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details[0]=Array('shigatse', '15/3/2008', 'There was shooting inside the compounds of Tashi Lhunpo monastery and as confirmed by one source at least 40 laypeople protesting behind the Tashi Lhunpo monasteries have been arrested.');
details[1]=Array('shigatse', '16/3/2008', 'A protest was held by laypeople near the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery.');
details[2]=Array('sakya', '18/3/2008', '(Sakya County): Military and work teams were sent to Sakya Monastery to advice them not to take part in future protests. There was a brief tension between the authorities and the monks.');
details[3]=Array('sakya', '19/3/2008', '(Sakya County): While protesting, the monks forced the Chinese authorities to leave the monastic premises.');
details[4]=Array('lhasa', '10/3/2008', '(Barkhor Street): A group of around fifteen monks stage a peaceful pro-Tibet march from Tsuklakhang Temple, proclaiming pro-independence slogans, distributing pamphlets and raising banned Tibetan national flags at the Barkhor street, one of the busiest market area in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet. As soon as the monks began to shout slogans, the public joined in to support them. They were arrested immediately by the stationed Public Security Bureau (PSB) officials. The arrested Tibetans were reportedly beaten severely and manhandled by the PSB officials. A source having the knowledge of the incident said at least 8 monks and 2 lay men have been arrested. The detained monks were confirmed to be visiting student monks of Sera Monastery, mainly from the Kham and Amdo regions of Tibet.
Additional contingents of armed forces were deployed to the area to issue an explicit warning to people against undertaking further protests as well as to control and monitor the activities of the people.');
details[5]=Array('lhasa', '10/3/2008', '(Drepung Monastery): On the evening of 10th March, about three hundred monks from Drepung Monastery, located on the outskirts of the capital, attempted to start a planned peaceful protest march towards Barkhor Street, Lhasa. However, they were obstructed from proceeding with their peaceful march by a large number of Chinese armed police before reaching Lhasa. A few monks from the group suspected to be the ringleaders are believed to be arrested by Public Security Bureau (PSB) officials.');
details[6]=Array('lhasa', '11/3/2008', '(Drepung Monastery): The situation in Drepung Monastery, where around 300 monks staged a peaceful demonstration on 10 March, is known to be very tense with authorities deploying additional People\'s Armed Police (PAP) forces into the area. There has been a similar deployment of armed forces including plain clothed police and agents reportedly present in and around Barkhor Street in Lhasa to deal with any protests.');
details[7]=Array('lhasa', '11/3/2008', '(Sera Monastery): About 2000 strong Chinese troops fire tear gas in order to disperse hundreds of monks from Sera Monastery who were calling for the release of their fellow monks and shouting pro-Tibet slogans.
The situation in Sera Monastery and Drepung Monastery are known to be very tense at the moment with People\'s Armed Police forces sealing off the monasteries thereby completely curbing the people\'s movement in and out of the area, including protesting laypeople from visiting these monasteries. The 15 peaceful protestors are confirmed to have been arrested and their whereabouts are unknown.');
details[8]=Array('lhasa', '12/3/2008', '(Gaden Monastery): Gaden Monastery (about 50 Kms east of Lhasa City), remains sealed off and surrounded by People\'s Armed Police since the afternoon of March 11 following protest by monks.');
details[9]=Array('lhasa', '12/3/2008', '(Chutsang Nunnery): In the morning, coinciding with the Tibetan Women\'s Uprising Day, around a hundred Tibetan nuns from Chutsang Nunnery in the west side of Lhasa marched towards Barkhor Street for a peaceful demonstration. However, they were blocked by Chinese People\'s Armed Police from moving forward and sent back to their nunnery. There are no reports of arrest or detention after the march.');
details[10]=Array('lhasa', '13/3/2008', '(Chutsang Nunnery): The hundred Tibetan nuns from Chutsang Nunnery carry out their protest march towards Lhasa again. Only a few senior nuns remain at the Nunnery.');
details[11]=Array('lhasa', '14/3/2008', '(Ramoche Temple): Most of Lhasa has been surrounded by People\'s Armed Police (PAP) following a peaceful protest led by monks of the Ramoche temple in Lhasa.');
details[12]=Array('lhasa', '15/3/2008', '(Gaden Monastery): About 50 kms east of Lhasa remains under extremely strict Chinese military presence. The number of military personnel is so high that they are running out of tent space for their personnel.');
details[13]=Array('lhasa', '15/3/2008', '(Nyangden,North of Lhasa near Sera Monastery): Over 200 people took part in protests according to sources.');
details[14]=Array('lhasa', '15/3/2008', '(Karma Kunsang, East of Lhasa): There have been reports of people demonstrating in the streets of Karma Kunsang. Tear Gas was forcibly used against the peaceful demonstrators.');
details[15]=Array('lhasa', '17/3/2008', '(Gaden Monastery): The protests at Gaden Chokor monastery continue in spite of the heavy military presence.');
details[16]=Array('lhasa', '29/3/2008', 'Tibetans gathered for a protest in front of Ramoche Monastery, Lhasa. Also, nearby, in front of Tsuglag-khang (Jokhang) temple and Beijing East road, protests were started, and thousands joined into the protests within no time.
