Tibet is not Free! Tibet is not free!

Posted by lhadon on Mar 26, 2008 in Global Contributors, SFT Global, Tibet in the News | 0 comments

Monks cry at Jokhang as they disrupt foreign jounalists state guided tourBREAKING NEWS:
Tibet Monks Disrupt Tour by Journalists

By CHARLES HUTZLER, AP

LHASA, China (AP) — A group of Tibetan monks disrupted a tour by foreign reporters to Lhasa Thursday, complaining that there is no religious freedom and that the Dalai Lama is not to blame for recent violence.

About 30 monks surged into a carefully stage-managed visit to the sacred Jokang Temple in Lhasa by foreign reporters. They yelled “Tibet is not free. Tibet is not free.”

They also said their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, had nothing to do with recent anti-government riots by Tibetans in Lhasa, where buildings were torched and ethnic Han Chinese were attacked. Government handlers tried to pull the journalists away when the monks protested. (more…)



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