Tibetan shot by chinese

KATHMANDU—Members of a group of 43 Tibetans have described their terrifying flight to Nepal under deadly fire from Chinese border guards who took several dozen other Tibetans into custody.

Witnesses said at least one person was killed and at least one wounded by gunfire Sept. 30 near the Himalayan pass at Nangpa La in the Mount Everest region. Others set the death toll higher. Another 36 or 37 Tibetans were detained, witnesses told RFA's Tibetan service.

The group, which originally numbered around 80 Tibetans, began their journey out of Chinese-controlled Tibet on Sept. 30-Oct. 1, according to members of the group—41 asylum-seekers and two Tibetan escorts—who arrived in Kathmandu on Oct. 10.

"When the Chinese fired at us, I was so tense and frightened. It is still difficult for me to explain what happened," one man said in an interview after arriving at the Tibetan Reception Center in Kathmandu.

"It was so tense and confusing that I just thought of staying alive and escaping. I couldn't think of anything else or help the others."

"I think the Chinese fired for about 15 minutes. I felt bullets whizzing past my ears. In fact I felt about five bullets pass by me and luckily they missed me. I was so frightened that I crawled in the snow using my hands and feet. The snow was about knee-deep," he said.

The man, who asked not to be named, said the group initially thought the gunshots were fireworks, because there were many Western visitors who had come to climb the mountains in the area.

"I thought they were playing with fireworks. But then we realized it was gunshots and about 30 to 40 rounds were fired. In the confusion, we split into two groups. Those of us who were in the front managed to escape and the later group of about 30 or more Tibetans could not escape," he said.

Another Tibetan, who hid in the mountains for two nights before crossing into Nepal, said: "I saw a small child...There was another young boy who was shot in the foot and an old man. They were detained in the area until late afternoon and then the Chinese police took them away."

"Those who escaped later saw the body of the nun who was killed. She was Kalsang Namtso, 17 years old from Ngachu Dri-ru (in Chinese, Biru Xian) county. They gave a local yak herder 100 yuan and asked him to take body away but we heard that he didn't do it. So we don't know what happened later," the second man said.

A Western climber who witnessed the incident told RFA's Tibetan service that two others in his group had been contacted by the Chinese Embassy in Nepal and asked to attend a meeting there.

"They have since left Nepal and gone home" without visiting the Chinese Embassy, the climber said.

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[MelamineForTheWIN]

To see the excellent 59 minute documentary "Tibet: Murder In The Snow" go to

tinyu rl. com/Nangpa

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It is all about Nangpa Pass and Tibetans escaping Tibet to freedom. Well worth watching.

[HumanRightsVideosT]

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China admits to Tibet shootings

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Chinese state media has confirmed reports that Chinese troops had fired on about 70 people near the country's mountain frontier with Nepal, killing one of them.

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Three climbers from UK and Australia told Reuters on Sept 30 they watched Chinese border guards aim their guns at a group of up to 30 people as they prepared to cross an icy pass from Chinese territory into Nepal.

[goodinfotoknow]

chinese shoot tibetans cause tibetans don't want to reveal where the demonic ufo base is. chinese should just look for the mountain whose height is 6666 meters. when they find the mountain, they better not fail in exposing who aliens really are (that is, they're rebels against Jesus)

[TheMonkeyloser]

A signed article by Sheila Shigley published on April 1 pointed out that the 14th Dalai Lama's "retirement" rhetoric was merely a political farce and a contemptible show.

The article notes that the quitting from the "political or administrative functions" of the 76-year-old Dalai Lama is a "slap on the face" toward the politicians of the U.S. and other western countries.

[TheMonkeyloser]

Obviously, since 1980s, western politicians have frequently met with the Dalai Lama, disregarding the strong objection of the Chinese government, with a high-sounding excuse: the Dalai Lama is "a respectable religious leader".

When western politicians mean to label the Dalai Lama’s recent political move as "democratic",

[TheMonkeyloser]

it is probably because they have not realized that the Dalai Lama’s "retirement" is simply sarcasm to their long held pretext.

Despite the Dalai Lama’s separatist and violent terrorist activities which in fact have already revealed his identity as a political exile, Sheila Shigley, the writer of this article takes a look at the articles of the “Charter of the Tibetans-in-Exile”, which specially prescribe the political rights of the Dalai Lama.

[TheMonkeyloser]

The article says, the prescribed political rights of the lama have far exceeded the power of any political leader on earth.

This "Charter" made in 1991 stipulates in Article 3: This Charter … assented to by the Dalai Lama shall come into force on the day appointed by the Dalai Lama, and the future Tibetan polity shall …through the dual system of government.

[TheMonkeyloser]

Article 19 stipulates that the executive power shall be vested in the Dalai Lama, and shall be exercised by Him, either directly or through officers subordinate to Him. In particular, the Dalai Lama shall execute his power of the chief executive of the Tibetan government: approve and promulgate bills and regulations prescribed by the 'Tibetan Assembly'… dissolve or suspend the 'Tibetan Assembly'… dissolve the Kashag or remove a Kalon or Kalons.

[TheMonkeyloser]

Article 29 stipulates that the Dalai Lama may, in cases of an emergency, dissolve the Kashag or remove a Kalon or Kalons, including the Chief Kalon, as the case may be.”

Article 30 stipulates that all executive business of the Tibetan Administration shall be conducted in the name of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

[TheMonkeyloser]

Besides, according to Article 97, 101 and 107, heads of some crucial functions of the "Tibetan Administration in Exile"… may be appointed by the Dalai Lama, such as "the Chief Commissioner of the 'Tibetan Central Election Commission', the Chairman of the 'Public Service Commission' and the Auditor General of the independent 'Tibetan Audit Commission'."

Based on the analysis of the role designed for the Dalai Lama in the "Charter",