E/CN.4/1995/91/Add.1 page 20 (c) Cases of Tibetan monks and nuns arrested during the demonstrations of February, March and June 1993 On 25 February 1993 a group of Buddhist nuns allegedly organized a demonstration in the centre of the Tibetan district of Lhasa. It is said that four nuns were arrested. During another incident, on 9 March 1993, six monks from Ganden monastery allegedly demonstrated in Barkor Street next to the Jokhang temple in the centre of the Tibetan district. It is reported that three of them were arrested by the police. One of the monks who was carrying the Tibetan national flag was allegedly beaten. Seven other monks were allegedly arrested that day in the same area. Two incidents, on 11 and 13 March 1993, on Barkor Street allegedly involved a dozen monks who, according to some sources, were from the Ganden monastery and were arrested by the police. On 1 June 1993, three monks from Drepung monastery who were chanting ’free Tibet’ were savagely set upon by the police, who eventually led them off together with two young women who had tried to defend them. On 4 June 1993, five monks and two nuns from Toelung and Nethang were allegedly arrested in the Barkor area. In June 1993, 19 nuns from Garu convent were allegedly arrested. Shortly afterwards it was learned that 12 other nuns from that convent had reportedly been sentenced to long prison terms (up to six years in some cases) for participating in a procession around the Potala Palace in 1992. On 20 June 1993, about 100 monks were allegedly arrested at Kirti monastery in the Ngaba region. It is said that some of them were tortured during their detention." 9. Investigation concerning cases raised in Rapporteur’s November 1993 communication (G/SO 214 (56-7)): "Zhang Ruiyu, female, age 55, from Putian County, Fujian province. University level education. In accordance with the law, was sentenced in September 1993 by the Putian Municipal Intermediate People’s Court to four years’ imprisonment and stripped of her political rights for two years, for counter-revolutionary activities. Released on probation in May 1994. Zheng Yunsou, male, age 60, from Wei Shan County, Shandong province, primary school level education. In accordance with the law, was sentenced in October 1992 by the People’s Court of Wei-Shan County, Shandong province, to 12 years’ imprisonment for disruption of public order and fraud. He is serving sentence with the Jinan Reform-through-Labour Detachment, and is in good health.