Re: Ausschreitung gegen Tibetische Demonstranten in Nepal |
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Amnesty International Activists Among Arrested in Nepal
Katmandu March 24 -In separate incidents, Nepal Police arrested over 400 Tibetans from Bouda, Pulchowk and Maitighar in Kathmandu today. Heavy security forces have been deployed in Bouda, Swayambhu and Jwalakhel, where many Tibetans live, since early morning. At around 2 PM, Amnesty International organized a solidarity protest at Maitighar Mandala, the designated place in Kathmandu for protests. As soon as 10 members of the Amnesty International Nepal, and human rights activists arrived at the Mandala, Police arrested them. Later hundreds of Tibetans joined the protest but Police arrested the Tibetans too. The Tibetans were just sitting peacefully and saying prayers. The Police held some Tibetans by their hair and dragged away into waiting police vehicles. More Tibetans arrived in buses but the police did not allow many to get off the bus. Those arrested from Mandala were detained at Mahendra Police Club, Bhrikuti Mandap and Anamnagar Police Station. About 70 Tibetans were arbitrarily detained from streets of Bouda this morning, some Tibetans traveling in public buses on their routine chores were also arrested. Meanwhile, 241 Tibetans were arrested from Pulchowk when they demonstrated and tried to go to the UN House at around 10.30 AM; many were baton charged, kicked and punched and sustained injuries. ≈ Earlier this morning, Tibetans started gathering at Pulchowk near the UN House. Within minute, Police who were already waiting at the UN House stopped the Tibetan demonstrators, who requested that they be allowed to peacefully express their feelings. But the Police started taking away Tibetans forcefully and put them in Police vehicles and drove away. The Tibetans arrested from Pulchowk were detained at Jwalakhel Police Station. At the time of filing this report, all those held at Mahendra Police Club and Anamnagar Police Stations have been released. One TYC executive told Phayul that others might also be released this evening.
By Tenzin Choephel Phayul Correspondent
Kathmandu, March 24: In three separate incidents, Nepal Police today arrested over 400 peaceful Tibetan protestors from Bouda, Pulchowk and Maitighar in Kathmandu. Heavy security forces have been deployed in Bouda, Swayambhu and Jwalakhel, areas where bulk of Tibetan refugees, since early morning. Nepali police arbitrarily arrested and detained around 70 Tibetans from the streets of Boudha earlier this morning; some of them arrested while traveling in public buses. 241 Tibetans were arrested from Pulchowk when they demonstrated and tried to go to the UN House at around 10.00 AM. Although Tibetans pleaded with Police that it was a peaceful demonstration and asked for right to express their views, as usual Police started taking them away forcefully and put them in Police vehicles and drove away. Many even sustained injuries after being baton-charged kicked and punched by police. Police even pulled away Tibetan activists, who resisted arrest, by hair.
The struggle with Police continued until almost every Tibetan demonstrator at the site was taken away. They were detained at Jwalakhel Police Station. At 2:00 PM, Amnesty International Nepal organized a solidarity proof test at Maitighar Mandala to call on China to allow independent UN investigation in Tibet and to fully account for all the Tibetans detainees following protests in Tibet. The group also called on China to release all those arrested and detained “solely for peacefully expressing their views”. They were also stopped by Nepali police. 10 Nepali Amnesty members and other human rights defenders were arrested, including Sushil Pyakurel, former Commissioner of the National Human Rights Commission in Nepal. Later hundreds of Tibetans joined the Amnesty in their Tibet campaign. Within ten minutes, police started taking them away; some were dragged away to the Police truck. Many were kicked, punched and some were pulled away by their hair to put them in truck. A Tibetan monk sustains head injury from police beating at the Mandala at Maitighar, Kathmandu (Photo by Tenzin Choephel / Phayul.com) The Tibetans were just sitting there peacefully and doing prayers. The Police arrest continued for about one hour until all Tibetans from the Mandala were arrested and taken away. Many Tibetans arriving in bus were taken straightaway to different Police Stations. The exact figures of the detainees from the Amnesty campaign are not yet known. At the time of filing this report, all those held at Mahendra Police Club and Anamnagar Polcie Stations have been released. One Regional Tibetan Youth Congress executive told Phayul.com that all others might also be released. (http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=20028&article=Over+400+Tibetan+protestors+arrested+in+Nepal ) |
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