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Fokozódik a feszültség a Kirti kolostor környékén Ngaba megyéban

2011. március 16./Free Tibet/TibetPres

Jelenleg csak angolul olvasható. Magyarul később.

http://www.freetibet.org/newsmedia/monk-dies

Despite China claiming that the situation in Ngaba Town is 'harmonious' the photographs received by Free Tibet depict the deployment of scores of  People's Armed Police straight after Phuntsog's self -immolation on 16 March.


Phuntsog's funeral on 19 March in Kirti Monastery
Local people fear monks will be taken into detention overnight
 
Dozens of military trucks and a large number of military personnel, some reportedly armed with guns or  batons and some with dogs, are reported to have arrived at Kirti Monastery, Ngaba town, Ngaba County around midday local time on 12 April, adding to the already large number of military personnel surrounding and in the monastery.

Local people tried to prevent the newly arrived army personnel from entering the monastery. The military are alleged to have set dogs on the people, some of whom were badly bitten, and to have beaten them with electric batons. They then entered the monastery.

Local people fear that the army have come to take monks into detention following reports that on 11 April monks from Kirti were informed that those who are over the age of 18 and under the age of 40 were to be taken from the monastery to study elsewhere. From the morning of 12 April people from Ngaba town gathered at the main road junctions outside the monastery and in the centre of Ngaba town to prevent the monks being taken away, and as night approached people were increasingly anxious that the army would take monks away during the night.

In the past weeks Free Tibet has received information of a military build up at Kirti Monastery, just outside Ngaba town. Several monks have been detained:

·       At about 6 pm on 25 March  2011, Losang Tsepak (27)was arrested. The reason for his arrest and place of detention are not known.

·       On March 24, the Kirti monk Losang Choepel (24) of Kanyag Dewa (pastoral community) was arrested and taken away from the monastery compound. The reason for his arrest and other details are not known.

·       Lobsang Ngodrup, aged 32, has been detained. There are no further details on the reason for his detention.

·       The monks Samdrup, Lobsang Tenzin and the layman Phuntsog, who were arrested earlier in March, remain in detention.

 According to reports received on 1 April, a large number of troops sent to enforce the blockade of Kirti monastery entered the compound on 4 April 2011, and prevented even the elderly monks from moving about freely. Monks are reported to have been prevented from leaving the monastery and lay people from Ngaba town prevented from entering. Security has been tightened considerably around Kirti Monastery in Ngaba since the death of the young monk Phuntsog on 17 March from injuries sustained when he set fire to himself the previous day.


The self immolation and death of Phuntsog
A young monk, Phuntsog, from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba County set light to himself outside “Sopa Hotel” on the main road from Ngaba town to the monastery at 4pm on 16 March. Phuntsog, believed to be 21 years old, died of his injuries at 3am on 17 March at the local hospital.

The incident took place at a particularly sensitive time in Tibet. With protests expected, authorities in Ngaba were on high alert and had been told to monitor the situation closely in order to prevent protests. There was already a high police presence in Ngaba and nearby Kirti monastery.

The day marks  the third anniversary of protests in Ngaba when at least 13 unarmed protestors were shot dead by Chinese armed forces.

While the entirety of Phuntsog's slogans were unclear, Phuntsog was overheard saying, 'Gyalwa Rinpoche' (the Dalai Lama) while he was burning.

Police arrived at the scene immediately. A number of sources have reported that a large crowd of lay people and monks gathered and people tried to put out the flames. It is understood that a scuffle between police and monks ensued as monks from his monastery tried to hold onto Phuntsog's seriously injured body.  Eyewitnesses reported that the police beat people with metal batons and detained several people. One eye witness fleeing from the scene reported a crowd of 1,000.

The monks wanted to take Phuntsog's body to the monastery instead of leaving it with the police however there are conflicting reports on the sequence of events. It is believed his body was taken by monks to his monastery and later to the local hospital.

Following scuffle the Abbott of the monastery, the leader of Democratic Management Committee and the Discipline Master went to the local police station to appeal for the release of monks from Kirti monastery who had been detained in the protests that followed Phuntsog’s self-immolation. Of the seven monks released, three or four had been detained a few days beforehand from an internet cafe. The reason for their arrests is unknown.

One of the lay people known to have been arrested on 16 March is Tsering Kyi, wife of the Tibetan journal editor Kalsang Janpa who has been detained since July 2010 on charges of separtism. The couple live in Ngaba and have two young children. Free Tibet has learnt that after two days Tsering Kyi was released but apparently she was mistreated in detention and her hair has allegedly been cut.

According to an eye witness over one thousand monks sat outside the gates of Kirti monastery, joined by between 300 to 400 lay people in the evening. Butter lamps were lit and prayers offered for Phuntsog as rumours spread that he had died. The crowd dispersed at approximately 11pm.

Restrictions
In the last week Free Tibet has received reports of various restrictions on communication and movement in Ngaba County: anyone using public telephone facilities to make international calls has been required to provide identification; the sale of petrol in Ngaba County has been restricted; following the Dalai Lama’s statement on 10 March, monks at Kirti monastery have been told that satellite dishes will be removed from the monastery.

The streets of Ngaba are being patrolled by police and people have been instructed not to go outside. Travel is severely restricted within the county as well as access to the county.

Kirti Monastery is now under police guard to stop monks leaving the monastery. A monk from Kirti monastery in India said he was very worried about the fate of his fellow monks in Tibet as he can no longer contact them.

Update: Free Tibet received reports of the arrival of officials from Sichuan Province to Kirti Monastery over the weekend following Phuntsog's death. The officials warned the monastery and village leaders against reported plans by locals to use firecrackers to celebrate the election of Kalon Tripa (Tibetan Prime Minister in exile) by exile Tibetans on 20 March. A patriotic re-education campaign was reportedly launched at the monastery on 21 March.

Self immolation
This is the second case of self immolation in recent years. In February 2009 another a young monk, Tabhey, also from Kirti monastery set himself alight.

Shooting of protestors in 2008
Kirti monastery has been under intense surveillance and subjected to frequent restrictions since Chinese troops opened fire on unarmed Tibetan protesters in Ngaba town on 16 March in 2008. According to eyewitnesses at least 13 Tibetans were shot dead. Their bodies were brought into Kirti monastery following the shooting. Photographs of the bodies were released to international media by Free Tibet.

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