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   From: peter@dharma.dyn-o-saur.com   
      
   Appeal by H.H. the Dalai Lama   
      
   April 15th 2011   
      
   The current situation prevailing at Kirti Monastery in Ngaba in northeastern   
   Tibet is extremely grim because of the stand-off between   
   the Chinese military forces and the local Tibetans. The monastery, housing   
   approximately 2,500 monks, is completely surrounded by   
   Chinese armed forces, who at one point prevented vital food and other supplies   
   from entering the monastic compound.   
      
   The local Tibetans fearing that this siege on Kirti Monastery is a prelude to   
   large scale detention of the monks have surrounded the   
   soldiers blockading the monastery and have filled the roads so as to prevent   
   Chinese trucks and vehicles from either entering or leaving   
   Kirti.   
      
   The local Chinese blockade of Kirti Monastery began on 16 March 2011, when a   
   young Tibetan monk at the monastery tragically set   
   himself on fire as a way of observing the third anniversary of the widespread   
   peaceful protests that shook Tibet in 2008. Instead of   
   putting out the flames, the police beat the young monk which was one of the   
   causes of his tragic death. This act created huge   
   resentment among the monks, which resulted in this massive blockade of Kirti   
   Monastery.   
      
   I am very concerned that this situation if allowed to go on may become   
   explosive with catastrophic consequences for the Tibetans in   
   Ngaba.   
      
   In view of this I urge both the monks and the lay Tibetans of the area not to   
   do anything that might be used as a pretext by the local   
   authorities to massively crackdown on them.   
      
   I also strongly urge the international community, the governments around the   
   world, and the international non-governmental   
   organizations, to persuade the Chinese leadership to exercise restraint in   
   handling this situation.   
      
   For the past six decades, using force as the principle means in dealing with   
   the problems in Tibet has only deepened the grievances and   
   resentment of the Tibetan people. I, therefore, appeal to the Chinese   
   leadership to adopt a realistic approach and to address the   
   genuine grievances of the Tibetans with courage and wisdom and to restrain   
   from using force in handling this situation.   
      
   The Dalai Lama   
      
    April 15, 2011   
      
   http://www.dalailama.com/news/post/663-appeal-by-hh-the-dalai-lama   
      
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