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China's Brutal Crackdown On Ngaba Protests


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Twenty Tibetans were reported dead following a crackdown by Chinese forces on a protest in Ngaba "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture" ("TAP"), in Amdo Province of Tibet (present-day Sichuan Province) on March 16th; Ten have been confirmed and identified. Hundreds of Tibetans from Amdo are still missing.

Click here to see SFT's press release about the protests, crackdown and killings in Ngaba. Please contact SFT Headquarters for additional information, interviews with relatives of victims, and for high-resolution photos: (212) 358-0071

Norbu, son of Phurwagoen, 15, student at
Tibetan Middle School, from Shanglung Village



Tashi Wangchuk, 27, son of Tsedrugtsang
from Lhade Gongma Village

Gephen Thaklo, 64, family name Khenyirtsang
Village Headman of Asigma Village, Ngaba.
Wife, 54, also shot and in critical condition

Atashia, 26, Gangwa Pakortsang
From Ngoshil Tsode Village

Gyergyam, 40, family name Jamshotsang,
from Porema Village

­Lobsang Nyima, 17, from Zamthang
He came to further his studies at Kirti Monastery 

In addition to the six above, five additional victims have been identified as:

1. Tsezin Totsang (32-year old male from Thechung)
2. Lhundup Tsomo Jigshetsang, (18-year old female student at Tibetan Middle School, from Ngoshu Village)
3. Butrang Dhargyetsang (female)
4. Sangay (18-year old male from Raro Village)
5. Gyamtso Beize