Monks Protest in Tibet
March 12th 2008 00:59
Monday Afternoon in Tibet saw the biggest protest the country has seen in almost 20 years.
Monks on the outskirts of Lhasa were heard yelling political slogans such as, ‘Long live the Dalai Lama’ and ‘Independence for Tibet’ in an act of defiance against the ruling Chinese Government.
Designed to commemorate the 49th anniversary of the famous uprising in which the Dalai Lama fled into exile in India and tens of thousands (80,000 is the popular estimate) of Tibetans were killed by the Chinese military these protest will surely once again raise the question about Tibet’s sovereignty.
Civilian Tibetans and Buddhist Monks took to the streets to protest against 50 years of brutal Chinese rule enforced upon the deeply Buddhist region. Tibetans demanded their independence from Beijing and demanded their sacred right to practice their religion freely without government interference.
Hundreds of monks took too the streets but where soon confronted with the strength and force of the Chinese military. In defiance of Beijing’s military muscle the monks have staged a sit-in but most major monasteries in Tibet remain circled by military personnel.
This protest took place at the sacred Drepung monastery – the largest of the three great and most significant monasteries in Tibet.
Monks on the outskirts of Lhasa were heard yelling political slogans such as, ‘Long live the Dalai Lama’ and ‘Independence for Tibet’ in an act of defiance against the ruling Chinese Government.
Drepung Monastery
Designed to commemorate the 49th anniversary of the famous uprising in which the Dalai Lama fled into exile in India and tens of thousands (80,000 is the popular estimate) of Tibetans were killed by the Chinese military these protest will surely once again raise the question about Tibet’s sovereignty.
Civilian Tibetans and Buddhist Monks took to the streets to protest against 50 years of brutal Chinese rule enforced upon the deeply Buddhist region. Tibetans demanded their independence from Beijing and demanded their sacred right to practice their religion freely without government interference.
Drepung Monastery - Main Prayer Hall
Hundreds of monks took too the streets but where soon confronted with the strength and force of the Chinese military. In defiance of Beijing’s military muscle the monks have staged a sit-in but most major monasteries in Tibet remain circled by military personnel.
This protest took place at the sacred Drepung monastery – the largest of the three great and most significant monasteries in Tibet.
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