19 March 2008

19 March 2008

Protests continued to grow - in Ngaba a crowd swelled to around 300 people, waving Tibetan flags and shouting pro-independence slogans. Protesters replaced Chinese flags on a number of official buildings with Tibetan national flags to a cheering crowd....

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18 March 2008

18 March 2008

Thousands of Tibetans were out protesting across Tibet, waving Tibetan flags, shouting pro-independence slogans and calling for the “Return the Dalai Lama to Tibet”.  In Bora Township over a thousand Tibetans protested including nomads and farmers who galloped into town...

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17 March 2008

17 March 2008

At Serthar, eastern Tibet, around 2,000 staged a peaceful blockage of military trucks carrying soldiers to the area. The protesters shouted “Long Live the Dalai Lama” and the soldiers were withdrawn. In other areas protests continued, many quashed by...

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16 March 2008

16 March 2008

Fresh protests continued to rise across Tibet. At Kirti Monastery, in eastern Tibet, a prayer service erupted into a spontaneous protest with Tibetan monks raising the banned Tibetan national flag, joined by lay Tibetans, shouting slogans calling for “Victory...

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15 March 2008

15 March 2008

More and more towns and villages protested - in Gyalthang County posters were handed out calling on all Tibetans to 'unite and resist' the policies of the Chinese government; "Through Happiness and Sorrow, We Stand United". In Lithang, eastern Tibet a teacher...

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14 March 2008

14 March 2008

20,000 Tibetans took to the streets of Lhasa in a swell of freedom protests, demonstrating against symbols of State power - police cars, governments buildings, Chinese flags - and Chinese-owned businesses. Between 60 - 80 Tibetans were reportedly killed...

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13 March 2008

13 March 2008

Further peaceful protests took place in Lhasa and across Tibet. A heavy build up of security personnel was seen across the city and a sharp increase in surveillance. Tibet University students were arrested and widespread restrictions on the movement of...

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12 March 2008

12 March 2008

Hundreds of monks and nuns continued to protest. Monks from Ganden Monastery staged a sit-in protest, which was met with security personnel who fired tear gas to try to disperse the protesters. At Sera Monastery at least 600 monks marched from...

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11 March 2008

11 March 2008

Protests continued to grow across Tibet - Hundreds of monks at Sera Monastery staged a peaceful protest calling for the release of detained monks and shouting pro-Tibet slogans. The protest was met with around 2,000 Chinese troops who fired...

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10 March 2008

10 March 2008

At least 11 recorded non-violent protests across Tibet, including - Drepung Monastery where at least 300 monks started a peaceful march towards Lhasa city centre. Chinese authorities halted their progress with a large contingent of armed police. Sera Monastery, around 20 monks...

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