Tibet demonstrations, March 2008

Tibet demonstrations, March-April 2008

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Photos of dead bodies from Ngaba protests
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Photos from protests in Machu






Pictures of demonstrations and crackdowns in Tibet









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Monks protest after media blackout /CNN

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Useful resources
Click for .pdf reference list of Tibetan / Chinese place names

Click below for Free Tibet Campaign press releases on current demonstrations in Tibet

31st March: Confirmation of today's protests in Lhasa
27th March: Reports of monestaries starved in Lhasa
24th March: Erruption of protest in Sichuan
23rd March: Protests continue in Quinghai and Gansu
21st March: Reports of Tibetan nuns arrested
21st March: New photos from protests in Rebkong
21st March: Eyewitness accounts and photos of protests
20th March: Tibet groups write to Olympic sponsors
20th March: Further reports of protests
19th March: Tanks in Machu
19th March: Letter congratulating Gordon Brown for agreeing to meet the Dalai Lama
18th March: Demonstrations in Gannan city
18th March: Graphic pictures from Kirti
17th March: Protests in Machu
16th March: Reports of spreading protests in Tibet
16th March: Free Tibet Campaign calls on Gordon Brown to act
14th March: Statement on current demonstrations
11th March: Tibetan monks stage huge protests in Lhasa

Click below for press releases from other sources:

Fresh protests in Amdo / Labrang

Urgent Campaign actions: How YOU can help

19th March 2008: Journalists should be allowed back into Tibet
17th March 2008: Act on current situation in Tibet
13th March 2008: Britain must condemn brutal crackdown on Tibetan protests

