Reports from Tibet on March 17th

The following is a summary of protests in Tibet on March 17th:

 

On the morning of March 17th, around 100 students from Marthang Nationality Middle School in Marthang County (Ch: Hongyuan xian), Ngaba (Ch: Aba) Prefecture TAP, Sichuan Province, began a spontaneous demonstration inside the school compound. At the morning flag raising ceremony, the students took down the Chinese flag and replaced it with a Tibetan flag. They carried pictures of the Dalai Lama, and called for His return to Tibet. Around 40 students were severely beaten before being arrested. (more…)