[Onthebarricades] TIBET PROTESTS 1 of 3 - the Nepal Relay
Andy
ldxar1 at tesco.net
Wed Aug 27 15:04:15 PDT 2008
Tibetan exiles in Nepal have pursued ongoing protests ever since the
crackdown in Tibet. The protests in Nepal followed a predictable pattern -
every day or so, protesters would turn out at the Chinese embassy, and
police would round them up, sometimes beating and abusing them. The numbers
in the protests varied from a few dozen to a peak of 1300 on the opening day
of the Olympics. Human rights groups have condemned the repression, and
especially a threat to kill any protesters who reach Mount Everest. The
purpose of the protests seems to be to attract media attention - which has
certainly happened, due in large part to the repression. There was also an
attempt to march to the Tibetan border which was blocked by police.
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSDEL20880920080511
Tibetan women protest in Nepal, over 500 detained
Sun May 11, 2008 7:37am EDT
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepali police detained 562 Tibetan women at an
anti-China rally in Kathmandu on Sunday, the first all-women protest against
Chinese rule in their homeland, officials said.
Some shouted "We want free Tibet" while others wept as they were dragged
along the road to police vans and trucks and driven to detention centers.
Many were wearing black armbands and had their mouths gagged with cloths.
Nepal considers Tibet part of China, a key donor and trade partner, and has
been cracking down on protests by the exiled Tibetans against Beijing.
Police said the protesters would be freed later.
Exiled Tibetans have been protesting regularly ever since deadly riots broke
out in the Tibetan capital Lhasa in March, followed by demonstrations in
other Tibetan areas of China.
Many Tibetans are furious over the crackdown against protesters in Tibet and
resent China's decades-old rule of the Himalayan region.
The Lhasa riot broke out after days of protests centered on the anniversary
of the failed 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule.
More than 20,000 Tibetans have been living in Nepal since fleeing their
Himalayan homeland after the failed uprising.
"We are not against Nepal. Our protests are against China. So why are they
arresting us?" asked a 70-year-old protester who gave her name as Chinjhoke,
tears rolling down her face.
(Reporting by Gopal Sharma; Editing by Bappa Majumdar and Alex Richardson)
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/352258/1/.html
Nepal police detain 250 protesting Tibetans
Posted: 06 June 2008 0417 hrs
Nepalese police detain a Tibetan activist
KATHMANDU - Authorities in Nepal's capital on Thursday detained at least 250
Tibetan exiles as they staged a protest in front of a Chinese embassy
building, police and witnesses said.
The protesters, including monks and nuns, waved flags of the and shouted
"Liar China," "Free Tibet," and "Stop the killing in Tibet" in front of the
Chinese consular and trade section.
After briefly tussling with police they were bundled into waiting vans, an
AFP reporter at the scene said.
"We have taken around 250 Tibetans into custody after they tried to protest
in a restricted area," Anupam Rana, a police officer at the scene told AFP.
"They have been driven to various detention centres and will be released in
the evening," the police officer said.
Exiled Tibetans in Nepal began staging almost daily protests in Kathmandu in
March after deadly unrest in their homeland.
They played a daily cat and mouse game with police whereby hundreds of
protesters would be detained, released without charge in the evening and
then return the next day to be detained again.
The protests were suspended after the massive earthquake hit China in May.
"We took a break to pay respects to the victims of the earthquake, but we
are compelled to continue our protests as China is not addressing the
problems in Tibet," Tashi Lama, 31, told AFP before being dragged into a van
by five police officers.
Nepal officially respects its giant northern neighbour's "One China" policy
that sees Tibet and Taiwan as indivisible parts of China.
More than 20,000 Tibetan refugees live in Nepal and around 2,500 still
arrive annually in Kathmandu before heading to Dharamshala in northern
India, home of the Dalai Lama.
http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200807127432/international/tibetans-protest-in-nepal-116-held.html
Tibetans protest in Nepal, 116 held
Saturday, 12 July 2008
REUTERS, KATHMANDU- Hundreds of Tibetan exiles tried to storm a visa office
of the Chinese embassy in the Nepali capital on Friday, and police said 116
protesters were detained.
Police pushed and shoved the exiles as they resisted being dragged to police
vehicles. No one was seriously injured.
Police said they would be freed later on Friday.
Tibetans have regularly protested since the deadly Chinese crackdown on
riots in Lhasa and other parts of Tibet in mid-March.
More than 20,000 Tibetans still live in Nepal, which considers Tibet as part
of China.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-detain4-2008aug04,0,7940349.story
In Nepal, 253 arrested at Tibet rally
>From Reuters
August 4, 2008
KATMANDU, NEPAL -- Police detained 253 protesters, including Tibetan monks
and nuns, who tried to stage a silent protest march Sunday in front of a
Chinese visa office here, days before the Olympic Games open in Beijing.
The protesters carried Tibetan flags and banners that read "Free Tibet" and
"We want religious freedom." The demonstrators were dragged away, some
weeping and begging, and put into waiting vehicles. Police said the
detainees would be freed later in the day.
Tibetan refugees began regular protests after deadly anti-government riots
broke out in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, and other areas in China in
mid-March, to mark the anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule
in 1959.
