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9.10.06: Subject: Urgent Action : Chinese Forces shoot and kill escaping Tibetans
Dear members of TCB,
TCB was requested to inform its members regarding the following events which is self-explanatory.
———————-Dear Friends,
Shocking eyewitness reports from Tibet have confirmed that Chinese forces opened fire on a group of Tibetans, killing one nun in her mid-twenties and a young child on September 30, 2006. Up to five more Tibetans are feared dead after the soldiers, stationed at the Nangpa Pass between Tibet and Nepal, opened fire on a caravan of more than 70 escaping Tibetans, including children as young as 10 years old. Foreign mountaineers at the nearby Cho Oyu advance base camp witnessed the incident and described how the soldiers took careful aim and fired repeatedly on the defenseless Tibetans, even as they attempted to escape uphill.
Forty-three people from the group are reported to have successfully crossed into Nepal and are on route to the United Nations sponsored Tibetan Refugee Reception Centre in athmandu. The fate of the other Tibetans remains unknown. There is concern that many of them may have been injured during the shooting and apprehended by the security forces.
Act Now!!!
1) Demonstrate at the Chinese Embassy. Tibetan Youth UK have organised a vigil for the evening of Wednesday 11 October outside the Chinese Embassy, 49-51 Portland Place, London W1B 1JL (Map – http://tinyurl.com/j3ob6). Gather from 3.30pm, main vigil from 6pm to 9pm. Bring flags and candles. Contact tibetanyouthinuk@yahoo.co.uk – 07725501995 for more information.
2- Sign the petition letter at the event or ask TYUK to send a copy of letter.
Let’s Show our Strength !!! BHOD-GYALO
www.tibetanyouthuk.blogspot.com
Email: tibetanyouthinuk@yahoo.co.uk
Further information and a video link can be found on the Tibetan Community website & in English on the Students for a free Tibet website click here