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NEWS ABOUT: Tibetan protesters

Tibetan protesters stories: 9 news summaries

 Tibet's Long 
 History of Isolation 

Since 1800s, governments have secluded region from world

Mar 15, 09 4:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Isolation has long defined Tibet and fueled the region's exotic history, Edward Wong writes in the New York Times. While China's recent clampdown is purely political—this is the 50th anniversary of an attempted uprising—natural remoteness and anti-imperialist struggles have also sealed its borders. “A large element of... More »

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China • tourism • colonialism • Tibet • isolation • Tibetan protesters • mountain

 Tibet Under Martial Law 
 as Revolt Anniversary Nears 

Protests are simmering under curfew and heavy police presence

Mar 5, 09 9:07 AM CST
(Newser) - China is quietly clamping down on Tibet ahead of twin anniversaries this month—the 50th of the Dalai Lama's failed revolt and the first of the violent riots that shook the region last year. Sandbag outposts, army convoys, and high police presence in Lhasa, Tibet's capital, indicate Beijing is readying... More »

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China • protests • Tibet • Dalai Lama • anniversary • Tibetan independence • Tibetan monks • Tibetan protesters • revolt

China Releases, Deports
US Tibet Protesters

American officials 'disappointed' by China's 'intolerance'

Aug 25, 08 2:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eight Americans arrested in China last week after staging a pro-Tibet protests have been freed from jail and deported following US pressure for their release, reports the BBC. The protesters faced up to 10 days in detention for unfurling a “Free Tibet” banner near an Olympic site and staging... More »

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China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibetan independence • political protest • Students for a Free Tibet • Tibetan protesters

Cops Turn China Protesters Into Propaganda

Beijing police feed arrested visitors fried chicken, deport them

Aug 15, 08 7:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Rev. Patrick Mahoney posed for pictures during his interrogation in Beijing—half of it, anyway. Over 7 hours, police ran a classic good cop/bad cop routine on Mahoney, who had unfurled a “Jesus Christ is King” banner in Tiananmen Square, he tells the Washington Post. "They wanted... More »

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China • propaganda • 2008 Beijing Olympics • protesters • Tibetan protesters • Patrick Mahoney

China Arrests Free Tibet Demonstrators

Authorities take away American protesters
in Beijing park

Aug 13, 08 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese police arrested five American protesters who blocked the entrance to a park in Beijing while shouting "Free Tibet!", Reuters reports. The demonstrators were associated with Students for a Free Tibet, who said there were eight in total. It remains unknown where the protesters have been taken. More »

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China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibetan independence • Olympic protests • Students for a Free Tibet • Tibetan protesters

China Bans Tibetan Flags At Olympic Event

Beijing leaders hope
to head off protests
in Hong Kong

Jul 18, 08 7:59 AM CDT
(AP) - Tibetan flags will be banned from all Olympic equestrian events in Hong Kong under rules aimed at heading off political protests inside competition venues, organizers said today. While China has tightened visa restrictions to keep out protesters during the Olympics, activists could demonstrate in Hong Kong, which grants visa-free access... More »

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China • Hong Kong • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Tibetan independence • protesters • Tibetan protesters

 Nepal Detains
 560 Tibetan Women 

Cracks down on 3 all-female protests against China

May 11, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nepalese authorities today arrested 560 Tibetan women, including Buddhist nuns, for protesting China's actions in three all-female rallies across Kathmandu. They marked the first protests of their kind, and the largest round-up since China's crackdown in the region in March; the prisoners will be freed later. Nepal, home to 20,... More »

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protests • Nepal • Tibet • Buddhist nuns • Kathmandu • Tibetans in exile • Tibetan protesters

 Tibetans Storm Chinese
 Embassy in Nepal 

200 protesters detained, including monks and nuns

May 8, 08 6:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 300 Tibetan protesters, many of them monks and nuns, stormed the Chinese embassy in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu today. The demonstrators threw debris into the embassy compound and tried to break down the gates. "We want our freedom. Stop China!" they chanted. Some 200 protesters... More »

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China • Nepal • Tibet • Kathmandu • Tibetan protesters

 Olympic Flame Lit Atop Everest 

Display designed to counter protests

May 7, 08 11:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese and Tibetan climbers lit an OIympic torch at the top of Mount Everest today, the BBC reports. The climbers unfurled Chinese and Olympic flags and chanted slogans for TV cameras beaming their images live onto the nation's TVs. The Chinese hope the elaborate stunt will counter the damage from... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Olympic torch • Tibetan independence • Mt. Everest • Olympic flame • Tibetan protesters

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