On March 14 and 15, 2008, hundreds of monks of Labrang Tashikhyil Monastery, located in Xiahe (Sangchu) county, Gannan (Kanlho) TAP, Gansu province, led protest demonstrations joined by a large number of ordinary Tibetans. Protestors marched toward county government offices and shouted slogans calling for Tibetan independence and the Dalai Lama’s long life until security forces “fired tear gas and live ammunition into the air to disperse the demonstrators” (TCHRD). Authorities Detainedan unknown number of Tashikhyil monks during following weeks. The Tibetan government-in-exile reported on May 2, 2008, that public security officials DetainedLabrang Tashikhyil monks Tenzin, Gedun Nagdrag, and Jamyang Jinpa from the monastery on April 15. Police reportedly injured the monks and hospitalized them. No information is available about criminal charges, if any, against them. Belongs to Labrang Tashikyil Monastery