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The 2008 Tibetan unrest, also referred to as the 2008 Tibetan uprising in Tibetan media, [2] was a series of protests and demonstrations over the Chinese government's treatment and persecution of Tibetans. Protests in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, by monks and nuns on 10 March have been viewed as the start of the demonstrations.
The front gate of the main mosque in Lhasa was burned down by Tibetan rioters attempting to storm the building while Chinese Hui Muslim shops and restaurants were destroyed in the 2008 Tibetan unrest. [73] [74] Sectarian violence between Tibetan Buddhists and Muslims does not get widespread attention in the media. [75]
On March 11, 2008, many Tibetans protested in front of the Chinese embassy in Washington, DC. However, it turned into a riot, with one Tibetan throwing a stone at the window. It ended with two or three Tibetans arrested. On Friday, March 14, 2008, some Tibetans protested in front of the Consulate General of China in Calgary, Alberta. Three ...
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2008 Tibetan unrest: 2008, 16 March Tibet: 23–400 In order to commemorate the 49th anniversary of the armed uprising on 10 March 1959, some Tibetan demonstrators protested collectively in Tibetan areas of China and parts of southern Tibet.
Radio Free Asia and the International Campaign for Tibet reported that fresh protests broke out at the Ramoche Temple, situated in the northwest of Lhasa, March 29, 2008, as a 15-member group of diplomats from the United States, Japan and Europe returned to Beijing after a two-day visit to the Tibetan capital. However, independent verification ...
1 International reaction to 2008 Tibetan unrest. Toggle the table of contents. Wikipedia: Featured list candidates/International reaction to 2008 Tibetan unrest.
Despite considerable loss of life during the Tibetan protests in 2008 on the part of both the Tibetan and Han population in Tibet, casualties were simply not reported by the Chinese government. Self-immolations, on the other hand, result in dramatic images of the protester, while burning [ 10 ] or afterwards, [ 23 ] which can be easily ...