23. Jan 2012
Tibetans believed killed in protests, speculation about figures
(CTA; RFA; TCHRD) Tibetans are believed to have been killed and injured by security forces in Draggo (Chin: Luhuo) county centre, in the Kardze (Chin: Ganzi) TAP, Sichuan province. An RFA source claimed that at least two Tibetans were shot dead, and over ten were injured, after Chinese police "violently suppressed the protest". One participant in the protest told RFA "hundreds" of Tibetans had been detained following the shooting. One of the protesters also attempted to set himself ablaze, the source added. The CTA quoted sources saying six had been killed in what it described as "indiscriminate firing" by police. TCHRD reported one casualty as certain and another one as unconfirmed. It put the number of arrestees at 36.