New Photos from Tibet: March and Protest by Monks on Losar

RFA  just posted photos of an amazing protest march and candle light vigil by monks on the first day of Losar: Mangra County, Tsolho Prefecture:  http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibet-march-02262009163337.html

About one hundred monks from Lutsang Monastery marched approximately 1 km to the Mangra County Govt. Building, where the made several demands.

Lutsang Monastery is located in Mangra Country, a few hours from Rebong. Monks from this same monastery also took part in a protest last year on March 10, 2008:

Lutsang Monastery (Mangra County, Tsolho ” Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture “): A protest has been reported from the traditional Tibetan area of Amdo in Mangra County, Tsolho (Ch: Hainan) ‘Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture’ (”TAP”) Qinghai Province. About 137 monks from Lutsang Monastery in Mangra County, Tsolho “TAP” and 215 laypersons from the area were barred by the Mangra County People’s Armed Police (PAP) forces when they converged outside the County Assembly Hall where a government sponsored show was going on. Sensing a protest by the Tibetans, the show was forced to discontinue. Later monks and laypeople started shouting slogans “Long live Dalai Lama” and “The Dalai Lama should return to Tibet”. At the moment there is no report of Tibetans having been arrested from the area, although, the concerned authorities are known to be investigating those involved in the protest.