China tightens security in Tibetan border regions
Phayul[Wednesday, July 04, 2012 23:35]
By Tendar Tsering

DHARAMSHALA, July 4: Dans le but d'empêcher les Tibétains de partir en exil suite à leur participation à des manifestations, la Chine a renforcé sa surveillance des zones frontières avec le Népal et l'Inde.
Une Tibétaine confirme le renforcement de la présence militaire chinoise suite à la vague d'immolations et de manifestations. Cette dernière précise que la Chine a déployé un renfort en officiers de l'armée dans les villes et villages frontaliers.
"En plus d'un déploiement de soldats, le gouvernement chinois a également mis en mis en place des comités dans le moindre village pour pouvoir espionner et rapporter les activités tibétaines dans ces zones frontières, déclara notre source"
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Thousands of Tibetans have taken part in multiple public protests since January this year, demanding freedom in Tibet and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile. In many instances, Chinese security personnel have opened indiscriminate fire on the unarmed protesters, killing and wounding scores of Tibetans.

Chinese authorities have also led large-scale manhunt of Tibetans suspected of taking part in the protests. In one instance, Chinese security personnel hunted down and killed two brothers for taking part in an anti-China protest. During the shootout, their mother also suffered bullet injuries and later she had to amputate her arm.

On March 29, Gonpo Rigzin, 25, stabbed himself to death after being hunted by Chinese authorities for taking part in a demonstration.

He had taken part in the January 23 mass protests in Drango and was apparently caught on Chinese police CCTV surveillance cameras.


Gonpo Rigzin had told his family members, while being hunted down, that he would rather kill himself than get arrested and tortured by the Chinese police.

The Chinese courts in the region have been passing down heavy sentences on Tibetan arrested for taking part in protests.

In the past few months, Chinese courts in eastern Tibet have sentenced several Tibetans to varying prison terms – from a few months to life-imprisonment, for their ‘involvement’ in anti-China protests.