The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) reports that around 70 monks of Ramoche Temple in Lhasa were detained in a night-time raid on April 7th. People’s Armed Police (PAP) and Public Security Bureau (PSB) officials raided the monks’ residences and took them away to an unknown location.

At present only a few monks are left in the Ramoche Temple, which previously housed around a hundred monks.

Severe restrictions have been imposed on the movement of the monks at the Ramoche Temple since the March 14th protest in Lhasa. TCHRD confirmed a case of one monk, Thokmey, committing suicide in Ramoche Temple following massive crackdowns by the PAP and PSB officials on March 22nd.

Similar restrictions were imposed on all the major monasteries of Tibet including Drepung, Gaden and Sera. All access to these monasteries has been severely restricted, with around-the-clock monitoring by a heavy presence of PAP and PSB officials since demonstrations broke out on March 10th in Lhasa and other parts of Tibet.

TCHRD’s press release goes on to show how the Chinese government has defended the presence of PAP and PSB personnel in Tibet.

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[…] e alcune immagini dell’ex Tibet. Due notti fa altri 70 monaci del monastero di Ramoche, a Lhasa, sono stati portati via in una località sconosciuta dalle guardie della People’s Armed Police (PAP) e la Public Security Bureau (PSB). Da una parte […]

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[…] Tibetan Uprising wrote an interesting post today on Detention of Around 70 Monks from RamocheHere’s a quick excerptAll access to these monasteries has been severely restricted, with around-the-clock monitoring by a heavy presence of PAP and PSB officials since demonstrations broke out on March 10th in Lhasa and other parts of Tibet . … […]

Tibet » Detention of Around 70 Monks from Ramoche wrote on April 21, 2008 - 1:28 am
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