Nepal says Tibet is part of China, an important trade partner and aid donor,
and does not allow anti-China activities. Yet the exiles have managed to
organize protests against Beijing regularly.
More than 20,000 Tibetans live in Nepal. Many of the refugees had fled their
homeland after 1959.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/DEL176576.htm
Nepal police break up Tibet protests, 182 held
14 Jun 2008 13:59:47 GMT
Source: Reuters
KATHMANDU, June 14 (Reuters) - Nepali police broke up a protest by Tibetan
exiles in Kathmandu on Saturday and detained 182 people for organising
anti-China demonstrations.
Protesters demanding a "free Tibet" came in minibuses, some of which were
also seized. All the detained protesters will be freed later on Saturday,
police said.
More than 20,000 Tibetans now live in exile in neighbouring Nepal following
a failed uprising against Chinese rule in the region in 1959.
They have been protesting almost every day since the Chinese crackdown in
Tibet in March. (Reporting by Gopal Sharma; Editing by Jonathan Allen and
Tim Castle)
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=12224&geo=2&size=A
05/12/2008 09:54
NEPAL - TIBET
600 women arrested for pro-Tibet protest
The Nepalese government aligns itself with Chinese repression of Tibet and
imprisons demonstrators, among them many Buddhist nuns. Nepal hosts more
that 20 thousands Tibetan refugees, who cannot return home because of their
opposition to Beijing.
Kathmandu (AsiaNews/Agencies) - Nepalese police yesterday arrested 600
female Tibetans, among them many Buddhist nuns, who were peacefully
protesting against Chinese repression in Lhasa. Participants held three
separate anti-Beijing marches, which were quickly broken up by police.
Police chief, R. P. Dhamala, confirmed the arrests: the first group was
immediately halted shortly after they had gathered on one of the main
streets of the capital Kathmandu, while a second group of people was
arrested as they prepared banners. A 70 year old woman among those arrested
questioned: "We are not against Nepal. Our protests are against China. So
why are they arresting us?"
Nepal regards Tibet a san inalienable part of China and has been long
aligned to the Chinese position on the issue. Kathmandu needs Beijing, a
stalwart ally and essential commercial partner, and strongly clamps down on
all anti-Chinese protests in its territories.
Over 20 thousand Tibetan exiles, who fled the failed anti-Chinese uprising
of 1959, live in Nepal. For years they have been seeking national and
international backing for their return to their homeland, but Beijing
considers them "unwelcome agitators" and denies them entry visas.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010859233
Nepal Arrests 120 More Pro-Tibetan Protesters
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May 5, 2008 9:36 p.m. EST
Siddique Islam - AHN South Asia Correspondent
Kathmandu, Nepal (AHN) - At least 125 more pro-Tibetan protesters were
arrested Monday as they demonstrated outside the Chinese embassy here,
police and witnesses said.
"Over 120 Tibetan protesters have been rounded-up near the Chinese embassy,"
police officer Hom Jung Chauhan told Agence France-Press, adding that the
protesters would be released later in the evening.
More than three protesters were injured in the baton charge, witnesses said.
On Friday, over 100 Tibetan protesters were arrested as they staged another
anti-China protest in front of the Chinese embassy. The authorities said
they would not allow protests against any friendly countries, including
neighboring China.
Hundreds of protestors have been detained in recent weeks, although most are
usually released within few hours.
Tibetans have been staging demonstrations in Nepal's capital since March 10
to oppose the crackdown by Chinese military in Tibet.
Protesters suspended demonstrations on April 3 to assist Nepal to peacefully
hold a constituent assembly election April 10, but they resumed the
demonstrations on April 16.
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1402717.php/Nepal_police_arrest_70_Tibetan_protestors
Nepal police arrest 70 Tibetan protestors
Apr 30, 2008, 10:30 GMT
Kathmandu - Nepalese police Wednesday arrested more than 70 Tibetan
protestors trying to demonstrate in front of the Chinese embassy visa office
in Kathmandu.
Police said they arrested the demonstrators after the Tibetan exiles tried
to cross the police lines and march on to the visa office.
The protestors included several nuns and monks holding white and yellow
roses to show their solidarity with Tibetans in Lhasa and to protest the
Chinese crackdown following rioting earlier this year.
Riot police charged the demonstrators and loaded them unto trucks and vans
to be driven off to detention centres. Most detainees were expected to be
released later Wednesday.
Tibetans have been involved in protests around the United Nations and
Chinese embassy in Kathmandu since 10 March, calling for a Free Tibet and UN
investigations into the recent troubles in Lhasa.
The Nepalese government has said it will not allow anti-Chinese activities
in Nepal and police have broken up the demonstrations by force.
The government has come under increasing criticism from international human
rights organisations for its handling of the protestors, many of whom were
beaten by the police.
Rights groups have also accused the Nepalese authorities of threatening the
refugees involved in demonstrations with deportation back to Tibet.
The Nepalese government has denied the charges.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/05/12/Nepal_arrests_500_protesters/UPI-73881210572392/
Nepal arrests 500 protesters
Published: May 12, 2008 at 2:06 AM
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KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 12 (UPI) -- Police in Nepal arrested more than 500
people Sunday protesting Chinese policy in Tibet outside the Chinese Embassy
in Kathmandu.
