Security forces stormed the city and patrolled the streets. They warned Tibetans not to spread information about the self-immolation of an artist from 25 years
Por Jack Phillips – The Epoch Times
Joe, 8 Nov 2012 12:02 +0000
PHOTO: Exiled Tibetans take part in a candlelight vigil in McLeod Ganj on 28 August 2012. From 2009, at least 63 Tibetans, among them many monks and nuns, they have caught fire. (Lobsang Wangyal/AFP/Getty Images)
After the self-immolation of a Tibetan artist, Thousands of people participated in protests against Chinese rule in Qinghai province, which led the Chinese regime to mobilize a multitude of security forces in the region.
"Poco después del incidente de la autoinmolación, security forces stormed the city and patrolled the streets, la situación era tensa", an unnamed source told Radio Free Asia (RFA).
Chinese security officials warned Tibetans who gathered, They would not divulge information about the self-immolation, according to RFA.
Thousands of Tibetans gathered at the tomb of the traditional artist, Dorjee Lhundup, of 25 years, who set himself on fire on Sunday in protest against communist rule in Tibetan areas. According to the advocacy group, International Tibet campaign, Dorjee was also a farmer and had two children.
"Muchas personas se reunieron en el lugar donde se prendió fuego, and then several monks also went to the scene. They protected his body from the police and Chinese troops, y lo llevaron al monasterio donde los monjes y laicos oraron por él", said a source cited by the human rights group.
From 2009, at least 63 Tibetans, among them many monks and nuns, they caught fire. The frequency of self-immolations has only increased in recent months.
Tibetan leaders in exile urged Tibetans living in China to end this practice, saying that his life is too valuable to waste it this way. However, some continued the practice of burning.
Human rights groups and government-in-exile say Chinese regime's repressive policies in Tibetan areas, including the destruction of culture, Religion and language are the reasons why people set themselves on fire.
last friday, the High Commissioner of the United Nations, para los Derechos Humanos Navi Pillay pidió por primera vez al régimen chino hacer frente a las preocupaciones de los tibetanos y las "violaciones de los derechos" that caused the increase in self-immolations.
She cited a case from earlier this month in which a young Tibetan woman from 17 years ago she was severely beaten by the Chinese authorities for distributing leaflets calling for freedom for Tibet. Others, including monks were sentenced to long prison terms for distributing photos, make movies, and write reports related to Chinese communist repression of Tibetans
Pillay reiterated concerns expressed by the Tibetan government in exile over the self-immolations.
"Reconozco la intensa sensación de frustración y desesperación que les lleva a recurrir a medios tan extremos", Pillay said., "pero hay otras maneras de expresar claramente estos sentimientos".
