Over 1,000 Tibetans, including monks and local residents, have been detained in Tibet by Chinese police following peaceful protests against the building of a massive dam that will displace thousands, and destroy important cultural heritage sites.
This already worrying situation is escalating; newly obtained undercover footage shows the mass deployment of Chinese armed police (PAP) to the area to enforce the crackdown.
CHINA MUST STOP THIS BRUTAL CRACKDOWN IMMEDIATELY!
TAKE ACTION: Call on Australian Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, to demand China immediately and unconditionally release all detained Tibetans and halt the build-up of armed police in the area.
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Radio Free Asia have reported that some of the hundreds of monks and other Tibetans detained have been released and that Tenzin Sangpo, a senior administrator at Wontoe Monastery, and Tenzin, a village official, accused of being 'ringleaders' remain in detention.
We continue to demand that all peaceful protesters are released.