Tibetans began demonstrations in March. Scores of Buddhist nuns joined
Sunday's demonstration, which was almost entirely women, Nepal News said.
Usually, those detained during protests are released within a few hours.
The coming Olympics in Beijing are being proceeded by massive protests
around the world. In some cities, demonstrators have been trying to keep the
Olympic torch.
At the moment, Chinese climbers are trying to bring an Olympic torch to the
summit of Mount Everest, which lies on the border between Tibet and Nepal.
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20080505150535887C397702
Cops beat up Tibetan protesters
May 05 2008 at 03:16PM
Kathmandu - Nepali police beat up pro-Tibet protesters in Kathmandu on
Monday and detained at least 125 people as demonstrators tried to storm the
Chinese embassy demanding freedom for their Himalayan homeland.
The protesters were dragged into waiting police vehicles before driving away
to detention centres.
"China thief leave the country," the protesters, some of them monks, shouted
in Nepali. "Stop killing in Tibet ... free Tibet," they demanded.
Exiled Tibetans have been protesting regularly ever since deadly riots broke
out in the Tibetan capital Lhasa in March, followed by demonstrations in
other Tibetan areas of China.
Many Tibetans are furious over the crackdown against protesters in Tibet and
resent China's decades-old rule of the Himalayan region.
The Lhasa riot broke out after days of protests centred on the anniversary
of the failed 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule.
More than 20 000 Tibetans have been living in Nepal since fleeing after the
failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959.
Nepal regards Tibet as part of China, which provides considerable financial
assistance for its economic development.
(Reporting by Gopal Sharma; Editing by Bappa Majumdar)
http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/389202/cs/1/
Nepalese police arrest 150 anti-China protesters
Irish Sun
Friday 1st August, 2008
(IANS)
Nepali police Friday broke up an anti-China protest here and arrested over
150 Tibetan exiles.
The Tibetans, including Buddhist monks and nuns, were arrested near the
Chinese embassy in central Kathmandu.
Police in riot gear stopped the protesters about 200 metres from the
embassy's consular section. Minor scuffles then broke out as the protesters
tried to breach the police lines.
The protesters were dragged into waiting vans and police trucks to be taken
to detention centres.
'More than 150 Tibetans were arrested after they tried to march to the
Chinese embassy's consular section,' Kathmandu district police office said.
'We expect most of them to be released by Friday night.'
Many Tibetans carried placards and Tibetan flags and chanted slogans
including 'We want a free Tibet' and 'Long live the Dalai Lama'.
The protest was the latest in a series of demonstrations by Tibetan exiles
since March 10.
Nepal has more than 20,000 Tibetans concentrated mainly in the Kathmandu
Valley and Pokhara in the west.
The figure does not include Tibetans who arrived in the country after 1990,
when the Nepali government stopped registering them as refugees.
Estimates said about 3,000 Tibetans arrive in Nepal each year crossing
dangerous mountain passes and risking their lives to flee Chinese rule.
The Nepali government has repeatedly said it considers Tibet to be part of
China and will not tolerate anti-Chinese activities.
International human rights organisations have criticised Nepal for its
handling of the protests and accused the government of cracking down on the
refugees under Chinese pressure.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/other/2008/06/20/161806/700%2DTibetans.htm
700 Tibetans protesting outside China embassy detained in Nepal
AFP
Friday, June 20, 2008
KATHMANDU -- Police in Nepal on Thursday detained more than 700 Tibetan
exiles protesting outside the Chinese embassy and formally arrested three
top activists for alleged anti-China activities, officials said.
"We have rounded up hundreds of Tibetan protesters. The number is over 700,"
said Nawaratna Poudel, a police officer outside the Chinese embassy in
Kathmandu -- the scene of almost daily protests.
"This is probably the largest number of detentions in a single day so far,"
he said, but added they were likely to be released later in the evening.
But Kathmandu police chief Sarbendra Khanal said three senior Tibetan
activists were being held "on the charge of being involved in anti-China
activities in Nepal."
"They are using Nepal's territory for political purposes and trying to
disturb peace and security in our country. It is against the law," he said,
adding that police were also searching for several other top activists.
The official gave no further details on what the alleged anti-China
activities were.
The leaders detained were from the Tibetan Women's Association, an activist
group, and Tibetan Reception Center, a body which aids refugees after they
make the arduous illegal crossing into Nepal from China.
An official from the Tibetan Reception Center dismissed the charges.
"Police have accused the leaders of being involved in organizing anti-China
demonstrations and have been given the arrest warrant for 90 days," Dorji
Damdul, an official of the center, told AFP.
"We condemn this act by police as they have been arrested without any proof.
Our leaders are not involved in any anti-China activities in Nepal," he
said.
Kathmandu has seen almost daily protests since unrest erupted in Lhasa,
capital of the Tibetan region, prompting a crackdown by Chinese security
forces in March.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010811135
Pro-Tibetans Arrested In Protest At Chinese Embassy In Nepal
April 30, 2008 5:43 p.m. EST
Siddique Islam - AHN South Asia Correspondent
Kathmandu, Nepal (AHN) - At least 75 pro-Tibetan protesters were arrested on
Wednesday as they staged an anti-China protest in front of the Chinese
embassy here, police said.
Protesters, including several nuns, gathered near the embassy building
holding white and yellow roses and chanting slogans such as, "stop killing
innocent Tibetans."
