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Pro-Tibetan Protest; New York, USA, April 2016

Pro-Tibetan Protest; New York, USA, April 2016

Taken on 2016-04-08

Pro-Tibetan protestors gathered outside the Chinese Mission to the UN in New York City, United States of America. The protest was focused on demands for the release of Khenpo Kartse and Shokjang, a Buddhist teacher and writer respectively, both sentenced to time in prison by the Chinese government.

Source: Students for a Free Tibet/Facebook

Uploaded by Alison Cooke on 2016-04-09

Pro-Tibetan Activist Protest Xi Jinping's Arrival; Prague , Czech Republic, March 2016

Pro-Tibetan Activist Protest Xi Jinping's Arrival; Prague , Czech Republic, March 2016

Taken on 2016-03-28

Pro-Tibetan activists protest China's President Xi Jinping at the arrival of Chinese head of state, Xi Jinping, first visit to the Czech Republic. Pro-Tibetan demonstrators, as well as pro-Beijing supporters, lined the road leading from the airport to Prague leading to scuffles between the two groups. A number of activists were detained by the police after they replaced the Chinese national flags, which lined the road, with Tibetan flags.

Source: Zewlakk - aktivistická fotografie

Uploaded by Alison Cooke on 2016-03-28

Students for a Free Tibet Protest Dam Construction; Guwahati, India, March 2016

Students for a Free Tibet Protest Dam Construction; Guwahati, India, March 2016

Taken on 2016-03-14

Activists from Students for a Free Tibet gather at the bank of the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati, Assam. They do so to raise awareness of the damming, mining and planned diversion, by China, of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, the upper stream of Brahmaputra that flows through Tibet.

Source: Students for A Free Tibet/Facebook

Uploaded by Alison Cooke on 2016-03-14

Detainment of Tibet Youth Congress Protesters; Delhi, India, March 2016

Detainment of Tibet Youth Congress Protesters; Delhi, India, March 2016

Taken on 2016-03-10

Protestors from the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress Delhi and Regional Tibetan Youth Congress Rohini were detained at a number of police stations across Delhi. The protests were organised to commemorate the 57th Tibetan National Uprising Day.

Source: Tibetan Youth Congress/Facebook

Uploaded by Alison Cooke on 2016-03-12

Tibetan Protester Monks Put Under Arrest by Chinese Authorities; Ngaba, Sichaun, China, Apr 2008

Tibetan Protester Monks Put Under Arrest by Chinese Authorities; Ngaba, Sichaun, China, Apr 2008

Taken on 2008-04-05

On 16 March 2008, Tibetan monks staged a protest in the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan province against their allegedly harsh treatment by the Chinese government. Protests in the autonomous prefecture continued throughout the month and into April. Featured in this photograph are monks put under arrest by Chinese authorities. The arrests were part of a wider crackdown on Tibetan protesters throughout the region that started on the 10th of March 2008. On April 5, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) stated that the Chinese authorities arrested over 2,300 Tibetans from various parts of Tibet. According to the Tibetan Government in Exile, more than 140 people were killed in the crackdown.

Source: SFT HQ/Flickr

Uploaded by Alison Cooke on 2015-11-16

Chinese Authorities Arrest Tibetan Protester Monks; Ngaba, Sichaun, China, Apr 2008

Chinese Authorities Arrest Tibetan Protester Monks; Ngaba, Sichaun, China, Apr 2008

Taken on 2008-04-05

The arrest of Tibetan Buddhist monks by Chinese authorities in the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan province in line with a wider crackdown on protests and civil unrest throughout Tibet in March and April 2008. Protests in the region began on March 10 2008 (Tibetan Uprising Day) and grew in intensity as a reaction against allegedly harsh treatment and discrimination by the Chinese government. On April 5, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) stated that the Chinese authorities arrested over 2,300 Tibetans from various parts of Tibet. According to the Tibetan Government in Exile, more than 140 people were killed in the crackdown.

Source: SFT HQ/Flickr

Uploaded by Alison Cooke on 2015-11-16

Pro-Chinese March; Calgary, Canada, March 2008

Pro-Chinese March; Calgary, Canada, March 2008

Taken on 2008-03-29

Image shows a pro-Chinese protest organised Chinese nationals dwelling in Canada. Signs held by protestors convey of message against what they perceive as Western media bias and a unrealistic portray of the situation in Tibet. This occurred at the 2008 Olympic Torch Relay, 2008 being the year Beijing hosted the Games. The protest was likely a response to the usage of the relay by protestors in Paris, London, San Francisco, New Delhi, Islamabad, and Jakarta, Soeul and more to campaign for a free Tibet.

Source: Flickr

Uploaded by Alison Cooke on 2016-01-15

Ethnic Tibetans Protesting Chinese Occupation of Tibet; Pokhara, Nepal, Mar 2015

Ethnic Tibetans Protesting Chinese Occupation of Tibet; Pokhara, Nepal, Mar 2015

Taken on 2008-03-17

Anti-Chinese occupation of Tibet protest held in Pokhara, Nepal, lead by ethnic Tibetans. A variety of banners and signs are featured in the protest including: 'Stop Olympic in China', 'Respect Our Culture and Tradition', 'No Human Rights, No Mercy, No Peace in China' and 'UNO We Want Justice'.

Source: Tom Booth/Flickr

Uploaded by Alison Cooke on 2015-11-16

Free Tibet Rally Outside Chinese Consulate; San Francisco, USA, Mar 2008

Free Tibet Rally Outside Chinese Consulate; San Francisco, USA, Mar 2008

Taken on 2008-03-17

A Free Tibet rally outside the Chinese consulate in San Francisco, California, on March 17, 2008. This rally took place during a period of unrest in March-April 2008 in Tibet that led to a wide-scale Chinese government crackdown in the region. On April 5 2008, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) stated that during the aforementioned crackdown the Chinese authorities arrested over 2,300 Tibetans from various parts of Tibet. According to the Tibetan Government in Exile, more than 140 people were also killed.

Source: Peter M/Flickr

Uploaded by Alison Cooke on 2015-11-16

Two Tibetan Dob-Dob Warrior Monks in Lhasa, 1938

Two Tibetan Dob-Dob Warrior Monks in Lhasa, 1938

Taken on 1938-06-30

Two dob-dobs in Lhasa. (Date Unknown) Tibetan monasteries had populations rivaling Tibet's largest cities, and had their own armies of dob-dobs ("warrior monks").

Source: Bundesarchiv Bild 135-KB-09-048

Uploaded by SamiGoat on 2014-08-27