Fate of 300 detained monks unknown a month later
May 23 (Reuters): The fate of about 300 Tibetan monks of Kirti monastery in northeastern Tibet detained by Chinese security forces last month amid a crackdown sparked by a monk’s self-immolation is still unknown.
The detentions come as China’s ruling Communist Party celebrates 60 years since the “peaceful liberation” of Tibet, and underscores the government’s struggle to win the hearts and minds of Tibetan people across the country.
Kirti Rinpoche, the head of the Kirti monastery, said it was the first time Chinese security forces had seized such a large number of monks at a time, and that he had no information on their whereabouts.
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