Press Release: NGOs Demand Halt to China’s Crackdown, Announce Temporary Pause to March

For Immediate Release
March 24, 2008

Tibetan NGOs Focus Efforts to Demand Immediate Halt to China’s crackdown in Tibet; Temporarily pause March to Tibet

Dharamshala – The five largest Tibetan non-governmental organizations (NGOs) today denounced China’s military crackdown in Tibet and called for an immediate end to the killing and international intervention. In a majority decision, the Organizing Committee of the March to Tibet temporarily paused the March in order to focus on the emergency response to the crackdown inside Tibet. They joined the Tibetan government in exile in demanding the immediate and unconditional release of all Tibetans arrested in connection to the protests, medical aid for those injured and for unhindered media access to all Tibetan areas. The March, which had reached Roper in Punjab, 38kms from Chandigarh, will continue to Delhi where the participants will join in a public outreach campaign meant to build pressure on the Chinese leadership to end the crackdown. (more…)