"We don't want violence any more, so we have come here with flowers to give
to the Chinese officials," a young Tibetan protester was quoted as saying by
the Press Trust of India (PTI).
Hundreds of security officers deployed at the visa and trade section of the
embassy stopped the protesters as they tried to enter the premises.
Hundreds of protestors have been detained in recent weeks, although most are
usually released within few hours.
Tibetan refugees suspended their demonstrations on April 3 so that Nepal
could peacefully hold a constituent assembly election April 10, but they
resumed the demonstrations on April 16.
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/mass-arrests-all-women-protest
Mass Arrests in All-Women Protest
by jordan | May 11, 2008 at 11:15 am
Around 560 women have been arrested during demonstrations in Nepal against
China's crackdown on Tibet.
In the first example of all-women protests, three rallies in Kathmandu were
quickly stopped by police.
It was the biggest round-up since Tibetan exiles began near daily
demonstrations in March.
Protestors wearing black armbands wept and shouted "We want free Tibet" as
they were dragged to police vans.
Police said those detained were being held in detention centres around the
capital, and would be freed later.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
Nepal says it cannot allow Tibetans to demonstrate because it recognises
Tibet as an integral part of China.
But the UN says the mass arrests are against the spirit of a society
governed by the rule of law.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
In this case, the Nepalese government seems more motivated by money:
Nepal considers Tibet part of China, a key donor and trade partner, and has
been cracking down on protests by the exiled Tibetans against Beijing.
Source: canada.com
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/11/asia/AS-GEN-Nepal-Tibetan-Protest.php
Police detain 200 Tibetan exiles protesting in Nepal's capital
The Associated Press
Published: June 11, 2008
KATMANDU, Nepal: Tibetan exiles dressed as Chinese soldiers squirted other
demonstrators with red paint in Nepal's capital in a symbolic protest
against Chinese rule in their Himalayan homeland.
Dressed in green uniforms generally worn by Chinese soldiers, the half-dozen
protesters carrying water pistols loaded with red paint were quickly
detained by Nepalese police in Katmandu on Tuesday.
The demonstrators were joined by 200 others, many of them Buddhist monks and
nuns, in front of the Chinese Embassy's visa office in the heart of the
city.
"Stop killing in Tibet," and "Free Tibet," the protesters chanted before
being rounded up by police and taken away in vans and trucks. Police
official Hom Chauhan said more than 200 Tibetans were detained.
China says 22 people died in anti-government violence in Tibet's capital of
Lhasa in March, while foreign Tibet supporters say many times that number
were killed in the protests and a subsequent crackdown.
Tibetans in Nepal began protests against China in March but temporarily
halted their rallies last month after the Tibetan government-in-exile based
in India asked them to stop because of the major earthquake in China.
The protests resumed last week.
Nepalese officials say demonstrations against friendly nations, including
China, will not be allowed and Tibetan refugees are barred from all
political activities.
China says it has ruled Tibet for centuries, although many Tibetans say
their homeland was essentially an independent state for most of that time.
Chinese communist troops occupied Tibet in 1951.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-06-10-nepal-protest_N.htm?csp=34
200 Tibetan exiles detained after red-paint protest in Nepal
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Shruti Shrestha, Reuters
A woman is held by police during a protest by Tibetan exiles in front of the
Chinese Embasssy visa section in Katmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday.
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Tibetan exiles dressed as Chinese soldiers squirted
other demonstrators with red paint in Nepal's capital Tuesday in a symbolic
protest against Chinese rule in their Himalayan homeland.
Dressed in green uniforms generally worn by Chinese soldiers, the half-dozen
protesters carrying water pistols loaded with red paint were quickly
detained by Nepalese police in Katmandu.
The demonstrators were joined by 200 others, many of them Buddhist monks and
nuns, in front of the Chinese Embassy's visa office in the heart of the
city.
"Stop killing in Tibet," and "Free Tibet," the protesters chanted before
being rounded up by police and taken away in vans and trucks. Police
official Hom Chauhan said more than 200 Tibetans were detained.
China says 22 people died in anti-government violence in Tibet's capital of
Lhasa in March, while foreign Tibet supporters say many times that number
were killed in the protests and a subsequent crackdown.
Tibetans in Nepal began protests against China in March but temporarily
halted their rallies last month after the Tibetan government-in-exile based
in India asked them to stop because of the major earthquake in China.
The protests resumed last week.
Nepalese officials say demonstrations against friendly nations, including
China, will not be allowed and Tibetan refugees are barred from all
political activities.
China says it has ruled Tibet for centuries, although many Tibetans say
their homeland was essentially an independent state for most of that time.
Chinese communist troops occupied Tibet in 1951.
http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2008-06/2008-06-08-voa23.cfm?CFID=26061005&CFTOKEN=18163856
Police in Nepal Detain 185 Tibetan Protesters
By VOA News
08 June 2008
Nepalese police arrest a Tibetan protester in Kathmandu, 08 Jun 2008
Police in Nepal have detained some 185 Tibetan exiles who demonstrated
outside the Chinese embassy in the capital, Kathmandu.
Sunday's arrests come after Saturday's detention of 450 Tibetans who held a
similar demonstration.