These protests are happening after many days of intense suppression, where we witnessed Chinese armoured vehicles and tanks being brought in to forcefully stop the protests.');
details[17]=Array('lhasa', '27/3/2008', '(Jokhang Temple): Tibetan Buddhist monks are seen shouting and crying as they disrupt an official news briefing at the Jokhang Temple, one of Tibet\'s holiest shrines in capital Lhasa Thursday. About 30 Buddhist monks protested against Chinese rule, screaming that there was no religious freedom and that the Dalai Lama was not to blame for Lhasa\'s recent violence.
The minor act of defiance and other scenes throughout Tibet\'s capital undermine the Chinese government\'s claim that life in Lhasa has returned to normal.
A group of roughly 25 foreign journalists, including a rep.');
details[18]=Array('rebkong', '16/3/2008', '(Rong Gonchen Monastery): A fresh protest broke out in Rong Gonchen Monastery, Rebkong County (Ch: Tongren xian), Malho Prefecture (Ch: Huangnan) "Tibet Autonomous Prefecture", Qinghai Province.
Around 300 monks of Rong Gonchen Monastery conducted Sangsol Prayer (Incense burning ritual) on the hill just behind the monastery during the early hours of the day. It was known that the monks performed Long Life Prayer Ceremony for the Dalai Lama. Shortly after the end of the prayer ceremony, the monks started peace march towards the government headquarters of Rebkong County is located in the downtown market area which was later joined by lay people of the County.
However, they were confronted and blocked by the security personnel from continuing the demonstration. The monks were stranded at the monastery courtyard surrounded by a heavy presence of paramilitary troops. In a course of time, more and more ordinary people flocked in to join the monks protesting inside the monastery courtyard. The situation is said to be extremely tense. Security personnel started firing tear gas on the crowds to disperse them.');
details[19]=Array('rebkong', '17/3/2008', 'Monks of Rebkong monastery defy the Chinese authorities in Gardze town (Qinghai) by holding high a banned picture of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan National flag. The banner reads "Invite the Dalai Lama, Freedom Now.');
details[20]=Array('rebkong', '23/3/2008', '(Monasteries facing crisis as China blocks food and water supplies): In various counties (including Rebgong and Tsekhog), monasteries are facing a crisis as water and food supplies have been blocked by the Chinese authorities. The monasteries have appealed to the international community to assist with the current crisis.
A similar crisis is also being faced in various areas of Ngapa Prefecture, "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture" and they too have appealed to the international community for immediate help.');
details[21]=Array('machu', '16/3/2008', '(Kanlho, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture): Protests were held by students, former Tibetan officials and laypeople in Machu County. The student protestors were arrested at the scene.
Meanwhile in another incident, about 1500 local Tibetans from Machu County, Kanlho, (TAP) Gansu Province staged a peaceful demonstration in the main city of the County. Protestors raised slogans calling for the "Independence for Tibet", "Long Live the Dalai Lama" and other demands. The sources also confirmed that the agitated protestors had burnt down one police vehicle during the demonstration. Additional large-scale contingents of PAP and PSB were brought in to crackdown upon the protestors.
Around 250 Tibetans of Nyulra Township, Machu County (Ch: Maqu xian), Kanlho "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture"("TAP"), Gansu Province destroyed the doors of County government offices during the protest. The protestors also took off the Chinese national flag and hoisted the banned Tibetan flag in place. The protestors later shouted pro-independence slogans. The situation is known to be extremely tense at the moment with the large-scale mobilization of truckloads of paramilitary troops had already began in the area.');
details[22]=Array('machu', '17/3/2008', 'A protest was held by a massive number of student protesters in Machu County. All of the students present were arrested.');
details[23]=Array('machu', '18/3/2008', 'During the protest in Machu County that continued from yesterday, People\'s Armed Police (PAP) shot dead nineteen peaceful protesters.');
details[24]=Array('machu', '19/3/2008', 'During numerous protests held by monks and laypeople, many arrests were made by Chinese authorities. Arrests continue to be made and few names of the arrestees can be confirmed.');
details[25]=Array('machu', '22/3/2008', 'Military dressed in monk robes severely beat 8 laypersons and arrested them too.');
details[26]=Array('aba', '16/3/2008', '(Kirti Monastery): Thousands of Tibetan monks of Amdo Ngaba Kirti Monastery, in Ngaba County (Ch: Aba), Ngaba "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture" ("TAP") Sichuan Province, gathered for a prayer session. Shortly after the end of the prayer session, the monks erupted into spontaneous protest by raising slogans calling for "Tibet independence", "return of the Dalai Lama" and "freedom for Tibet”. Kirti Monastery has remained completely sealed off by Chinese military but the monks fled the tight security (after two unsuccessful attempts earlier) and were joined by a thousand laypeople protesting outside, who were heading towards Ngaba County headquarters. Tear gas was used on the demonstrators and gun shots were heard.');
details[27]=Array('aba', '17/3/2008', 'Following a similar protest by the monks of Taktsang Lhamo Kirti Monastery (a branch of Amdo Ngaba Kirti Monastery), Dzoge County (Ch: Zoige) Ngaba "TAP" Sichuan Province yesterday afternoon, truckloads of troops were sent into the area to disperse the protesting crowd to put the situation under the control. In yesterday\'s protest at Ngaba, more than ten monks were reportedly arrested and around five others injured following a violent crackdown by People\'s Armed Police.
