Rebkong, Amdo Tibet

On March 16th and 17th, 2008, thousands of Tibetans protested in Rebkong, Amdo Tibet (Tib: རེབ་གོང་རྫོང་། Ch: 同仁县 Tongren County, Qinghai Province). Photos show monks from Rongwo Monastery conducting prayers for the long life of the Dalai Lama and for killed Tibetan protesters. On March 17th, hundreds of laypeople and monks from Rong Gonchen Monastery marched towards the local government headquarters. After being repelled by security forces, monks continued their protest in the monastery courtyard.

March 17, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Watch)	March 17, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Watch)	Banner reads: "May the Dalai Lama return to Tibet. Fighting for Freedom!" March 17, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Watch)
March 17, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Watch)	March 17, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Watch)	March 17, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Watch)
March 17, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Watch)	March 17, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Watch)	March 17, 2008 (Photo: Sent from Tibet)
March 17, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Watch)	March 17, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Watch)	March 17, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Watch)
March 17, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Watch)	March 17, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Watch)	March 16, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Watch)
March 17, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Watch)	March 16, 2008, Monks from Rongwo Monastery defy official ban and make public incense offerings to the Dalai Lama. (Photo: by Cara Anna/AP)	March 16, 2008, Monks from Rongwo Monastery defy official ban and make public incense offerings to the Dalai Lama. (Photo: by Cara Anna/AP)
March 16, 2008, Monks from Rongwo Monastery hold prayer for killed Tibetan protesters and the Dalai Lama. (Photo: Tibet Watch)	March 16, 2008, Monks from Rongwo Monastery hold prayer for killed Tibetan protesters and the Dalai Lama. (Photo: Tibet Watch)

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