The protests are the latest in the almost-daily demonstrations by Tibetan
exiles in Kathmandu since March, when deadly clashes broke out between
protesters and Chinese authorities in their homeland, Tibet. They
temporarily suspended demonstrations in Nepal after the earthquake in China,
but recently have restarted protests.
Nepal, which regards Tibet as part of China, is home to some 20,000 Tibetan
refugees.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Nepal-Tibetan-Protest.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
Tibetans in Nepal protest against China, Olympics
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: August 14, 2008
Filed at 7:53 a.m. ET
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Nepalese police clashed with Tibetan protesters and
detained more than 500 of them Thursday while breaking up a demonstration in
front of the Chinese diplomatic mission in Katmandu.
More than 1,000 Tibetan exiles had gathered outside the Chinese Embassy visa
office in Katmandu shouting slogans against China and the Olympics.
They held banners that said ''Shame on you IOC'' and waved banners that said
''Beijing 2008'' with sketches of Chinese soldiers shooting at Tibetans.
Police had difficulty controlling the protesters but managed to take many of
them away in trucks to detention centers. More than 500 were detained,
police official Ramesh Thapa said.
The area around the visa office in the heart of Katmandu is declared a
no-protest zone and demonstrations and gatherings are prohibited. Police
said the protesters violated the prohibition orders.
Police briefly used bamboo batons to disperse the protesters. No one was
seriously injured.
Tibetan exiles in both Nepal and India have been staging frequent protests
to show their support for the unrest that erupted in Tibet's capital in
March.
Arrested Tibetan protesters in Katmandu are generally freed the same day.
The March protests in Lhasa were among the biggest in almost 50 years of
Chinese rule. Many Tibetans insist they were an independent nation before
communist troops invaded in 1950, while Beijing says the Himalayan region
has been part of its territory for centuries.
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/function/0,,12215_cid_3429591,00.html?maca=en-rss-en-news-1092-rdf
22.06.2008 | 07:00 UTC
Nepalese police detain hundreds of anti-China protesters
Nepalese police have detained more than 500 Tibetan exiles during anti-China
demonstrations in the capital, Kathmandu. The protests followed the arrest
of three top Tibetan leaders in Nepal on Friday on charges of provoking
anti-China activities in the country. Meanwhile, the Olympic torch has been
carried through the streets of the Tibetan capital without incident. Only
spectators hand-picked by the Chinese authorities were allowed onto the
streets of Lhasa, as the torch passed through the city. Students and
employees of state-owned companies were among those chosen to cheer on the
relay runners as they carried the Olympic flame along an 11-kilometre-long
route. Many locals were ordered to stay at home and shops remained closed.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5282258
Nepal Police Stop Tibetan Protesters Near Chinese Border
Nepalese Police Stop Tibetan Monks & Nuns From Reaching China Border After
Five-day Trek
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press Writer
KATMANDU, Nepal July 1, 2008 (AP)
Nepalese police detain a Tibetan activist during an anti-Chinese
demonstration in front of the Chinese Embassy building in Kathmandu to
protest the passing of the Olympic torch relay in Tibet's capital Lhasa on
June 21, 2008. Police detained more then 500 Tibetan protesters who had
gathered outside a building housing China's consular and trade offices.
(Prakash Mathema, AFP/Getty Images)
Nepalese police detained 42 Tibetan monks and nuns Tuesday after the group
trekked for five days through the Himalayas to protest China's crackdown on
dissidents in their homeland, officials said.
Police blocked the protesters' path about seven miles from the China-Nepal
border. Police asked them to turn around, and when they refused, they were
all detained, said police official Birendra Shahi.
An Associated Press Television News cameraman at the scene said police did
not use force, but loaded the protesters into trucks and drove them to the
nearest town. They were all likely to be driven to the capital Katmandu
later on Tuesday, Shahi said.
The protesters had trekked through the treacherous mountains from Nepal's
capital to reach the border area about 75 miles north of Katmandu.
The protesters had avoided walking along the main highway from the capital
fearing they would be arrested by Nepalese police.
http://networks.org/?src=abc:5402074
Nepal Police Break up Tibet Protests, 118 Held
July 18, 2008
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters calling for independence for
Tibet protested in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu on Friday, and police
said they took 118 demonstrators into custody for organizing anti-China
demonstrations.
Many were Tibetan exiles shouting "We want free Tibet" slogans. They burned
an effigy of the Chinese President Hu Jintao near a consular office of the
Chinese embassy in the Nepali capital.
They were then hauled into police vans and trucks and taken to detention
centers. A police official said they would be freed later on Friday.
Tibetans have protested regularly in Nepal since the deadly Chinese
crackdown on riots in Lhasa and other parts of Tibet in mid-March.
More than 20,000 Tibetans still live in Nepal since fleeing their homeland
after a failed uprising against Beijing in 1959.
(Reporting by Gopal Sharma; Editing by Alistair Scrutton and Valerie Lee)
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D924TE9O0&show_article=1
Nepalese police detain over 100 protesting Tibetan exiles+
Jul 25 09:34 AM US/Eastern
KATHMANDU, July 25 (AP) - (Kyodo)-Over 100 Tibetan protesters were
temporarily detained in Kathmandu on Friday for allegedly trying to storm
into the Chinese Embassy's visa office, police said.
