Uprising day
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Lhasa was under strict security on Tibetan Uprising Day
Security in Tibet’s capital Lhasa was notably intensified on Thursday according to RFA, to suppress and prevent commemoration of the uprising against Beijing’s control, just a week after a well-known Tibetan musician set himself on fire in protest in front of the city’s renowned Potala Palace.
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Protest rally held in Taiwan, pre-Tibetan Uprising day
As per reports from ANI, Tibetan and other human rights organizations in Taiwan staged a press conference in front of the Parliament in Taipei on March 2 to announce their protest plans for March 10 to commemorate the Tibetan uprising. In China, the oppression of minorities and other dissenting voices has become the standard, and…