On March 10 ; 2013 ; the anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan Uprising in Lhasa ; security officials detained monks Lobsang Samten (31) and Sonam Namgyal (26) and Thupten Gelek (29) after they staged a political protest during which they carried a white banner with a large image of the Dalai Lama. The monks shouted slogans calling for freedom and democracy ; and a "Middle-Way Approach to solve TIbet issue." While detaining the monks ; the police also detained onlookers Lobsang Kalsang and Ngawang Gyatso for reportedly shouting at police ; or trying to "peacefully" resolve the matter.