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China Suppresses Tibetan Protests

13/03/08March 13, 2008

According to witnesses, Chinese military and police has been deployed around two Tibetan Buddhist monastaries in Lhasa to suppress further demonstrations. Pro-Tibet independence groups said hundreds of Buddhist monks and others had demonstrated Monday and Tuesday on the anniversary of a 1959 uprising against Chinese rule.

Tibetans protesting in India
Tibetans protesting in IndiaImage: AP
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