Tibet : Chinese police have surrounded Tawu monastery

Redazione - Mar, 16/08/2011 - 08:47

Chinese armed police have surrounded Tawu Nyatso monastery and have demanded that Tsewang Norbu’s body be given to them.Security has been tightened in the county in the wake of this protest.The situation is very tense now in Tawu.The monastery is conducting prayers for the dead monk and have refused to hand over his body.In the last few hours, telephone lines have been cut and Internet cafes closed in an effort to control news spreading across Tibet and to prevent news being shared with the outside world.

In March, Phuntsog, a monk at the Kirti monastery in Ngaba prefecture, set fire to himself in protest at rule by Beijing, leading to a security crackdown by Chinese forces and the forced removal of about 300 monks from the monastery.