Posted on 03/25/2008 2:09:53 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Update on Death Toll from Tibet demonstrations
24th March 2008
While the most recent death toll from the demonstrations in Tibet is around 140, we are releasing the names and details of 40 identified people.
Since the start of the Demonstrations in Tibet on March 10, there has been a steady rise in the death toll. As the demonstrations continue to spread vastly to many areas in Tibet, the number of people who have died from the brutal military and police suppression during the peaceful demonstrations is astounding.
While we have confirmed information on the death toll from the demonstrations so far, it has been extremely difficult to get the details due to all the restrictions that have been imposed by Chinese authorities, especially since March 10th.
The most recent death toll from the demonstrations in Tibet is around 140 and we are releasing the names and details of 40 identified people. While we do have reliable information on other individuals killed during the demonstrations, we are gathering more comprehensive information before we release more names from the death toll list.
We have reliable sources confirming the death of numerous individuals killed during the recent demonstrations; however, we are still in the process of gathering more details (such as name and place of residence). For instance, while we can confirm that during the protest in Dabpa County (Karze "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture," Sichuan province), an elderly person, a young girl and a boy were shot and killed by the Chinese military, further details are still being gathered.
Many of the dead bodies from the recent demonstrations are being turned into the People's Procuratorates instead of being returned to their respective families. This has also made it more difficult to gather details on the death toll.
| CONFIRMED LIST OF INDIVIDUALS KILLED DURING RECENT DEMONSTRATIONS IN TIBET | ||||
| (as on March 24, 2008) | ||||
| S. No. | NAME | AGE | PLACE OF RESIDENCE/BIRTH | DETAILS |
| 1 | Phurbu | 37 | Lhasa | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 2 | Sonam Norbu | 27 | Derge, Karze "TAP" | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 3 | Azin | around 30 | Palyul | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 4 | Sonam Lhamo | 21 | Palyul | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 5 | Dhargye | 22 | Damshung, Lhasa Municipality | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 6 | Kunchok Samphel | 21 | Damshung, Lhasa Municipality | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 7 | Lhakpa Tsering | 21 | Lhasa | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 8 | Thupten Tsering | 24 | Lhasa | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 9 | Tenzin Samdup | 39 | Lhasa | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 10 | Rigzin Choenyi | 26 | Shugseb Nunnery | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 11 | Lobsang Tsepel | 31 | Sera Monastery | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 12 | Ngodup | 28 | Tibet University | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 13 | Lobsang Dolma | 23 | Guru Monastery | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 14 | Ngawang Thekchen | 20 | Taklung Drak Monastery | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 15 | Dhondup Dolma | 19 | Student | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 16 | Dechen Dolma | 57 | Lhasa Drashi | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 17 | Phurbu Tsamchoe | 20 | Lhasa | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 18 | Tashi Dorjee | 22 | Nagchu, Nagchu Prefecture | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 19 | Tashi Tsering | Bathang County, Karze "TAP" | Died on 14 March in Lhasa | |
| 20 | Kalsang Yeshi | Markham, Chamdo Prefecture | Died on 14 March in Lhasa | |
| 21 | Penpa | 29 | Toelung, Lhasa Municipality | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 22 | Tenzin (female) | 20 | Toelung, Lhasa Municipality | Died on 14 March in Lhasa |
| 23 | Jinpa | Phenpo | Died on 15 March in Phenpo | |
| 24 | Thokmey (monk) | Karze, Karze "TAP" | Died on 23 March evening in Lhasa | |
| 25 | Ngogha | Karze, Karze "TAP" | Died on 18 March in Karze | |
| 26 | Jamyang/Jampel | Karze, Karze "TAP" | Died on 18 March in Karze | |
| 27 | Tashi Gyaltsen | 18 | Karze, Karze "TAP" | Died on 18 March in Karze |
| 28 | Tsedup | Ngapa, Ngapa "TAP" | Died on 16 March in Ngapa | |
| 29 | Tashi Wangchuk | Ngapa, Ngapa "TAP" | Died on 16 March in Ngapa | |
| 30 | Gegyam | Soruma, Ngapa, Ngapa "TAP" | Died on 16 March in Ngapa | |
| 31 | Gephen Thaklo | Ngapa, Ngapa "TAP" | Died on 16 March in Ngapa | |
| 32 | Norbu | Ngapa, Ngapa "TAP" | Died on 16 March in Ngapa | |
| 33 | Lotse | Ngapa, Ngapa "TAP" | Died on 16 March in Ngapa | |
| 34 | Ngodup Tso | Ngapa, Ngapa "TAP" | Died on 16 March in Ngapa | |
| 35 | Atisha | around 25 | Ngapa, Ngapa "TAP" | Died on 16 March in Ngapa |
| 36 | Sangye | Ngapa, Ngapa "TAP" | Died on 16 March in Ngapa | |
| 37 | Tsezin | Ngapa, Ngapa "TAP" | Died on 16 March in Ngapa | |
| 38 | Gonpo Lhagon | around 30 | Ngapa, Ngapa "TAP" | Died on 16 March in Ngapa |
| 39 | Pelkho | Ngapa, Ngapa "TAP" | Died on 16 March in Ngapa | |
| 40 | Rinchen | Machu County | Died on 18 March in Machu | |
It is time for the U.S. to kick Red China out of the WTO, end most favored nation status and slap a 30%-or-larger tariff on all Red Chinese goods. Let them threaten us all they want—they are our enemy and we must stop playing patsy to The Little Red Devils!!
