Tuesday, March 18, 2008

20 TIBETANS KILLED BY CHINESE FORCES IN NGABA, AMDO



New information and photos of the protests in Ngaba "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture" in the Tibetan province of Amdo on March 16th have been made available today by local sources. Click here to see photos. 20,000 Tibetans are reported to have joined the uprising in Ngaba.


20 Tibetans were reported dead following the crackdown by Chinese forces on March 16th; 9 have been confirmed and identified:


1. Tashi (27-year old male from Lhade Gongma Tsedrugtsang Village)

2. Tsezin Totsang (32-year old male from Thechung)



3. Lhundup Tsomo Jigjetsang, (17-year old student at Tibetan Middle School, from Ngoshu Village)


4. Atisha Gangwatsang (male from Denshu Village)


5. Norbu Phurwagoen (15-year old male, student at Tibetan Middle School, from Shanglung Village)


6. Butrang Dhargyetsang (female)


7. A Monk from Zamthang (monk in the photo)


8. Sangay (18-year old male from Raro Village)


9. Gyamtso Beize
















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