At least seven people were known to have been shot dead including monks of Ngaba Kirti Monastery by the People\'s Armed Police (PAP) during the peaceful demonstration. Hundreds of people are also known to have been injured in the incident following PAP crackdown on the protestors.');
details[28]=Array('aba', '20/3/2008', 'Dzamthang (Ch: Rangtang) County, Ngapa (Ch: Aba) "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Sichuan province.
Monks and lay people of Dotoe Township (Dzamthang County) held a protest. However, it was suppressed very quickly by the Chinese military.');
details[29]=Array('ganzi', '10/3/2008', 'People pasted pamphlets calling for Tibet\'s independence from Karze County, Karze "TAP" Sichuan Province. ');
details[30]=Array('ganzi,', '17/3/2008', '(Serthar County):Protests continue in Serthar county from yesterday.');
details[31]=Array('ganzi', '18/3/2008', 'At least three Tibetan protestors were shot dead this afternoon during a peaceful demonstration in Kardze County, Sichuan Province in eastern Tibet after Chinese security forces started an indiscriminate firing on the peaceful Tibetan protestors. .
The incident took place between 2:30 - 3:00 PM (Beijing Standard Time) when around 300 Tibetans from all walks of life staged a peaceful protest demonstration in the main market square of Kardze County, Sichuan Province by raising slogans calling for "independence for Tibet" and "Long Live the Dalai Lama".
Soon after, more and more Tibetans in the market joined the protest demonstration shouting the pro-independence slogans. According to eyewitnesses account from the scene of demonstration, the Chinese paramilitary troops started firing live ammunition indiscriminately into the demonstrators from a rooftop of one building. Protestors started dispersing in all directions for cover. After a short while, three dead bodies were found lying on the road. Sources say that 15 Tibetan peaceful protestors were also injured during the indiscriminate firing by the Chinese security forces. The present conditions of those injured could not be ascertained, as visitors were not allowed inside Kardze People\'s Hospital, where the injured were admitted.');
details[32]=Array('ganzi', '21/3/2008', 'Around 50 nuns and monks plus additional lay people held a protest.');
details[33]=Array('drakgo', '24/3/2008', 'At around 2:00 pm (Beijing Standard Time), a peaceful protest was initiated jointly by the monks of Chokri Monastery and nuns of Ngyoe-go Nunnery of Drawo Township, Drango County (Ch: Luhuo Xian), Kardze "Tibet Autonomous Prefecture" ("TAP"), Sichuan Province, in eastern Tibet which was later joined by the common citizens of Drawu Township. Around 200 protestors headed towards the township government headquarters chanting slogans "long live the Dalai Lama", "Independence for Tibet" and "freedom for Tibet".
According to multiple sources within Tibet, when the protesters were marching towards the township headquarters, a large number of People\'s Armed Police (PAP) and Public Security Bureau (PSB) officers came to the scene to quell the agitated protestors. In the process, a clash occurred between the two sides, soon the Chinese security forces started firing live ammunitions indiscriminately into the protesting crowd, which led to the dead of at least one monk and left another in critical condition.');
details[34]=Array('drakgo', '25/3/2008', ': Following a peaceful protest in Drango County (Ch: Luhuo xian), Kardze "TAP", Sichuan Province, on 24 March 2008 which resulted in the death of one Tibetan and another left in critical condition after People\'s Armed Police (PAP) fired indiscriminately into the protesting crowd, the monks of Drango Gaden Rabten Nampargyalpeling Monastery organized a special prayer session for the deceased in the morning.
After the prayer, more than 400 monks of the monastery decided to hold a solidarity peaceful protest against the Chinese rule and at the same time vowed to stand up and support each other in case if death or detention occur to any of the monks during protest. The monks in their complete monastic robes proceed with their plan by raising slogans "Dalai Lama should return to the rightful throne in the Potala Palace", "Release Panchen Lama", "Stop current repression in Tibet" and "Independence and Democracy for Tibet."
The protesters headed towards the county headquarters, but were blocked by PAP and Public Security Bureau (PSB) forces stationed on the bridge in between the county government headquarters and the monastery. The protesting monks managed to push forward with their march although forcibly obstructed by the Chinese security forces. The monks joined by some lay people proceeded with their protest march and shouted slogans, when the protesters reached the County Market square, the security forces started firing live ammunitions and blocked all alleys of county market. In short time, protesters lay down on the road to avoid bullet fire and shouted for the protesters to stand together. Though few agitated protesters hurled stones at the military trucks during the protest, however, senior monks present in the protest stopped them from doing so. The monks continued with their protest shouting slogans for a couple of hours before being ruthlessly crushed by additional forces of PAP and PSB. According to sources within Tibet, the protesting monks rushed back to their monastery. At the moment situation in the area is known to be very tense with every possibility of protesting monks and laypeople getting arrested.');
details[35]=Array('drakgo', '25/3/2008','Military helicopters flew around the area for surveillance. Also, an evening curfew has been imposed. The situation remains very tense in Drakgo village.');
details[36]=Array('ganzi', '28/3/2008', '(Nyarong County, Karze "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Sichuan Province): After two County governmental buildings were set on fire on March 27, a group of Tibetans (living close to where the incident occurred) were taken into custody and beaten while being interrogated.');
details[37]=Array('labrang', '10/3/2008', '(Labrang Tashikyil Monastery): Incidents of police removing pamphlets calling for Tibet\'s independence were reported from Labrang Tashikyil Monastery in Sangchu County, "TAP" incorporated into Chinese province of Gansu.');
details[38]=Array('labrang', '14/3/2008', 'Around 50 monks from the Labrang Tashikyil Monastery staged a demonstration carrying the banned Tibetan national flag and called for "Tibetan Independence". Around 500 monks from the same monastery later joined the demonstration. The demonstration eventually grew into thousands when laypeople also joined in. The police started to fire live ammunitions in the air and started to beat when the demonstrators neared the Sangchu County Public Security Bureau headquarters.');
details[39]=Array('labrang', '15/3/2008', '5000-6000 people took part in a major protest in Amdo that was led by mostly nomadic Tibetans. Among many other things, they were demanding for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The People\'s Armed Police (PAP) used tear gas on the demonstrators.
