China detains 32 monks of Ratoe Monastery in Chushul Public Security Bureau (PSB) Detention Centre, according to reliable information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).
According to multiple sources, the monks of Ratoe Monastery staged a major peaceful protest on 14 March 2008 in Nyethang Township, Chushul County, Lhasa Municipality, “Tibet Autonomous Region” (“TAR”).
The peaceful protest was initially led by a group of monks of Ratoe Monastery but later joined by ordinary Tibetans. The protesters marched for about two and half kilometers heading to the Township government head office demanding “Freedom in Tibet”, “Independence for Tibet” and “Long Live Dalai Lama”.