19 May 1996 - Tibet Information Network

Correction to TIN News Update of 2100 hrs 18 May 1996b ("Second Serious Incident in Lhasa Area: 30 Nuns and up to 50 Others "Severely Beaten"):

Change "14th November" in paragraph 2 to "14th May"

First two paragraphs should read:

A serious incident has taken place in the Lhasa area as monks and nuns continue to resist attempts by the authorities to impose a ban on display of photographs of the exiled Dalai Lama. This is the second major confrontation reported within a week and suggests police violence may have been more widespread than so far believed.

The latest clash with the Chinese authorities took place on Tuesday 14th May, and left up to 80 people, at least 30 of them women, with serious injuries, according to an eyewitness account from the main Lhasa hospital.

It followed a major disturbance at the monastery of Ganden, 40 km east of Lhasa, on 7th May, where two monks are believed to have been shot dead by police, according to unconfirmed reports. ...