Three Tibetan monks from the Mangey Monastery carried out a peaceful Uprising Day protest against China’s rule in Kardze region in eastern Tibet. According to exile sources, the monks, Lobsang Samten, Sonam Namgyal, and Thupten Gelek, were carrying a white banner with a portrait of HH the Dalai Lama and many slogans. Two lay Tibetans tried to rescue them but all five were arrested.