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Monks, nuns arrested China consulate Kathmandu
Posted by Guus Koelman on April 1st, 2008 | 4 comments | 763 views
Monks and nuns arrested at Chinese consulate Kathmandu
About 100 Buddhist monks, nuns and Tibetans were arrested at the Chinese consulate on the 30th of March. The protesters almost reached it to the door of the embassy before they were chased away by the police and arrested. The police used their batons to spread the protesters.
Members of the hunger strike group were at the protest as well. I met them at a prayer meeting in Boudha where they planned the action for the day.
We left in a taxi for the consulate and we drove trough Kathmandu for a while. The group had to stop at a certain point where the protesters regrouped. A bus was arranged and we drove a couple of minutes then we picked up a group of about 40 nuns and drove to a different meeting point.
Here the total group of about 80 monks nuns and protesters assembled and the group split up in two buses. Inside the bus the nuns and monks tried to keep a low profile by sitting on the ground and covering themselves. If the police see a large group of monks they might arrest them.
After a trip of about one hour the group of protesters arrived at the backside of the embassy.
The protesters managed to get almost to the entrance but were chased away by the police using their batons. The monks, nuns and other protesters were arrested and taken away to jail.
About 100 Buddhist monks, nuns and Tibetans were arrested at the Chinese consulate on the 30th of March. The protesters almost reached it to the door of the embassy before they were chased away by the police and arrested. The police used their batons to spread the protesters.
Members of the hunger strike group were at the protest as well. I met them at a prayer meeting in Boudha where they planned the action for the day.
We left in a taxi for the consulate and we drove trough Kathmandu for a while. The group had to stop at a certain point where the protesters regrouped. A bus was arranged and we drove a couple of minutes then we picked up a group of about 40 nuns and drove to a different meeting point.
Here the total group of about 80 monks nuns and protesters assembled and the group split up in two buses. Inside the bus the nuns and monks tried to keep a low profile by sitting on the ground and covering themselves. If the police see a large group of monks they might arrest them.
After a trip of about one hour the group of protesters arrived at the backside of the embassy.
The protesters managed to get almost to the entrance but were chased away by the police using their batons. The monks, nuns and other protesters were arrested and taken away to jail.
Comments
Impressive story, excellent reporting, good pictures !
How can we stop this repression?
How can we stop this repression?
Sad story,very good pictures.
# posted by joopvandijk on March 31st, 2008 4:57 pm
sad story, great pics, I think the date has to be 30 march (iso may)
What can we do to stop this.......
What can we do to stop this.......
impressive,your blog!