Dharamshala- Oppression continues for the monks of Kirti Monastery - Tibet, who were deceived by Chinese Officials on their monthly income, and a 're-education programme' that threatens their culture and beliefs.

Dharamshala: - Two women arrested for opposing the deportation of Kirti monks on April 22nd, Choko, age 45, of Trinchen Tsang house in Tawa Gongma township in Ngaba county, and Serkyi, age 35, daughter of Lokle Trakho of Tawa Gongma, were released on May 17th after 25 days in detention. Their heads had been shaved, and they were beaten and abused so badly in detention that they are unable to look after themselves.

Dharamshala: At the Drepung Monastery near Lhasa in Tibet, Chinese armed forces have disrupted the religious festival of Saga Dawa and kept the monastery under surveillance and strict control since the beginning of April.

Dharamshala: - Jampa succumbed to grievous injuries that he sustained during severe torture and inhuman treatment in Drapchi and Chushul prison after he was sentenced to 15 years in 1996. He was first arrested at the height of a crackdown as a prelude to severe imposition of patriotic re-education on the three main monasteries - Sera, Gaden and Drepung - in 1996.

Dharamshala: - Chinese security officers arrested a young Kirti Monastery monk, Gatsetsang Lobsang Choephel, on 19 May 2011 for not complying with official diktats. After being taken away from the monastery, his whereabouts and well being are not known yet.

Dharamshala-Tensions are growing between local Tibetans and Chinese migrants as Beijing attempts to relocate and reconstruct the town of Kyigudo, Yushu county in eastern Tibet (Ch: Qinghai Province).

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