13 March 2008
Two organisers and 98 marchers given 14 days detention
(Phayul) 101 of the exile Tibetans marching to Tibet from Dharamsala, two of them protest organisers, were arrested and sentenced to 14 days detention after appearing before magistrates in Dehra. The protesters refused to sign a bond saying that they would not participate in any further protests for the next 6 months. They will now be held under house arrest outside Dharamsala. Indian police have set up checkpoints on the roads leaving Dharamsala and are reportedly checking all buses for any Tibetan protesters that may be trying to leave the area. Some buses have been turned around.