19. Oct 2009
Eight Tibetans arrested in Kardze
(Tibet Post) The Tibet Post reports that eight Tibetans have been arrested by the People's Armed Police (PAP) in Dege county, Kardze TAP. The arrests were made in response to farmers from the county refusing to sow crops, as part of the farming boycott movement, a concerted protest against the Chinese government. The report said that police and soldiers interrogated farmers from Longmar village, in Khagang township, demanding to know the reasons behind their actions and instructing them to resume work. The farmers quarrelled with the police and soldiers and subsequently eight separate arrests were made on unknown charges. Farmers from other villages in the area were also interrogated.