The Tibetans, including monks and nuns, were demonstrating for a free Tibet.
The exiled Tibetans began their almost-daily anti-China protests in
Kathmandu in March, demanding an independent international inquest into the
Chinese crackdown on anti-government riots in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa,
that month.
Nepalese police have regularly broken up such protests and temporarily
detained the protesters.
The protesters are generally set free after a few hours in detention.
Nepal considers Tibet a part of China, a key development aid donor to the
world's youngest republic.
More than 20,000 Tibetan exiles live in Nepal.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/14/2335911.htm
1,000 Tibetan protesters arrested in Nepal
Posted Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:10pm AEST
Updated Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:56pm AEST
Stick-wielding police in Nepal's capital Kathmandu have arrested at least
1,000 Tibetan exiles as they protested outside a Chinese embassy building,
police and witnesses said.
The protesters, many of them monks and nuns, said they wanted to highlight
what they say are abuses in their Himalayan homeland during the ongoing
Beijing Olympics.
"The world must open its eyes to the plight of us Tibetans rather than
focusing on the Beijing Olympics," Wangchuk Tsering, 28, said before joining
the protest.
"I will continue to protest unless China guarantees human rights in Tibet."
Demonstrators wore T-shirts and jackets that read "China lies, Tibetan
dies," "Stop genocide in Tibet," "Long live the Dalai Lama" and other
slogans.
Police initially charged a group of about 1,000 Tibetans outside the Chinese
visa and trade section building, hitting them with bamboo sticks. Half of
them were arrested and the others were chased away.
The protesters later regrouped, and police arrested more than 500 others
throughout the day.
So far, "1,068 Tibetan protesters have been rounded up from around the
protest site. They will be released later this evening," said Kathmandu
police chief Sarbendra Khanal.
"They kept on coming so we continued detaining them because they were in a
place where protests are prohibited."
There have been almost daily pro-Tibet protests in Kathmandu since a
crackdown in the Chinese-controlled region following violent unrest in
March.
Nepal, which is home to around 20,000 exiled Tibetans, has banned all
pro-Tibet protests as it seeks to maintain friendly ties with its giant
northern neighbour China.
Tibetans began arriving in Nepal in large numbers in 1959 after the Dalai
Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, fled his homeland following a failed
anti-Chinese uprising.
- AFP
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-08-14-voa63.cfm?rss=war
Nepal Police Detain Hundreds of Tibetan Protesters
By VOA News
14 August 2008
Nepalese police remove Tibetan exiles protesting outside the Chinese embassy
Katmandu, Nepal, 14 Aug 2008
Police in Nepal Thursday detained at least 760 Tibetan exiles who were
protesting outside the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu.
Witnesses say police scuffled with some protesters, many of whom were hauled
away in police trucks.
Nepal is home to about 20,000 Tibetans who fled their homeland after a
failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959.
Exiles have been staging near-daily protests since March, when Chinese
forces brutally suppressed demonstrations in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa.
Activists have intensified anti-China protests recently, to coincide with
the Olympic Games in Beijing.
On Friday, the night of the Olympics opening ceremony, Nepalese authorities
detained some 1,300 protesters in Kathmandu.
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSLA50238120080810
Nepal police beat pro-Tibet protesters, detain 230
Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:57am EDT
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepali police kicked Tibetan protesters and beat them
with batons on Sunday before detaining some 230 people marching to a Chinese
consular office in Kathmandu, police and witnesses said.
At least two people were seen bleeding from their heads after a scuffle
broke out with riot police trying to protect the walled Chinese office. At
least 10 people were injured.
Police said they had rounded up 230 protesters for opposing the Chinese
crackdown in Tibet in March and shouting "Long live the Dalai Lama" and
"Shame, shame, China, shame". Monks and nuns were among those held.
Nepal is home to more than 20,000 Tibetans who fled Tibet after a failed
uprising against Chinese rule in 1959. But the country bars them from
engaging in political activities against Beijing.
Kathmandu says Tibet is part of China, its influential neighbor and trade
partner, and has cracked down on near-daily protests against Beijing since
the past five months.
Those detained are usually released the same day.
On Friday, authorities detained more than 1,300 Tibetans who protested in
Kathmandu as the Olympic Games opened in Beijing.
(Reporting by Gopal Sharma; Editing by Krittivas Mukherjee, editing by Mary
Gabriel)
(For the latest Reuters news on Nepal see: in.reuters.com, for blogs see
blogs.reuters.com/in)
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/24/asia/tibet.php
Tibetan exiles in Nepal protest Chinese rule
Reuters
Published: August 24, 2008
KATMANDU, Nepal: About 2,000 Tibetan exiles, including children, monks and
nuns, joined a protest rally in Katmandu on Sunday, hours before the closing
ceremony of the Olympics in Beijing.
Maroon-robed monks and nuns with shaven heads, some with Tibetan flags and
placards calling for independence, were among the participants who walked
silently for eight kilometers, or five miles on the outskirts of the Nepali
capital.
Also Sunday, in Dharamsala in northern India, home of the Tibetan spiritual
leader the Dalai Lama, hundreds of Tibetan youths marched, vowing to keep
alive their "Free Tibet" campaign even after the Olympics.
