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Dear friends,
On 15
March 2011 peaceful protests in the Ngaba area of eastern Tibet were violently
suppressed by the Chinese authorities. Protests started when a young monk named
Phuntsok from Kirti Monastery set himself on fire.
Phuntsok's
action marked the third anniversary of events in
2008, when at least 10 Tibetans had been shot dead after Kirti monks began a
demonstration.
Phuntsok,
who was heard to shout messages of support for the Dalai Lama, later died after
the police extinguished the flames and were seen beating him.
In recent
days further protests have taken place and reports that "dozens of Tibetans"
have been detained following protests during which Tibetans shouted slogans
including "Free Tibet," "Invite Dalai Lama to Tibet" and "Independence for
Tibet".
Please
take action now! Urge world leaders to stand up for Tibet and demand China cease
its brutal crackdown on free speech.
This online petition, organized by ITN
(International Tibet Network) is directed to six world leaders, Ban Ki-Moon and
Navanethem Pillay, and urges them to jointly and individually express their
condemnation for the intensified crackdown in Tibet and the wider round up of
Chinese dissidents in China:
Feel free to send this petition to your friends and
family who might be interested.
thank you!
03-04-2011, 10:57 geschreven door Primaxx 
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