Thousands of people including monks from Labrang Tashikyil Monastery staged a peaceful demonstration at the county government\'s headquarters. The demonstration was started by monks of Labrang Tashikyil Monastery and was later joined by common citizens at a place known as Choeten Karpo (White Stupa) where people offered Sangsol Prayer (incense burning ritual). After the prayer session, people raised "pro-independence" and "Long live the Dalai Lama" slogans while heading towards the Sangchu County Government headquarters. The People Armed Police (PAP) fired tear gas and live ammunition into the air to disperse the demonstrators. There are cases of demonstrators being arrested and beaten by PAP forces and PSB officials from the area, although the number could not be ascertained at the moment.');
details[40]=Array('labrang', '18/3/2008','(Sangchu County Kanlho "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Gansu province): The protests still continue. The protestors demanded the release of Jigme Gyatso (a political prisoner in Chushul prison “Tibet Autonomous Region” serving a seventeen year term).');
details[41]=Array('tolung_dechen', '15/3/2008', '(Toelung county): A military truck full of unidentified dead bodies was seen being carried away towards Toelung county.');
details[42]=Array('tolung_dechen', '17/3/2008', '(Toelung county): Around 3pm local time, seven monks from Dhingkha monastery who were dressed in plain clothes started a protest on their way to Dechen town. Police personnel from Dechen town were not able to stop the determined monks from protesting and additional police personnel were called in from the County. The local people joined the protests after the County police tried to stop the protestors. People\'s Armed Police was called in later from Lhasa after the protest grew in size and intensity. Around thirty of the protestors arrested were and treated very aggressively.
The situation in Toelung Dechen Township is said to be tense and the area was under a heavy deployment of paramilitary troops.');
details[43]=Array('damshung', '17/3/2008', '(Damshung County): Eight monks of Khangmar monastery were arrested during a sizable peaceful demonstration.');
details[44]=Array('meldro_gungkar', '16/3/2008', 'Protests were held by the monks of Pangsa monastery. Some of the monks were arrested; however, they were released later due to pressure from the lay people. Some of the monks who protested were able to run for safety towards a hill close by.');
details[45]=Array('meldro_gungkar', '17/3/2008', '(Pangsa Monastery and Meldro Gongkar County about 70kms from Lhasa): Thousands of protestors led by monks of Pangsa and other monasteries of Medro Gongkar held a massive protest. Seven People\'s Armed Police (PAP) trucks full of police personnel arrived at the scene but were not able to suppress the protest and more PAPs continued to arrive at the scene. All schools, shops and offices in the area were shut down.
A similar protest was also reported from Meldrogungkar, Meldrogungkar County (Ch: Mozhu Gongka Xain), "TAR". This morning monks and nuns from various clusters of monasteries and nunneries situated in Meldrogungkar County gathered for a peaceful demonstration in County headquarter. Like any other peaceful protest in Tibet, they were barred from proceeding with their demonstration by the county PAP and PSB officials. Reinforcements were called in to the area from nearby Lhasa city to contain the demonstration and prevent them from gaining momentum into a scale and intensity as has happened in other parts of Tibet in the past few days.');
details[46]=Array('phenpo', '15/3/2008', '(Phenpo Lhundup Dzong): There was a protest by monks and laypeople. Monks of Gaden Monastery, nearby monasteries and laypeople protested in front of the County headquarters. Additional Public Security Bureau (PSB) personnel were sent in from Lhasa to suppress the protestors.');
details[47]=Array('phenpo', '16/3/2008', 'Monks, nuns and common citizens of Phenpo Lhundup County, east of Lhasa, staged a peaceful protest at the County government headquarters in a continuation of a previous protest on 15 March. Sources revealed that a similar protest is currently going at Phenpo Lhundup People\'s Armed Police (PAP) and Public Security Bureau (PSB) officials in the area have severely restricted the movement of civilians. As of yet, there have been no reports of arrests on detentions at this particular protest.');
details[48]=Array('samye', '15/3/2008', 'Monastery ,Dranang county, Lhaka Prefecture, Tibetan Autonomous Region): There was a protest held at Samye Monastery and Home Guards/Surveillance Police were called in from Lhasa to suppress the protest.');
details[49]=Array('markham', '20/3/2008', '(Tso-nga Township, Markham County, Chamdo Prefecture): Tibetans from Tso-Nga township in Markham County held a protest. 16 people were arrested during protests held in various villages (including Ngulru Dopa and Dogo Ruwa) in Markham County. Around 20 Tibetans were arrested during a protest held in Rushoe township (Markham County). The arrestees were taken to the Markham County prison.');
details[50]=Array('dabpa', '11/3/2008', '(Karze, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province): There are confirmed reports that the three Tibetans shot by the Chinese Police were killed and at least ten people have been injured in the Dabpa protest. Instructions were given to shoot at the protestors since they were believed by higher Chinese authorities that they were engaging in splittist activities.');
details[51]=Array('lithang', '15/3/2008', '(Lithang,Karze): During two minor protests, at least two of the protestors were arrested and taken into custody as confirmed by a source.');
details[52]=Array('lithang', '16/3/2008', '(Lithang County Karze "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Sichuan province): Monks and laypeople held a major protest held in Lithang County. All schools, shops and offices have been forced to shut down for the next three days. On the morning of 17th March, police and army in huge numbers and heavily armed were seen patrolling all over.