You can also help by adding your name to the Team Tibet letter to the IOC

Click below for news reports
The story so far, newest reports first

AFP: Torch sets off on world tour amid tensions MAIL & GUARDIAN ONLINE: China slams 'blasphemy against Olympic spirit' FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE: Torch arrives in China in protest
THIS IS LONDON: Protests forseen
AFP: China awaits torch amid tensions
TAIPEI TIMES: China fears protests as torch arrives
GUARDIAN: China says monks won't be punished
INDEPENDENT: Chinese 'show' tour backfires
TELEGRAPH: China attacks UK press over Tibet coverage
RED ORBIT: China's cyberspace media campaign
TELEGRAPH: London torch relay to be hit
AFP: Death toll at 130 as torch is lit
MAIL: Protesters disrupt torch ceremony
GUARDIAN: Authorities vow tight security at torch ceremony
AFP: Protests threaten to overshadow flame ceremony
VOICE OF AMERICA: Tibetan exiles claim fresh protests
TIMES: Protesters demonstrate in London
CNN: West protests as China threatens
SUN: Tibetans take to the streets of London
EPOCH TIMES: Will China silence media coverage of protests?
IRISH TIMES: Beijing faces mounting pressure over crackdowns
INDEPENDENT: Congressional leader calls for condemnantion of China
TIBETAN CULTURE & NEWS ONLINE: MSN & Yahoo help China to track down protesters
RYE & BATTLE: Tibet protests a threat to Olympic torch relay
CHANNEL 4: China admist shooting protesters
GUARDIAN: Tibet hangs heavy over torch relay
EPOCH TIMES: Tibet protests spread to Beijing
ASSOCIATED PRESS: China sends more troops to restive areas
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: Nations still keen on torch despite protests
REUTERS: Brown may anger China by meeting Dalai Lama
AFP: Tibet groups bombarded by abuse / viruses
INQUIRER: China deploys more troops
THE AGE: Blood and fire in Tibet
CBS: British PM agrees to Tibet talks
TELEGRAPH: A stand-off with the Chinese police
BBC: Gordon Brown to meet the Dalai Lama
PR-INSIDE: China tightens grip on restive Tibetans
BRUSSELS JOURNAL: Tibet- Britian's Pandora's box
BBC SPORT: Tibet kept on Olympic torch route
GUARDIAN: China accuses protesters of sabotaging Games
GUARDIAN: China and Dalai Lama face off over unrest
ABC: Photos released of 'dead Tibetans'
OBSERVER: Three monkeys policy
AGI: Images of massacre
ASIANEWS: Photos of a massacre
MELBOURNE HERALD SUN: Photos of dead Tibetans released
GUARDIAN: Dalai Lama completely committed to non-violence
FRANCE24: First photos of Tibet killings
DAILY RECORD: Gordon Brown makes plea for peace
GUARDIAN: Dalai Lama threatens to resign
B92: China says rioters trying to wreak Olympics
MIRROR: Tibetan protesters braced for crackdown
TIMES: Tibetans rally in Western China
PRESS ASSOCIATION: Brown urges 'restraint' from China
NEWSWEEK: Midnight knocks on many doors
ASSOCIATED PRESS: China condemns Tibet protests
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL: Emerging threats
AFP: China denies using deadly force
TELEGRAPH: Police flood Tibet ahead of deadline
ABC: Australis won't boycott Olympics
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: House raids as police try to stop protests
M&C: British government 'concerned' over Tibet
BBC: Anti-China protests spread
PR-INSIDE: Tibet governor promise leniency
BBC: Tibet protesters to stage London vigil
CANADA.COM: Fears of another Tiananmen in Tibet
REUTERS: China says it is using restraint in Tibet
KENYA BROADCASTING CORPORATION: China denies death toll
TIMES SAOUTH AFRICA: 8 killed
CNS NEWS: Dalai Lama supports Olympics despite deaths
TORONTO STAR: China pledges harsh measures
AL JAZEERA: China & Tibet, an uneasy past
TELEGRAPH: Dalai Lama criticises China's 'Cultural genocide'
THE AGE: China claims restraint with rioters
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Tibet protests spread to other provinces
MELBOURNET HERALD: Tibetans killed in China protests
INDEPENDENT: Dalai Lama calls attacks 'cultural genocide'
REUTERS: China ready to tackle unrest in other regions
SCOTSMAN: 80 dead in 'cultural genocide'
TIMES ONLINE: Pressure grows for China to show restraint
GUARDIAN: Rule of terror
HERALD TRIBUNE: Protests spread
CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Protests spread beyond Lhasa
TWIN FALLS TIMES: 30 protesters shot
STANDARD: Violence spreads to other provinces
MELBOURNE HERALD SUN: Tibetans killed in further protests
TV3: Dalai Lama warns of 'cultural genocide'
BRISBANE TIMES: Ensure protests will be heard
570 NEWS: Dalai Lama warns of 'cultural genocide'
QUAD CITY TIMES: Protests spread
CANADA EAST: Protests spreading
MIAMI HERALD: Protests spread
CENTRE DAILY TIMES: Protests spreading in Tibet
TRI-VALLEY HERALD: Protests spark violent reaction
BUZZLE: Lhasa on lockdown
NEWSWEEK: Tibetan protests spread
KANSAS CITY STAR: Protests spread to other areas
GLENS FALLS POST: More protests in other areas
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Tibet protests spread
PR-INSIDE: Tibet protests spread to other provinces
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: This times games protests will be heard
BUZZLE: Dozens killed in protests
MYFOX: China blocks YouTube
MORUNG EXPRESS: China sets deadline
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS: Exiles join protests
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Protests spread
TIMES NOW: Tibet unrest speads worldwide
GLOBAL MAIL: Exiles give voice to protests
INDEPENDENT: China clamps down on unrest
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Police amass as more protests break out
TIMES ONLINE: Fears of another Tiananmen Square as Tibet explodes
SAN FRANCISCO SENTINEL: Tibet crackdown claims up to 100 lives
TELEGRAPH: Crackdowns cost up to 100 lives
TIMES ONLINE: Fears of another Tiananmen
TELEGRAPH: Calls for Olympic boycott after brutality
TIMES OF INDIA: China struggles to quell situation
STRAITS TIMES: Police fire teargas to end march
ABS/CBN: China gives protesters ultimatum
SHANGHAIST: Chaos continues in Dharamsala & Lhasa
HINDUSTAN TIMES: Chaos in Tibet as protests spread
PHAYUL.COM: Fresh protests in Labrang
GUARDIAN: Beijing sends in tanks
ASSOCIATED PRESS: 30 killed in Tibet
TELEGRAPH: Tibet protests continue
ABC: Tibet protests spread
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: 10 burnt to death in crackdowns
INDEPENDENT: 4 die, dozens injured
BUZZLE.COM: Tibet clashes
CANADA.COM: China blames Dalai Lama
NEW YORK TIMES: Monks clash with police
SWISSINFO: China gives protestors ultimatum
PR-INSIDE.COM: Tear gas fired
GUARDIAN: Dozens killed in Tibet
CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Showdown in Tibet
TELEGRAPH: Tibet another Tiananmen?
VANCOUVER SUN: Images pour onto web despite crackdown
PHILADPELPHIA INQUIRER: Tibet capital rocked by riots
THE AGE: China says 7 killed
MEN'S NEWS DAILY: Protesters clash
GUARDIAN: Olympic year gives new chance
VOICE OF AMERICA: Fires burn after protests
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Activists reach out to increase awareness
REUTERS: Tibet braces itself
ABC: Monks march sparks riots
SPIEGEL: Protests in Lhasa become violent
FRANCE24: China accuses Dalai Lama
PRINSIDE: Shops torched, gunfire erupts
GUARDIAN: Tibet gripped by violent clashes
INDEPENDENT: Chaos spreads in Tibet
REUTERS: Shops set on fire
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Protests esculate
GUARDIAN: China plays down protests
INDEPENDENT: China admits sending in troops
AFP: China says Lhasa is stable
GUARDIAN: Monks on hunger strike
BBC: China admits monk protests
REUTERS: Protests ripple across region


Full size pictures of dead bodies from Ngabo



Photos from protests in Rebkong