Pinging.
You can bet that the actual numbers are at least 10 times worse than reported.
Welcome to the Beijing Olympics!
Some of these Tibetans are such strict Buddhists that they don’t even want to harm worms when digging in dirt. This is really pissing me off. The Chinese are so full of shit!
We should have gone to war with them in the early 1950’s.
MacArthur was right.
You are far too kind in your references to the Little Red Devils.
Stop buying anything from the chi-coms and watch their little house of b.s. fall.
But hey, our military industrial complex needs a strong boogie man, if they didn’t have one they’d have to make one up.
The International Olympic Committee certainly should be proud that they chose such an example of the Olympic ideals as a site for this year’s extravaganza.
President Bush should cancel his trip to Beijing immediately, or all his platitudes about fighting for democracy in the world ring hollow. The love affair that the Bush family has with Communist China is disgusting.
This thread hasn’t been infected by the ChiCom trolls (as yet) but I’m sure one of the numerous trolls here will “educate” us that the dead here are PLAN soldiers after all /sarc
Virginia Ridgerunner or I will send out a ChiCom troll alert if the usual culprits show up.
Such as puget sound soldier?
Wal-Mart's Marriage to China as Strong as Ever Posted by PugetSoundSoldier to steve86 On News/Activism 02/25/2008 12:58:47 PM PST · 31 of 77
So as long as you label the transactions "capitalist", any kind of trade activity that benefits a Communist enemy is A-OK? Been to China recently? Because it's about as communist as Germany, Italy, or the UK. The "Chicoms" lost - they've seen the results of communism (USSR), and are running full-speed AWAY from that. Rather than just declare "we're done now!" like Russia, and experience the massive failures that happened because of that, they're managing the transition.
China is a LOT more economically open than the US. It's 10X easier to do business there. You get ahead by working for it, and it's pretty simple to keep what you make. Don't want to work? Well, those that DO work don't have to support you - social net is tiny. Taxation is simple, direct, and rare; for example, property is taxed once, at sale. You don't have an annual property tax.
Speech? Free and open; you'll read opinion columns and letters criticizing the government. In fact, many of those same columns are posted here on FR! Being critical of the government does not gain you a bullet in the head - China's opening up.
Religion? I'm a regular attender of the Hengshan Community Church in Shanghai, when I'm in China. Openly evangelical, Biblically sound (I'm a Free Methodist here in the US - a very conservative branch of Methodism), and unflinchingly honest about God, man, and society. And considering the number of open and active Buddhist temples (and mosques, and other churches), religion has a STRONG position inside China.
Politics? The CCP is still the 800 pound gorilla, but other parties exist and are slowly gaining more and more seats and power. Including the Jiu San Party whose main plank is independence for Taiwan!
China's not the communist country you think it is; I see it much more along the lines of Poland, Chech Republic, and other emerging Western states. China's going about their change at a deliberate pace in what they believe is best for China. They know that communism will fail, and that capitalism and democracy are the only solutions. But they'll take their carefully picked path to get there. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies
Prayers for the victims & their families. Prayers for the people of Tibet. And damn China . I am boycotting China & not watching the games. I think we are crazy to send our teams there.
PGS is not a chicom but an American busineman doing buiness in China. That being said...
Yup...I see that. We have a couple of those too. So-called conservatives whose economic interests in China make them willing cheerleaders for the PLAN - the organization that actually controls most large Chinese companies.
Boycotting Chinese goods is hard to do, there are so many things that aren’t produced anymore, because they can’t compete with Chinese cheap S***. Reminds me of when I was a kid, you could literally “knock the cover of the ball” using Japanese baseballs...and get a belated copy of the Peking (that’s right) Newspaper.
I remember that comment to me. In fact, I was really pizzed off and probably said something that got me suspended for a couple hours.
It is difficult or impossible to boycott, especially for those among us who can barely even afford the Chinese crap.
Thanks for the ping. : (
ping back to bump the thread
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