When the protest spread to other parts of Tibet in the recent few days, the Chinese authorities in a precautionary measure, sent reinforcement into Lithang County as the place witnessed mass protests last August spearheaded by Ronggye A\'drak. On 15 March 2008, Barchog Lopoe, a 37 years-old teacher cum manager of Lithang Nyingma Monastery (one of the 113 branches of Lithang Gonchen Monastery) in Lithang County, Kardze "TAP" stopped a convoy of military trucks from marching forward by standing in the middle of the road. Barchog Lopoe shouted slogans calling for free Tibet and Dalai Lama\'s long life, which was later joined by bystanders. Barchog Lopoe was arrested soon after his act by the Public Security Bureau (PSB)officials and took away to the County PSB Detention Centre. The bystanders and local public followed him towards the detention centre and demanded his release. Sensing more protest by the public, the PSB officials released Barchong Lopoe the same evening. Currently he is under constant vigilance and people of Lithang county fear that he might get re-arrested anytime.');
details[53]=Array('lithang', '16/3/2008', 'a 52-year-old monk, Akyi, originally from Youru Village, Lithang County, and of Lithang Gonchen Monastery, started a sit-in protest on the main road of Lithang which was later joined by lay people of the county. Akyi was known to have been arrested while demonstrating and released soon after a brief detention in the county PSB detention centre following intervention from village and county heads. The authorities of Lithang County are known to have circulated a notice telling from venturing out of their home in the coming days as more military trucks were brought into the area. Schools, offices and shops in the area remain closed in the area.');
details[54]=Array('lithang', '17/3/2008', 'In a similar incident on the morning of 17 March, witnesses confirmed that many military tanks and reinforcement of PAP were brought into Lithang County with the streets completely deserted except for the military trucks, tanks and troops. Communication lines in the area were known to have been cut off since the evening of 16 March with complete restriction imposed on the People\'s movement outside their home. Dagay, 23-years old, a nomad from Youru Village in Lithang County while taking her sick mother for a vaccination was barred by the military troop from going to a clinic yesterday. Dagay in fury protested against the security personnel and was known to have been taken away to the PSB Detention Centre. Following the villagers call for his release Dagay was released in the evening.
The situation in the area is known to have been tense with restriction clamp on the People\'s movement.');
details[55]=Array('derge', '21/3/2008', 'Derge (Ch: Dege) County, Karze "Tibet Autonomous Prefecture," Sichuan province: Few senior monks of Kakhong Trotso monastery gathered 50 students from Derge County. These students were dressed in monk-robes and asked to stay in the monastery for the time being.');
details[56]=Array('barkham', '17/3/2008 & 18/3/2008', '(Barkham County, Ngapa "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture" Sichuan province): Students from a local higher secondary school (in Barkham County) raised the Tibetan National at their school.');
details[57]=Array('tso Dun', '20/3/2008', 'Tso Dun Kirti Monastery, Gyalrong Tso Dun, Barkham (Ch: Ma’erkang) County, Ngapa "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture" Sichuan province Chinese authorities attempted to ban the annual Monlam Cham at Tso Dun Monastery today. When 40 Monks from the monastery went to the local administration headquarters to complain about the ban, there was a confrontation between the monks and the local authorities.');
details[58]=Array('hongyuan', '17/3/2008', 'Marthang County (Ch: Hongyuan xian), Ngaba (Ch: Aba) Prefecture, "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture" ("TAP"), Sichuan Province, erupted into a spontaneous demonstration inside the school compound calling for the return of the Dalai Lama to Tibet during the morning school hours. According to witnesses, the People\'s Armed Police (PAP) and Marthang County Public Security Bureau (PSB) officials blocked and immediately crushed the students while they came out of the school premises shouting slogan calling for the Dalai Lama\'s return to Tibet. Students were severely beaten and manhandled before being dragged into the waiting police vehicles.
