Monday, March 31, 2008

Anti-Chinese demonstrations, Nepal


Tibetan girls being detained with force during an anti-Chinese demonstration outside the Chinese consulate in Kathmandu, Nepal, 31. March 2008.

Tibetan demonstrations have become a daily event in the streets of Kathmandu during the last 3 weeks. Today Tibetan support groups have called for an “International action day” against Chinese oppression and to push for a UN investigation of the recent crackdown on Tibetan-Chinese dissidents in Lhasa.

More photos here of Tibetan protests in Nepal. © Morten Svenningsen.