国际特赦组织紧急呼吁：西藏高僧堪布尕玛才旺与支持者被拘禁

这是国际特赦组织就青海囊谦高僧尕玛才旺被捕、为他请愿的16位僧人被捕，于2014年1月8日发出的紧急呼吁。 

国际特赦组织的要求是：--要求中国政府尽快及无条件释放16名因支持堪布尕玛才旺而被抓的16名僧人，他们只是和平行使他们的言论自由；--要求中国政府保证堪布尕玛才旺和16名僧人不受酷刑或虐待；--要求中国政府交代堪布尕玛才旺和16名僧人被关押的地点，并保证他们能与他们选择的代表律师会面。

DOCUMENT - CHINA: TIBETAN MONK AND SUPPORTERS DETAINED IN CHINA: KARMA TSEWANG

UA: 4/14 Index: ASA 17/001/2014 China Date: 8 January 2014

URGENT ACTION TIBETAN MONK AND SUPPORTERS DETAINED IN CHINA Prominent Tibetan monk, Karma Tsewang, was detained on 6 December in Chengdu, south-west China, on suspicion of “endangering state security”. Sixteen of his supporters were also detained after they demanded his release. They have not been allowed access to lawyers and are at risk of torture. Karma Tsewang is the highly-regarded abbot (Khenpo) at the Gongya Monastery in Nangqian (Nangchen) county, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province. He was seized on 6 December in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, by public security officers from Changdu (Chamdo) prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, while travelling on business. His lawyer Tang Tianhao said he is being held on suspicion of “endangering state security’, but what this might relate to has not been confirmed. He is currently detained at an unknown location in Changdu.

After Karma Tsewang’s detention, 4,000 people including other Tibetan monks signed a petition demanding his release. On 10 December, over 600 people including monks from Gongya Monastery staged a two-hour demonstration in Nangqian, holding banners with photos of Karma Tsewang and chanting slogans calling for his release.

Officials at Nangqian county threatened the monks who took part in the demonstration, warning them that Karma Tsewang would face even more severe punishment if they did not stop their protests. Despite stopping the demonstration, on 20 and 21 December, 16 monks were detained.

On 23 December, Karma Tsewang’s lawyer went to Changdu, but local police refused to let him meet the monk. Officials in Nangqian county warned Karma Tsewang’s family and those of the other 16 detained monks not to hire lawyers, or they would face detention.

Karma Tsewang is well-known in the Tibetan community for his work promoting Tibetan language and culture and for his disaster relief work, in particular following the earthquake in Yushu county, Qinghai Province in 2010, in which over 2,000 people died.

Please write immediately in English, Chinese or your own language:  Urging the authorities to release the 16 other monks immediately and unconditionally, as they are being held solely for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of expression;  Calling on the authorities to ensure Karma Tsewang and the 16 monks are not tortured or ill-treated;  Calling on the authorities to disclose where Karma Tsewang and the 16 monks are being held, and to ensure they have regular access to lawyers of their choosing.

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 19 FEBRUARY 2014 TO: Director of Tibet Autonomous Region Public Security Bureau Li Zhao Tingzhang Xizang Zizhiqu Gong'anting 26 Linkuodonglu Lasashi 850000 Xizang Zizhiqu People’s Republic of China Salutation: Dear Director
Director of Qinghai Province Public Security Bureau Liu Zhiqiang Tingzhang Qinghaisheng Gong'anting No. 50 Bayilu, Chengdongqu Xiningshi 810007 Qinghaisheng People’s Republic of China Fax: +86 971 8293290 Email: ghosthotcat@qhga.gov.cn

Salutation: Dear Director And copies to: Premier Li Keqiang Guojia Zongli The State Council General Office 2 Fuyoujie, Xichengqu Beijingshi 100017 People’s Republic of China Fax: +86 10 65961109 Email: kf@people.cn

Also send copies to diplomatic representatives accredited to your country. Please insert local diplomatic addresses below: Name Address 1 Address 2 Address 3 Fax Fax number Email Email address Salutation Salutation Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.


URGENT ACTION TIBETAN MONK AND SUPPORTERS DETAINED IN CHINA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Karma Tsewang, 38, is a prominent Tibetan monk at the Gongya Monastery in Nangqian county, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. Gongya Monastery is an important monastery in Nangqian with 300 monks, 200 nuns and 100 young monks. The monastery holds the annual Grand Prayer for World Peace Puja which attracts tens of thousands of Tibetan Buddhist followers each year.

Since the Tibetan mass protests of 2008 against Chinese rule, the Chinese government has stepped up repression in Tibetan areas and imposed intrusive military and security controls on the local people. The authorities also continue to subject Tibetans to humiliating "patriotic education", which forces them to denounce the Dalai Lama and express support for the Chinese Communist Party.

Tibetan monks have been a primary target of the crackdown. According to the International Campaign for Tibet, as of 19 December 2013, 125 Tibetans have self-immolated since 27 February 2009 in protest against this crackdown.

Name: Karma Tsewang and 16 other monks Gender m/f: Male

UA: 4/14 Index: ASA 17/001/2014 Issue Date: 8 January 2014

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