Free Tibet!

Written by: DFA Staff on Mar 14, 2008 8:30 AM EDT

The New York Times reports on recent protests in Tibet:

Shops were set on fire in violence in Tibet's capital of Lhasa on Friday, witnesses said, as the region was hit by a fresh wave of rare street protests.

Chinese rule in remote, Buddhist Tibet has become a focus for critics ahead of the Beijing Olympics, with global marches this week to mark the 49th anniversary of a failed uprising against Communist rule spilling into Tibet itself.

Danny
Communications Director

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