The Chinese authorities have been conducting intense “Patriotic re-education” campaign in Woeser and Khenpa Lungpa Monasteries since the beginning of April 2008. Sources told TCHRD that on 10 May 2008 ; the Chinese “work team” entered the monasteries to conduct intense and rigorous “Patriotic re-education” campaign which resulted in a bitter and heated arguments between the annoyed monks and the Chinese authorities. However ; none of the monks signed off the official documents and nor did they write essays denouncing the Dalai Lama. In response to the monks’ adamant refusal ; the Chinese authorities detained them. On 12 May 2008 ; 10 monks of Khenpa Lungpa Monastery were detained. Similarly on 13 May 2008 ; 6 monks of Woeser Monastery were also detained. Two lay TARans were later detained on 14 May 2008.