 begynte radiostasjonen Voice of Tibet med sendinger til Tibet, og Norge har igjen styrket sin posisjon i tibetanernes bevissthet.

Tibet ble okkupert av Kina i 1950, og tibetanernes situasjon blir stadig forverret. Fundamentale menneskerettigheter brytes, og den rike tibetanske kulturen står nå i fare for å bli utslettet.

Den norske Tibet-komité har som formål å:

• Få norske myndigheter til anerkjenne Tibet som et okkupert land
  
• Informere om brudd på menneskerettigheter, økonomisk utbytting og diskriminering av tibetanere
  
• Gjøre Tibets rike kultur kjent i Norge