Update on Tibet, 15 May 2008
14 May 2008
Karze (Ch: Ganzi) County, Karze "TAP", Kham (incorporated into Chinese Province of Sichuan) - 52 nuns from Pangri-Na nunnery arrested for participating in a peaceful protest
Over 60 nuns from Pangri-Na nunnery, in Sib-ngo Township, Karze County, undertook a peaceful protest at around 5PM local time on 14 May at county government office. 52 nuns were arrested during the protest, while being severely beaten, by the Public Security Bureau (PSB) and People's Armed Police (PAP). Whereabouts of remaining nuns who have escaped arrest are unknown.
Usually, there are over 80 nuns in Pangri-Na nunnery. However, now only around 16 nuns, who went out to conduct prayer rituals at other households etc. on the day of protest, are left in nunnery.
After the protest, official "work-teams" from Township arrived at nunnery to "educate" the remaining nuns. But, the officials had to flee nunnery due to strong opposition from the nuns.
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Karze (Ch: Ganzi) County, Karze "TAP", Kham (incorporated into Chinese Province of Sichuan) - Chinese government shooting film conveying false picture of the nature of protests by Tibetans
Chinese government has been shooting a film every evening for the last few days, with a performing group merely consisting of PAP officials, at the old airport (known as Mara-thang) near Karze monastery, Karze County.
Deceitful scenes showing Tibetan protestors engaging in violent acts (such as striking Chinese PSB and PAP officials), and then, as a result, PSB and PAP resorting to violent means for self-protection and to control the protestors are being shot.
There is a likely plan that this film could be used for propaganda purpose to deceit the international communities. Therefore, this issue requires special focus from all of us.