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Two Monks Sentenced up to 3 Years in Prison in Eastern Tibet

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Dharamshala: - Two Tibetan monks have been sentenced to imprisonment for protesting against the seizure of their monastery's land by the Chinese government in Jomda region in Chamdo in eastern Tibet's Kham Province, a human rights organisation based in Dharamsala said.

Families Demand Release of Monks, Several Others Arrested

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Dharamshala: - The whereabouts of over 300 monks since they were removed from the Kirti monastery of Ngaba region of eastern Tibet following a police on the night of 21 April, which left two elderly Tibetans dead due to police beating.

China Arrests A Tibetan Nun for Free Tibet Protest

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Dharamshala: - Jampa Tso, a nun from Badak Phuntsok Choeling Nunnery, Drangko County, Kardze "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture", Sichuan, has been arrested after she shouted slogans calling for freedom in Tibet and distributed leaflets on 16 April 2011.

Tension Mounts in Ngaba Tibet, Over 300 Monks Arrested

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Dharamshala: - Around 9 pm on April 21, armed soldiers, police officers and ‘special police' (Duijing) deployed around all of the monastic residences in the Kirti compound to seal them off, and then arrested over 300 monks, following a preconceived plan. They put them into 10 trucks of the largest size, and took them away. According to what local people have heard, they have been taken either to Dujiangyan or to Tashi Ling (Li Xian).

China Claims "Harmonious", Monks Say "Threatened"

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Dharamshala: - Seeping from the heart of China's tireless campaign to gain control over Tibet and its people are continued reports of contentious activities originating from the hills of eastern Tibet. The situation at and around Kirti monastery, the area's largest monastery and home to over 2,500 monks, has been escalating since the self-immolation of a resident monk on March 16th who was protesting Chinese rule and genocide of Tibetan culture.

China's Crackdown intensifies in Kirti Monastery of Tibet: Updates

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Dharamshala: - Reports emanating from Ngaba region of Tibet in recent days suggested that the situation of Kirti monastery is very tense between the Chinese military and Tibetans. On the 15th and 16th of April, the Chinese government ordered that every official, and teacher of Ngaba County, should attend the ‘patriotic re-education' of the monks of Kirti Monastery.

China forcing Monks to Accept "Patriotic Re-education"

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Dharamshala: - A serious situation has escalated recently in Ngaba county, Amdo region of eastern Tibet as the Kirti Monastery in the region has been sealed off by armed Chinese security forces. The armed forces this week also have prevented food from entering the monastery, and from Monks leaving. The situation worsened over the past few days, when the Chinese Government announced that; "Monks between the age of 18 to 40 must be taken to a different location, for ‘patriotic education'.