Monks and nuns walked alongside ordinary Tibetans, shouting "Free Tibet" and
"We want justice."
In Katmandu, the police kept a strict vigil and snatched some flags, but
they let the march continue from the Boudha suburb to the ancient monastery
of Swyambhu outside the main city.
Exiles called for fact-finding missions from the United Nations and other
organizations to "assess the actual situation in Tibet and let the world
know the truth."
More than 20,000 Tibetans live in Nepal, the second biggest home for them
outside Tibet after India, having fled there after a failed uprising against
Chinese rule in 1959.
Nepal, which considers Tibet part of China, which is an aid donor and trade
partner for Tibet, says the exiles can stay in the impoverished nation but
cannot organize any activities against its influential neighbor.
The refugees have managed to protest, however, and have tried to storm the
Chinese consular office in Katmandu regularly since a crackdown on
anti-China riots in Tibet in March.
About 10,000 refugees have been arrested in the past five months, but later
freed.
Human Rights Watch, based in New York, said last month that the Nepali
authorities were under pressure from Beijing to stop Tibetan protests, a
charge China denied.
Nepal's new Maoist prime minister, Prachanda, also known as Pushpa Kamal
Dahal, was in Beijing to attend the closing of the Olympics, and was to meet
President Hu Jintao of China and other leaders and discuss Nepal-China
relations.
http://archive.gulfnews.com/world/Nepal/10239885.html
Tibetans mark end of Olympics with protest
Reuters
Published: August 24, 2008, 21:34
Kathmandu: About 2,000 Tibetan exiles, including children, monks and nuns,
joined a protest rally in Kathmandu on Sunday, hours before the closing
ceremony of the Olympics in Beijing.
Maroon-robed monks and nuns with shaven heads, some with Tibetan flags and
placards calling for independence, were among the participants who walked
silently for 8km on the outskirts of the Nepali capital.
In India's northern town of Dharamsala, home of the Tibetan spiritual leader
the Dalai Lama, hundreds of Tibetan youths marched, vowing to keep alive
their "Free Tibet" campaign even after the Beijing Olympics.
Monks and nuns walked alongside ordinary Tibetans, shouting "Free Tibet" and
"We want justice".
In Kathmandu, police kept a strict vigil, snatched some flags but let the
march continue from the Boudha suburb to the ancient monastery of Swyambhu
outside the main city.
Second biggest home
Exiles called for United Nations and other fact-finding missions to "assess
the actual situation in Tibet and let the world know the truth". Over 20,000
Tibetans still live in Nepal, the second biggest home for them outside Tibet
after India, since fleeing their homeland after a failed uprising against
Chinese rule in 1959.
Nepal, which considers Tibet as part of China - an aid donor and trade
partner - says the exiles can stay in the impoverished nation but can't
organise any activities against its influential neighbour. The refugees have
managed to protest, however, and have tried to storm the Chinese consular
office in Kathmandu regularly since a crackdown on anti-China riots in
March.
http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2008/07/23/nepal19446.htm
Nepal: Abuses Against Tibetans Protesting China's Tibet Crackdown
China Leans on Nepal to Stifle Demonstrations
(New York, July 24, 2008) - The government of Nepal, under pressure from
China, has arbitrarily arrested hundreds of Tibetans and restricted their
right to demonstrate against the March 2008 crackdown in Tibet, Human Rights
Watch said in a new a report today. Human Rights Watch called on Nepal to
respect Tibetans' rights to free expression and assembly, and for China to
end its pressure campaign against Nepal.
Nepal's government is turning the screws on peaceful Tibetan protesters at
the behest of China.
Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch
"Nepal's government is turning the screws on peaceful Tibetan protesters at
the behest of China," said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch.
"How can a government that came to power on a wave of public protests
justify crushing peaceful protests by Tibetans?"
The 60-page report, "Appeasing China: Restricting the Rights of Tibetans in
Nepal," documents numerous violations of human rights by the Nepali
authorities, particularly the police, against Tibetans involved in peaceful
demonstrations in Kathmandu, including:
unnecessary and excessive use of force;
arbitrary arrest;
sexual assault of women during arrest;
arbitrary and preventive detention;
beatings in detention;
unlawful threats to deport Tibetans to China;
restrictions on freedom of movement in the Kathmandu Valley;
harassment of Tibetan and foreign journalists; and
harassment of Nepali, Tibetan, and foreign human rights defenders.
In preparing the report, Human Rights Watch directly observed protests and
arrests, conditions in detention, and treatment in hospitals. Human Rights
Watch carried out regular observation visits to Tibetan areas of Kathmandu,
interviewed more than 90 Tibetan protesters and conducted interviews with
non-Tibetan protest eyewitnesses, Tibetan community and religious leaders,
Nepali medical personnel and police officers, and United Nations personnel
in Nepal.
Nepal, which borders the Tibetan region of China and is home to
approximately 20,000 Tibetan exiles, refugees and asylum seekers, has seen
numerous protests since March 10, "Tibetan National Uprising Day," the
anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan rebellion against China's rule in Tibet.
Protests in Kathmandu intensified in reaction to the Chinese government's
violent suppression of protests in Tibet and neighboring provinces in China.
