17. Mar 2009
Nun stages protest march in Kardze
TCHRD reports a nun staged a solo protest march in Kardze county. According to TCHRD sources, Lobsang Khandro, from 'Gema Dra-wok' nunnery in 'Thing-ka' township, Kardze TAP, marched to Kardze government headquarters carrying pamphlets, political literature and some prayer flags. She shouted slogans such as: "No Freedom in Tibet"; "Tibetan People Rise Up, Rise Up"; "Long Live the Dalai Lama"; and "Chinese Authorities Release all Political Prisoners". She was arrested almost immediately, subjected to a severe beating, before being taken away to a detention centre.