Comments on: Nepal police arrest over 500 Tibetan protestors. http://sirenschronicles.com/2008/05/11/nepal-police-arrest-over-500-tibetan-protestors/ "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."-Teddy Roosevelt Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:36:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: fran http://sirenschronicles.com/2008/05/11/nepal-police-arrest-over-500-tibetan-protestors/#comment-5321 fran Mon, 12 May 2008 01:05:00 +0000 http://sirenschronicles.com/?p=1546#comment-5321 This situation is heartbreaking. A simple protest could land a person in jail for 20 years in China. I hope Nepal is not adopting the same practices. In China many prisoners die from "falling down stairs" and other apartheid type ailments- in other words- they are killed in prison, but listed in a variety of circumstances as cause of death. First sentences since Tibet protests began: monks to serve life, 20 years The Chinese authorities have announced the first sentences of Tibetans, ranging from three years to life, since the protests and unrest began on the Tibetan plateau on March 10. Thirty sentences were handed down yesterday in connection with the riots in Lhasa on March 14, according to a Xinhua report, citing the Intermediate People's Court of Lhasa. One monk was sentenced to life, and two others to 20 years. frans last blog post..<a href="http://ramblings-fran.blogspot.com/2008/05/cheers-to-moms_11.html" rel="nofollow">Cheers to Moms!</a> This situation is heartbreaking. A simple protest could land a person in jail for 20 years in China. I hope Nepal is not adopting the same practices. In China many prisoners die from “falling down stairs” and other apartheid type ailments- in other words- they are killed in prison, but listed in a variety of circumstances as cause of death.

First sentences since Tibet protests began: monks to serve life, 20 years
The Chinese authorities have announced the first sentences of Tibetans, ranging from three years to life, since the protests and unrest began on the Tibetan plateau on March 10. Thirty sentences were handed down yesterday in connection with the riots in Lhasa on March 14, according to a Xinhua report, citing the Intermediate People’s Court of Lhasa. One monk was sentenced to life, and two others to 20 years.

frans last blog post..Cheers to Moms!

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