E/CN.4/1993/62 page 15 8. Approval from country or provincial authorities. 9. Clearance from the Public Security Bureau. The Special Rapporteur has been informed that monks and nuns have continued to be arrested and detained. He was also informed that on 29 September 1991, the authorities announced at a public meeting in Lhasa that the police and army had been authorized to shoot persons taking part in demonstrations or putting up unauthorized posters. The following monks and nuns are among those who have been arrested in 1991 and 1992, mostly during demonstrations: March 1991 - Four monks from Drepung monastery believed to be held in Gutsa prison were arrested in connection with the hoisting of the Tibetan flag on the monastery roof on 10 March: Ngawang Chime (22) and Ngawang Denchoe (24) on 21 March; Ngawang Samten (22) and Ngawang Phuntsok (25) on 29 March; - Five monks from Dingkar monastery: Ngawang Soepa (28), Kelsang Gyaltsen (25), Ngawang Tsundu (26), Ngawang Legshe (22) and Ngawang Namgyal (22) were arrested around 3 p.m. on 17 March and are reportedly detained in Drapchi prison, having received prison sentences ranging from three to six years (18 and 23 March were also cited as possible dates of arrest); April 1991 - One nun from Gari nunnery was arrested on 30 April in the Barkhor when she staged a solitary demonstration; - One monk from Dingkar monastery, Penpa (Ngawang Ludrup) (22), was reportedly arrested in April; May 1991 - Two monks from Samye monastery, Sherab and Lhagyal, both aged 21, were arrested for participating in a demonstration; - One monk from Sera monastery, Ngawang Gyaltsen, was arrested on 3 May; - Eight monks from Sera monastery were arrested around l.20 p.m. on 26 May as they were marching from the Ramoche to the Jhokhang Temple (one of the monks was reportedly stabbed): Lobsang Delek (22), believed to be detained in Sangyip prison, Lobsang (Topchu) Thabkhe (25), Lobsang Lhudrup (23), Kunkyab (19), Lobsang Nyima (24), Thupten (23) and Tsetan (Tsering) Tashi (or Phuntsok Tsungme) (20), all believed to be detained in Gutsa prison;