China executed four Tibetans in Lhasa Over 2008 unrest

Thursday, October 22, 2009:as many as four Tibetans were executed on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in the 2008 anti-China unrest in the Tibetan capital Lhasa. Tibetan Government-in-exile has also confirmed the execution report. A report on its official website said Lobsang Gyaltsen, aged 27, born in Lhasa; Loyak, aged 25, of Tashi Khang, Shol Township, Lhasa and Penkyi, aged 21, born in Sakya County were executed in Lhasa on Tuesday. It said the identity of the fourth person is not known.



Tibetans and their supporters protested today in the rain in front of the United Nations General Assembly building and the New York Chinese Consulate. They gathered to condemn the Chinese government's executions of two Tibetans, Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak on October 20th, 2009 for their alleged involvement in the March 2008 protests in Lhasa. Two others, a woman named Penkyi and an unidentified Tibetan were also reportedly executed on the same day. Under Chinese occupation, Tibetans have no access to independent legal representation and foreign journalists are not permitted to attend court proceedings.



Vigil at Chinese Embassy, London, UK on 22 October 2009 for four Tibetans executed on 20 October for their roles in Spring 2008 protests in Tibet. The four Tibetans were Lobsang Gyaltsen, Loyak, Penkyi and one unidentified.