05. Mar 2009
Two arrested in Kardze
(RFA) RFA reports that two Tibetan women - a nun named Pema Yangdzom, and a girl whose name and age were unavailable - staged separate protests in front of Kardze's Public Security Bureau (PSB), according to the nun's uncle, Yeshe Dorje, now living in Australia. "My niece protested at around 10:20 a.m. and was quickly taken away by Chinese police", Yeshe Dorje said, citing information from local family members. "The other young girl appeared at the same place in the afternoon around 1:00 p.m. and protested. She too was taken away". Yeshe Dorje said he was unable to obtain further details about the protests, calling the presence of Chinese forces in the area "overwhelming".