13. Apr 2009
Losar marchers from Lutsang monastery released
(TibetanReview.net; VOT) Chinese authorities have released the last six of the 109 monks from Lutsang Monastery in Mangra (Chin: Guinan) county, Qinghai Province who were arrested in February 2009, according to VOT. The six were not among those released on 20 March, apparently because they were perceived to be the ringleaders. It was not clear on or under what conditions the six were released. The authorities had rounded up the 109 monks after they staged a protest march on 25 February, the first day of the Tibetan New Year festival, Losar. Also reported released were two other Tibetans, Tashi Dhondup, a government official, and his younger brother, Jinpa Gyatso. Tashi was arrested on 02 March in Sumdo village, while Jinpa was arrested in Xining, where he was studying.