I am back in Mcleod Ganj. Took bus from last camp, a few kilometers from Dehra, Kangra distict, Himachal Pradesh. We marched from 0530 THURS until we were stopped by dozens of police. I filmed w/ camcorder the arrests until time to sit down w/ the witnesses. Dragged to bus w/ the core marchers(102) and spent less than hour in detention w/ core. Felt pride and no fear as police grabbed and locked foot under bus as tried to push me on bus, so kept the resistance til overpowered. They expelled all foreigners w/o looking at passports but video'd us before leaving. India doesnt want trail of foreigners. We can march again if needed. They dont want paper trail because the govt lies to Indian news that no foreigners were arrested after the bloody beating of several nuns in Delhi. Some nuns in critical condition as of thurs morn.Held vigil in front of detention center until early evening when the 100 core were loaded on 5 busses to go to magistrates. Then we held vigil at Dehra magistrates until they were transferrred to their holding place for 14days - 6 months.
Mcleod Ganj was locked down for all Tibetans, no in no out. Internet connections were cut from town for a day. After thousands in candlelight vigil at HHDL temple we watched video feeds from Toronto, Olympia Greeece and Lhasa and Amdo, Berlin. But NO SHOW USA!
Do you know of any in USA?
I have to write article for David Lewis before web may be shut off.
Coordinators just called for all Tibetan shops and cafes to close and 24 hr hunger strike in honor of dozen deaths in Lhasa.
We dont know what is next but ready to go back to a new march if they want foriegn eyewitnesses. The police at least did not beat anyone at Dehra where we were. A few scrapes and kicks, I have bruises after spread eagle dragged to bus for arrest.
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Tenkyong