Chinese police brutally beats two Tibetan girls then bans treatment
The teenagers staged a protest in the market square of Kardze, in south-eastern Sichuan. The father of one suspects a sexual assault. Beaten and arrested the author of one man protest also in Kardze.
Lhasa (AsiaNews / Agencies) - Chinese police have brutally beaten and arrested two Tibetan girls because they made a peaceful protest against the regime in the Tibetan majority region in the south-eastern part of Sichuan. The girls, identified as 16 year old Pelmo Tashi and Pema Yangdzom, 19, were later released and delivered to families, but were forbidden to seek medical care for their wounds, which were described as serious.
"On 12 July, after 4 in the afternoon, the two girls arrived in the market square of Kardze (Ganzi in Chinese, ed) and began a peaceful protest, chanting slogans for the independence of Tibet and the return of the Dalai Lama, "said Lobsang Dondrub a monk who lives in India. As soon as they began their protest, the police arrived "and severely beat the girls in the presence of many witnesses," said the monk, citing sources close to the family.
The girls were arrested and released two days later and delivered to their families living in the village of Nordzin. Chinese authorities have confiscated their identity documents, and ordered them not to move from home or seek medical assistance. The younger girl was bruised, is in great pain and has difficulty urinating, Dondrub said, adding that the father suspects she was sexually assaulted while in police custody. The older girl is suffering severe injuries.
On July 15 a man, who staged a solitary protest in Kardze was beaten and arrested. Ngawang Phuntsog, 34, arrived on the market square at 9 am carrying the Tibetan national flag on his shoulder and a bag of leaflets. After five minutes Phuntsog was attacked by police, who fired rubber bullets at his legs, before beating and arresting him, says Phuntsog's sister, who lives in Switzerland. When his father tried to visit him and bring him a change of clothes he was sent away by officers. Before the protest the man had visited the monastery of Dhargye, where he made an offering to the monks and said: "Until now I never did anything useful in my life. Now I am going to do something good".
"On 12 July, after 4 in the afternoon, the two girls arrived in the market square of Kardze (Ganzi in Chinese, ed) and began a peaceful protest, chanting slogans for the independence of Tibet and the return of the Dalai Lama, "said Lobsang Dondrub a monk who lives in India. As soon as they began their protest, the police arrived "and severely beat the girls in the presence of many witnesses," said the monk, citing sources close to the family.
The girls were arrested and released two days later and delivered to their families living in the village of Nordzin. Chinese authorities have confiscated their identity documents, and ordered them not to move from home or seek medical assistance. The younger girl was bruised, is in great pain and has difficulty urinating, Dondrub said, adding that the father suspects she was sexually assaulted while in police custody. The older girl is suffering severe injuries.
On July 15 a man, who staged a solitary protest in Kardze was beaten and arrested. Ngawang Phuntsog, 34, arrived on the market square at 9 am carrying the Tibetan national flag on his shoulder and a bag of leaflets. After five minutes Phuntsog was attacked by police, who fired rubber bullets at his legs, before beating and arresting him, says Phuntsog's sister, who lives in Switzerland. When his father tried to visit him and bring him a change of clothes he was sent away by officers. Before the protest the man had visited the monastery of Dhargye, where he made an offering to the monks and said: "Until now I never did anything useful in my life. Now I am going to do something good".
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