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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]
In 2008, China accepted talks as a form of damage control in response to protests in Tibet that took place shortly before the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. [9] During the seventh round on 1 and 2 July 2008, China asked the Tibetan delegation for an explanation with respect to "genuine autonomy". [ 8 ]
March 14 – 2008 Tibetan unrest: Demonstrations by Tibetan separatists turn violent as rioters target government and Han Chinese-owned buildings. March 17 – 2nd Asian Film Awards were given in a ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre as part of the Hong Kong International Film Festival. 2008 National People's Congress
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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During the 2008 Tibetan unrest, he accused the Chinese of committing cultural genocide during their crackdown. [ 83 ] In 2008, Robert Barnett , director of the Program for Tibetan Studies at Columbia University , stated that it was time for accusations of cultural genocide to be dropped: "I think we have to get over any suggestion that the ...
The BBC also reports, "Unrest was also said to have flared again in Aba, Sichuan, where there are claims that police shot between 13 and 30 protesters after a police station was set on fire. Like Tibetan exiles' claims that at least 80 have died in Lhasa, the reports of deaths are impossible to verify because of the restrictions on journalists ...