Around 700 students of the Marthang Nationality Middle School in a solemn gesture of solidarity with the arrested students are staging protest outside Marthang County PSB office.');
details[59]=Array('achok', '16/3/2008', 'Achok Monastery (Sangchu County, Kanlho, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture): Scores of Tibetan monks of Achok Tsenyi Monastery in Achok Township, Marthang County (Ch: Hongyuan Xian), Ngaba "TAP" Sichuan Province, staged a peaceful protest which was later joined by numbers of common citizens of Achok Township. The protestors headed towards the Township government headquarter in the main market area where protesters brought down the Chinese national flag and hoisted the banned Tibetan national flag in its place at the government headquarters. The protesters were shouting slogans calling for the return of the Dalai Lama and freedom in Tibet. The local Public Security Bureau (PSB) officers demanded protesters to call off the demonstration although, the protesters continued. Truckloads of armed police were brought into the main market areas to quell the protesters. There is no information on the number of arrest or detention of protesters at the moment. The Centre will continue to monitor the situation.');
details[60]=Array('serthar', '18/3/2008', 'Serthar County (Karze "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Sichuan province): Thousands of Tibetans in Sertha County, Kardze, "Tibet Autonomous Prefecture" (TAP) staged a major protest demonstration in Sertha County, Kardze in a large number shouting pro-independence slogans and raising Tibetan flags.
Shortly after the outbreak of the protest demonstration by the Tibetans, the People\'s Armed Police (PAP) and Public Security Bureau (PSB) came to the area to quell and disperse the agitating crowds.
The situation in Sertha County was said to be tense with heavy presence of the Chinese security forces. Protest continue in Serthar County however today there was a strong military crackdown on the protestors.');
details[61]=Array('serthar', '20/3/2008', 'Serthar County (Karze "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Sichuan province): In various townships of Serthar County (including Phuwu) numerous protests were held even amidst the very tight military presence.');
details[62]=Array('serthar', '20/3/2008', 'Serthar County (Karze "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Sichuan province): 45 Tibetans were arrested during the protests held in various places of Serthar County on 18th March.');
details[63]=Array('serthar', '20/3/2008', '(Phuwu township, Serthar County): The People\'s Armed Police opened fire at the monk protestors of Sera Monastery, Phuwu Township. Around three monks were killed and ten injured. Those injured are not being admitted into Chinese hospitals.');
details[64]=Array('pema', '20/3/2008', 'March Pema (Ch: Banma) County, (Golog "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture" Qinghai province): After the arrival and the subsequent tight restrictions by Chinese military forces in Pema County, a protest was held during which the people demanded concrete results in the Sino-Tibetan dialogue.
The same evening monks and laypeople in Chakri, Do-gho, Panchen, Pangrue and Markhog villages in Pema County held peaceful demonstrations.');
details[65]=Array('darlak', '22/3/2008', 'Darlag (Ch: Dari) County, Golog "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Qinghai province: Around 200 protestors (including many horsemen) held protests in Toema and Meyma villages.');
details[66]=Array('darlak', '23/3/2008', 'Tibetans have vowed to continue their demonstrations and not to surrender to the Chinese forces.');
details[67]=Array('chigdril', '17/3/2008', 'Chigdril County (Golog "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Chinghai province): The monks and lay people of Minthang Monastery were on a protest demonstration in Chigdril County. According to a source, hundreds of Tibetan protestors proceeded to a nearby local police station located two kilometers from Minthang Monastery. The protestors were shouting pro-independence slogans.');
details[68]=Array('chigdril', '18/3/2008', 'Chigdril County (Golog "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Chinghai province): Monks held a protest at Chigdril County. Meanwhile in a separate incident this evening, hundreds of monks and ordinary people of Lungkar Monastery Chigdril County, Golog "TAP" were observing a candlelight vigil, expressing their solidarity with the Tibetan protestors in various parts of the Tibet. The Chinese security personnel were keeping a close eye on all of the demonstrations and the situation was tense.');
details[69]=Array('chigdril', '22/3/2008', 'Chigdril (Ch: Jiuzhi) County, Golog, "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Qinghai province: Around 500 monks and lay people from Palyul village are holding a sit-down on a hill-top to demand that Karwang Nyima Rinpoche (Dharthang Monastery head) not be harassed by the Chinese military. The people have also demanded the United Nations, U.S. and other countries intervene to resolve the issue.');
details[70]=Array('dzoge', '10/3/2008', 'Monks of Dzoge Thangkor Soktsang Monastery in Dzoge County, Ngaba "TAP" Sichuan Province, lowered the Chinese flag hoisted inside the monastery compound and the same incident was repeated on the 14 March despite attempts made by the authorities to re-hoist the flag.');
details[71]=Array('dzoge', '16/3/2008', 'Following a similar protest by the monks of Taktsang Lhamo Kirti Monastery (a branch of Amdo Ngaba Kirti Monastery), Dzoge County (Ch: Zoige) Ngaba "TAP" Sichuan Province yesterday afternoon, truckloads of troops were sent into the area to disperse the protesting crowd to put the situation under the control.');
details[72]=Array('dzoge', '16/3/2008', 'Scores of Dzoge Thangkor Soktsang Monastery\'s monks were barred from proceeding with their protest march towards the County government headquarters by hundreds of armed police.');
details[73]=Array('dzoge', '18/3/2008', 'Dzoege County (Ch: Ruo\'ergai) Ngaba "Tibetan Autonomous Region" Sichuan Province: A protest was led by the monks of Dzoge Thangkor Soktsang Monastery which headed towards County government headquarters and was joined by common citizens, shouting slogans calling for the independence for Tibet, "Long Live the Dalai Lama", "Release Panchen Lama" and "China quit Tibet". The protestors stormed into the compound of the County PSB headquarters and lowered the Chinese flag, replacing it with the banned Tibetan national flag. Within a few minutes, tear gas shells were fired into the protesters by armed security forces to disperse the protesters.');
