Protests & Violence Spread In Tibet
Despite the iron-grip of the Chinese government and dispatch of large number of troops, violence has spread to other provinces in Tibet. The Associated Press reports from Beijing: “China acknowledged for the first time Thursday that anti-government riots that rocked Tibet last week have spread to other provinces, while communist authorities announced the first group of arrests in connection with the violence.
“The Xinhua news agency report confirms previous claims by exile Tibet activist groups that the protests had spread. Foreign journalists have been banned from going to Tibet and stopped by police from entering areas in other provinces with large Tibetan populations.
“Despite an expanding police crackdown, Tibetans have continued to take to the streets to call for Tibet’s independence and the return of the Dalai Lama, their exiled spiritual leader.
“Hundreds of protesters, some on horseback and others on foot, stormed a government compound in the town of Hezuo in Gansu province Tuesday crying ‘Free Tibet.’ Whirling lassos and shaking fists, they burned the Chinese flag and hoisted the emblem of an independent Tibet. The dramatic footage was captured by a Canadian television crew and aired by the British Broadcasting Corp (BBC).”
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