Nepali authorities have made at least 8,350 arrests of Tibetans between
March 10 and July 18 (many people have been arrested more than once). While
the frequency of protests has diminished since May, protests have continued
to take place regularly. Few of those arrested have been provided with a
reason for their detention, and virtually all have been released without
charge.
Human Rights Watch said that Nepal's police have used unnecessary or
excessive force to carry out arrests, at times with the apparent intent to
disperse crowds of peaceful protesters. Police have beaten protesters with
lathis (canes) on the head and body, and kicked and punched them, and
sexually assaulted Tibetan women during arrest. Police, especially at Boudha
police station in Kathmandu, have severely beaten detainees. Many detainees,
including those who suffered injuries while being arrested, have been
provided limited or no medical care. Threats of violence, sexual
intimidation and deportation to China by the police also appear to have been
used to deter future demonstrations.
"Kathmandu has provided a home for Tibetan exiles for decades," said Adams.
"That is now under threat as Nepali authorities cave into pressure from the
Chinese government."
China has played an important, if at times opaque, role in the Nepali
government's crackdown on Tibetan demonstrations. China's ambassador to
Nepal, Zheng Xianglin, has publicly exerted China's influence on the Nepali
government through strong and frequent statements, calling for the arrest of
protesters and urging the government to take strong action. For example, on
May 12, Xianglin, said, "We want the Nepali establishment to take severe
penal actions against those involved in anti-China activities in Nepal."
The unusual number of statements from Nepali leaders reiterating the ban on
"anti-China" activities suggests increasing pressure from Beijing.
"China has long claimed that the bedrock of its foreign policy is
'non-interference' in the internal affairs of other countries. Yet it has
directly called for the Nepali authorities to crack down on peaceful
protesters," said Adams. "Beijing's attempts to export its persecution of
Tibetans across the Nepal-China border should stop immediately and be
strongly resisted by the government of Nepal."
Nearly all Tibetan protesters interviewed by Human Rights Watch reported
being threatened by Nepali authorities with deportation to China. This
threat is being used during arrest and against those in detention with the
apparent aim of instilling fear within the Tibetan community or to
discourage future protests. The authorities' widespread use of this threat
suggests Nepali government policy.
"The threat of detention and deportation to China is being used by the
government of Nepal to silence peaceful protest," said Adams.
Human Rights Watch called on the government of Nepal to respect the
fundamental rights of Tibetans to engage in peaceful assembly and
expression, and to end the arbitrary arrest, harassment, and mistreatment of
those who do so. Human Rights Watch also called on the Chinese government to
cease its public and private pressure on the Nepali government to violate
the rights of Tibetans.
Tibetan protesters in their own words:
"I was peacefully protesting when I was hit on the head by police and fell
to the ground. I was then hit with lathis [canes] on the feet and legs by
three policemen before they ran off, and I was helped home by a passerby.
Both of my feet are fractured. The doctor told me my left foot will never be
the same again."
- 25-year-old Tibetan, Kathmandu, March 19, 2008
"We are protesting because we want to tell the truth about our country and
we want justice from the UN and human rights. We want to show other
countries the real situation in Tibet. This is our aim."
- Nun from Swyambu, Kathmandu, March 29, 2008
"The police took my friend, so I tried to hold onto him. Then the police
tried to hit me with a lathi, so I put my arms up and now I have a damaged
arm. Then I fell to the ground and the police beat me while I was on the
ground, and now I have this large bruise on my back. My friend picked me up
because I couldn't walk, and then the police put me into the van."
- Protester, age 25
http://www.commondreams.org/news2008/0421-03.htm
Threat of Lethal Force in Nepal an Unacceptable Escalation for Tibet
Protests, Says Amnesty International
WASHINGTON, DC - April 21 - Amnesty International today condemned threats by
the Nepali Home Ministry to use "force, including gunfire. to prevent
anti-China protests" when the Olympic torch relay arrives on Mount Everest
in early May. These threats to use lethal force follow earlier crackdowns on
peaceful pro-Tibetan protestors, which were unconstitutional and resulted in
the arbitrary detention of at least 400 people.
Amnesty International is gravely concerned that the Nepali government is
extending illegal police actions against Tibetans in Nepal and
systematically violating their fundamental rights to liberty, due process
and freedom of movement, assembly and expression.
"Members of the Tibetan refugee community have in recent days faced
increasingly punitive police measures designed to muzzle free speech,
including threats of arbitrary deportation to China," said Amnesty
International. "Statements threatening the use of lethal force represent an
unacceptable escalation."
The Government of Nepal must ensure that its officers are adequately
equipped and trained to employ non-violent means of crowd control before
resorting, where strictly necessary, to the use of force. Firearms may only
be used as a last resort where lives are at risk. The Nepali government must
ensure that its officers are subject to strict regulations regarding the use
of such methods and are tied to a strict system of accountability.
Amnesty International therefore calls on the Nepali government to police
demonstrations in line with the U.N. Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement
Officials and the U.N. Basic Principles on the Use of Force. Principle 5 of
the Basic Principles states that police have the duty to "exercise restraint
[.] and act in proportion to the seriousness of the offense and the
legitimate objective to be achieved." Police are also required to "minimize
damage and injury, and respect and preserve human life." Principle 8
stipulates that "exceptional circumstances such as internal political
instability or any other public emergency may not be invoked to justify any
departure from these basic principles."
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