details[74]=Array('dzoge', '19/3/2008', '(Jam-Mey Monastery , Dzoge County, Ngapa "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture" Sichuan province): During a major demonstration, monks from Jam-Mey Monastery led more than 300 Tibetans (lay and monks). The protestors brought down the Chinese flag at the local administration headquarters and also at the local army camp. The protestors shouted slogans such as "Long live H.H. the Dalai Lama," and Tibet is a purely independent country.');
details[75]=Array('yulgan', '17/3/2008', 'Tsang Monastery, Yulgan County (Malho, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province): A protest by over 500 monks of Tsang Monastery was held. Monks put up the Tibetan flag on the monastery rooftop and also carried the portrait of His Holiness the Dalai Lama while protesting peacefully. The People\'s Armed Police (PAP) arrived to suppress the protestors but the protest continued.');
details[76]=Array('gopa_sumdo', '16/3/2008', '(Gepa Sumdo County (Tsolho "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture" in Qinghai province): The Tibetans of Gepa Sumdo County held a protest in which they carried the portrait of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan National flag. The army arrived at the scene to suppress the protest.');
details[77]=Array('mangra', '10/3/2008', '(Lutsang Monastery (Mangra County, Tsolho " Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture "): A protest has been reported from the traditional Tibetan area of Amdo in Mangra County, Tsolho (Ch: Hainan) \'Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture\' ("TAP") Qinghai Province. About 137 monks from Lutsang Monastery in Mangra County, Tsolho "TAP" and 215 laypersons from the area were barred by the Mangra County People\'s Armed Police (PAP) forces when they converged outside the County Assembly Hall where a government sponsored show was going on. Sensing a protest by the Tibetans, the show was forced to discontinue. Later monks and laypeople started shouting slogans "Long live Dalai Lama" and "The Dalai Lama should return to Tibet". At the moment there is no report of Tibetans having been arrested from the area, although, the concerned authorities are known to be investigating those involved in the protest.');
details[79]=Array('mangra', '17/3/2008', 'Around seventy monks of Kagya Monastery, Mangra County (Ch: Guinan Xian), Tsolho (Ch: Hainan) "Tibet Autonomous Prefecture" ("TAP") staged a peaceful demonstration carrying the banned Tibetan national flags and shouting "Independence for Tibet". The monks were later joined by common citizens of Mangra County numbering around 500 and headed towards the County government headquarters. The situation in the area is known to be very tense with a heavy presence of PAP and PSB officials.');
details[80]=Array('chapcha', '16/3/2008', 'Protests were held against Chinese repression ');
details[81]=Array('lanzhou', '16/3/2008', 'Around 500 Tibetan students of the Tibetan Studies Department of the North Western Nationality University, Lanzhou City, Gansu Provincial Capital, Lanzhou staged a peaceful demonstration inside the University campus this afternoon (Beijing Time).
Confirmed information says that students had circulated leaflets containing information about the recent Lhasa demonstrations inside the University campus. The sources confirmed that there are about one thousand Tibetan students studying in the university. Information confirmed that there are 300 Tibetan students holed up in the campus by the security forces. The students were known to be carrying a large banner with a slogan "DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN LIVES ARE PRECIOUS". The Tibetan students also raised slogans calling for the immediate end to the brutal crackdown on the Tibetan people referring to the ongoing reports of arrests in the Lhasa city.
Following the circulation of leaflets, the city People\'s Armed Police (PAP) forces and Public Security Bureau (PSB) personnel stormed the university and cordon off the entire campus area. According to sources, the movements of students were known to have been strictly curtailed under a heavy presence of PAP and PSB at the University campus gate. They also undertook twenty four hour hunger strike as a protest against Chinese Government violent crackdown on peaceful Tibetan demonstrators in all parts of Tibet.');
details[82]=Array('ditsa', '10/3/2008', 'Ditsa Monastery (Bayan County, Haidong Prefecture, Qinghai Province): In one incident, around 20 local Chinese officials convened a meeting of monks at Ditsa Monastery. However, around 70 monks walked out of the meeting carrying the portrait of the Dalai Lama and shouted pro-independence slogans. Later the monks proceeded towards a small hill behind the monastery to offer Sangsol Prayer (incense burning ceremony), and were later joined by onlookers. Open calls for solidarity with "the peace marcher from Dharamsala to Lhasa," initiated by leading exiled Tibetan NGOs, were even reportedly raised by the monks. A total of around four hundred people gathered for the prayer that day. No cases of arrest or detention of Tibetans are known from the area so far and there is no report of the Chinese sending additional police force to the area.');
details[83]=Array('luchu', '16/3/2008', 'Protests held.');
details[84]=Array('luchu', '19/3/2008', '(Ponkhor village, Ma-ngoe township, Luchu County (Kanlho "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Gansu province)
Tibetans from Ponkhor village took part in a protest today. Also, at a local school in Ponkhor village, protestors raised the Tibetan flag.');
details[85]=Array('bora', 'Bora township, Sangchu County (Kanlho "Tibetan Autonomos Prefecture" Gansu province): Hundreds of Tibetans in Amdo Bora, in Sangchu County (Ch: Xiahe Xian), Kanlho "Tibet Autonomous Prefecture" ("TAP") Gansu Province, staged a peaceful protest against the Chinese rule in Tibet this morning. During the protest, footage of young Tibetans riding horses while protesting has been received.
