Tibet monks disrupt tour by journalists to complain about lack of religious freedom
Associated Press | Mar 26, 08 9:41 PM CDT
A group of Tibet monks have disrupted a tour by foreign reporters to Lhasa to complain there is no religious freedom and that the Dalai Lama is not to blame for recent violence there.
A group of about 30 monks disrupted a carefully stage-managed visit Thursday to the 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.
The government has said the March 14 riots were supported by "the Dalai clique."
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