22 June 2008: Amdo (incorporated into Chinese province of Qinghai) -A monk of Drepung monastery died from torture in a prison Jigme Phuntsok, a 22-year monk from Drepung monastery, died from torture in a prison located in Amdo on June…
by Tsering Topgyal On April 25, China offered to hold “contact and consultation with Dalai Lama’s private representative.” Western governments heaved a collective sigh of relief. The 2008 U.S.-EU Summit declaration, for instance, welcomed China’s gesture, calling for a “results-orientated…
23 June 2008: Karze (Ch: Ganzi) County, Karze “TAP”, Kham (incorporated into Chinese province of Sichuan) – Villages people are being intimidated against staging any protest. “Work teams” from the county government office have been visiting the villages, including Me-nyenda…
21 June 2008: Karze (Ch: Ganzi) County, Karze “TAP”, Kham (incorporated into Chinese province of Sichuan) – Protests carried out in Karze when Olympic torch reached Lhasa Many protests seemed to have carried out in Karze county when the Olympic…
18 June 2008: Lhasa – Protests seemed to have occurred in Drepung and Sera monasteries A gunshot was fired in Drepung monastery, in Lhasa, on 18 June or 15th day of the 4th month of Tibetan lunar calender which is…