18 March (4 PM: Beijing Time), today evening, around 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 according to confirmed information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).
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. Further details could not be ascertained at the moment but TCHRD will issue more update on the situation.