As the day coincides with major ritualistic observations, monks and common citizens of Amdo Bora observed a prayer ritual (incense burning) ceremony and then suddenly erupted into a peaceful protest calling for more freedom in Tibet by raising the banned Tibetan national flags. The crowd before heading towards the County government headquarter, went to the Bora Primary and Middle School in the County. Later the protesting crowd barged into the two schools and brought down the Chinese flag hoisted in the school\'s compound and replaced it with the banned Tibetan national flags. Soon after the protestors headed towards the county government headquarter shouting pro-independence slogans. According to sources, three truckloads of People\'s Armed Police were brought into the area to control the crowd as reinforcement. As protestors neared their destination, the security forces fired numbers of tear gas shells into the protesting crowd from heading towards the county government headquarter. At the time of filing this information, the crowd had already dispersed.');
details[86]=Array('chone', '23/3/2008', 'Chone (Ch: Zhuoni) County, Kanlho "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture" Gansu: Monks from Tashi Choeling monastery held a peaceful demonstration against the Chinese rule. The military warned the monks that they must surrender by March 24. Many monks have been arrested from Tashi Choeling monastery.');
details[87]=Array('choephel shing monastery', '18/3/2008', 'According to the multiple sources and eyewitnesses, around 500 monks of Choephel Shing Monastery, located in Dogo Township, Chone County (Ch:Zhouni Xian), Kanlho "TAP" were conducting a prayer ritual (burning Juniper Incense) at a hillock behind the monastery. Shortly after the end of the prayer ritual, the monks erupted into a protest demonstration.
The monks marched out carrying the banned Tibetan national flag, shouting slogans calling for the "Independence for Tibet" and "Long Live the Dalai Lama". The protest has been gaining momentum and growing in size when this report is being filed.
Reliable sources say that huge contingent of People\'s Armed Police (PAP) and Public Security Bureau (PSB) has been brought into the area to quell the Tibetan demonstrators. The situation on the ground is extremely tense.');
details[88]=Array('rongpo monastery', '16/3/2008', 'Monks of Rongo Monastery held a major protest in the field in front of their monastery. Public Security Bureau (PSB) officials arrived to suppress the protestors. There was an attempt by the monastery head to placate the situation through dialogue with the Chinese officials who arrived at the scene. After the discussions the PSB personnel may have left the scene, however, this cannot be confirmed. The monks of Rongpo monastery are determined to continue on with the protest.');
details[89]=Array('beijing', '17/3/2008', 'Tibetan students at Central Nationalities University (Beijing) hold candle light vigil
Over a 100 Tibetan students from Central Nationalities University held a candle light vigil to honour the Tibetans who have been killed in the recent protests.
In the recent protests in Tibet, Tibetan students from various universities have been peacefully demonstrating just as they did 20 years ago in the 1988 Lhasa demonstrations.');
details[90]=Array('tsoe', '17/3/2008', 'Tsoe Municipality (Kanlho "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Gansu province) - Students Protestors beaten Tibetan students who held a protest in Tsoe municipality were severely beaten by police and armed forces. the Tibetan students of the Tibetan Medical College, Teacher Training Higher Institute and other colleges in Tsoe City, Kanlho (Ch: Gannan) Prefecture, Gansu Province, "TAP" had carried out protest demonstrations in their respective university premises in an apparent opposition to the Chinese rule in Tibet. The protests in the campuses took place around the same time in the morning of 17 March 2008, spontaneously.
Just moments after the outbreak of the protests, the People\'s Armed Police (PAP) came to the scene and blocked them from continuing the demonstration. The security forces had cordoned off the campus premise and holed up the protesting students. When the information last came in, the scene was said to be very tense.');
details[91]=Array('tsoe', '18/3/2008', 'The monks of Kakhamey Monastery in Kakha Township joined by hundreds of Tibetans went on a protest march to the local government office in Tsoe City, Kakha Township.
During the protest march the monks and ordinary Tibetans shouted slogans demanding an immediate end to the crackdown by the Chinese security forces. The Tibetan peaceful protestors also shouted loud slogans calling for "Tibetan Independence" and "Long Live the Dalai Lama".
The Tibetans\' peaceful demonstration culminated by pulling down the Chinese national flag and hoisting prayer flags in its place.');
details[92]=Array('tsoe', '19/3/2008', 'A fresh protest broke out in Tsoe City\'s main square, Kakha Township, a remote region in Kanlho, Gansu Province in north-eastern Tibet. ');
details[93]=Array('marthang', '17/3/2008', 'Kakhog (Marthang) County (Ngapa "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Sichuan province)
Tibetan Students from Kakhong County held a protest at their school campus. Chinese authorities were not able to hold back the student protestors who then marched to the County government headquarters. 30 of the student protestors were severely beaten and later arrested. The same evening students again held a protest.');