China clamps down on Tibet protests

Hundreds of Tibetan monks took to the streets of Lhasa on Monday in what is believed to be the biggest protest in the Himalayan region since 1989.

Hundreds of Tibetan monks took to the streets of Lhasa on Monday in what is believed to be the biggest protest in the Himalayan region since 1989, when Beijing crushed a wave of pro-independence demonstrations.

Beijing insists that Tibet is historically part of China, while many Tibetans claim the region has been virtually independent for centuries. Although Chinese authorities tightly control information from Tibet, witnesses described violent clashes between monks and police on the outskirts of Lhasa. According to Radio Free Asia, protesters and onlookers were beaten and arrested, says Zhuang Pinghui in The South China Morning Post.

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