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Peter Terpstra
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Missing Tibetan monk feared dead
Phayul[Thursday, September 20, 2012 19:23]
DHARAMSHALA, September 20: A Tibetan monk who has been missing since
February this year is now feared dead as a result of the severe beatings
he received from Chinese security personnel.
Tsering Gyaltsen, 40, a monk from the Drango Monastery, was severely
beaten and detained by Chinese security forces amid the crackdown that
followed the January 23 protest in Drango in eastern Tibet.
Dharamshala based rights group Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and
Democracy said that Gyaltsen was severely beaten by security forces and
then taken to a hospital in Kardze on February 9.
The group in a release Wednesday quoted an unnamed source as saying that
Gyaltsen suffered a broken spine from the beatings and died the same day
at the hospital.
"Tsering Gyaltsen died the day he was hospitalised because the doctors
could not treat the injuries he suffered during the police beatings,"
TCHRD said. "In addition to broken spine, he must have received other
serious injuries."
In May 2012, more than four months after Gyaltsen's disappearance, his
family and relatives had carried out his last rituals after sources in
the hospital confirmed his death.
However, Chinese authorities have neither confirmed the death nor
revealed the monk's whereabouts for the past eight months
TCHRD said that Gyaltsen’s colleagues at the Drango Monastery and his
family members had approached the County Public Security Bureau office a
number of times to inquire about his condition and whereabouts.
“The PSB officers have so far maintained that they have no knowledge
about the case.”
Hundreds of Tibetans had come out on the streets in Drango on January
23, the first day of Chinese new year, calling for Tibet’s freedom and
the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile. Chinese security
personnel retaliated by firing indiscriminately at the unarmed
demonstrators, killing and injuring scores of people.
Following the protests, Chinese authorities led a large-scale manhunt
for suspected demonstrators – killing, arresting, disappearing, and
passing heavy sentences on suspected demonstrators.
The Dharamshala based Central Tibetan Administration has said that since
the peaceful protests in Drango, China has maintained a “strict and
repressive” presence in the region.
“Since the peaceful protest against the Chinese government in Kham
Drango, Chinese military personnels have maintained a strict and
repressive presence in the area,” CTA said. “Scores of Tibetan monks and
lay persons were arrested arbitrarily during the protests and sentenced
to various prison terms.”
Phayul.com
http://tinyurl.com/8odz3nc
Phayul[Thursday, September 20, 2012 19:23]
DHARAMSHALA, September 20: A Tibetan monk who has been missing since
February this year is now feared dead as a result of the severe beatings
he received from Chinese security personnel.
Tsering Gyaltsen, 40, a monk from the Drango Monastery, was severely
beaten and detained by Chinese security forces amid the crackdown that
followed the January 23 protest in Drango in eastern Tibet.
Dharamshala based rights group Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and
Democracy said that Gyaltsen was severely beaten by security forces and
then taken to a hospital in Kardze on February 9.
The group in a release Wednesday quoted an unnamed source as saying that
Gyaltsen suffered a broken spine from the beatings and died the same day
at the hospital.
"Tsering Gyaltsen died the day he was hospitalised because the doctors
could not treat the injuries he suffered during the police beatings,"
TCHRD said. "In addition to broken spine, he must have received other
serious injuries."
In May 2012, more than four months after Gyaltsen's disappearance, his
family and relatives had carried out his last rituals after sources in
the hospital confirmed his death.
However, Chinese authorities have neither confirmed the death nor
revealed the monk's whereabouts for the past eight months
TCHRD said that Gyaltsen’s colleagues at the Drango Monastery and his
family members had approached the County Public Security Bureau office a
number of times to inquire about his condition and whereabouts.
“The PSB officers have so far maintained that they have no knowledge
about the case.”
Hundreds of Tibetans had come out on the streets in Drango on January
23, the first day of Chinese new year, calling for Tibet’s freedom and
the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile. Chinese security
personnel retaliated by firing indiscriminately at the unarmed
demonstrators, killing and injuring scores of people.
Following the protests, Chinese authorities led a large-scale manhunt
for suspected demonstrators – killing, arresting, disappearing, and
passing heavy sentences on suspected demonstrators.
The Dharamshala based Central Tibetan Administration has said that since
the peaceful protests in Drango, China has maintained a “strict and
repressive” presence in the region.
“Since the peaceful protest against the Chinese government in Kham
Drango, Chinese military personnels have maintained a strict and
repressive presence in the area,” CTA said. “Scores of Tibetan monks and
lay persons were arrested arbitrarily during the protests and sentenced
to various prison terms.”
Phayul.com
http://tinyurl.com/8odz3nc
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