China - Chinese security forces arrest five Tibetan monks in raid on monastery

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns the Chinese government's frequent arrests of Tibetan monks who try to inform the international community about the way they are persecuted. In the latest case, four monks were detained in a 1 September raid by soldiers and police on Zilkar monastery in Yushu prefecture, in the eastern part of the Tibetan region, in response to the circulation of reports and photos outside Tibet. A monk who photographed the raid was also arrested. Reporters Without Borders (...)

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