Saturday 22 March 2008

China hunts down anti-government protestors

'Manhunt for Tibet Ringleaders'


- A Most Wanted List of 21 anti-China protestors has been issued and there is an intensified manhunt for these protestors.

- Thousands of Chinese troops enter west China to contain unrest.

- China accuses Dalai Lama of orchestrating violence in the Tibetan region. (Not True.)

- Casualty numbers are unclear because China keeps tight control over information. The numbers provided by the Chinese media are often gross understatements.

- Protests in Lhasa (Tibet) spark sympathy demonstrations in neighbouring provinces.

"Moving from town to town, police set up blockades and checkpoints to keep Tibetans in and journalists out. The mobilization helped authorities reassert control after protests flared in Sichuan, Qinghai and Gansu provinces."


'Desperate Devotion:
As the Tibetan crisis continues, Buddhist monks in neighboring areas are resorting to extreme measures. An on-scene report from a monastery town.'


The above article may help you to see the issue from the perspective of people actually living in the region, and to see the current situation beyond just riots. Protests are turning violent and extreme because the situation that these people have to live in is awful.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You write very well.