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May 31st, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Sunday’s incident was the first of its kind in the Tibetan capital, which has
been under tight security since deadly anti-Chinese government riots broke
out there in 2008.
Residents of Lhasa said the city was under even tighter security than usual
following Sunday’s protest, with police and paramilitary officers out in
force.
One resident contacted by AFP on Monday said police were carrying out identity
checks in the streets and that mobile telephone signals had been blocked.
Free Tibet, a London-based campaign group, also said it had received reports
that Tibetan residents in Lhasa had been arbitrarily detained in the wake of
the protest.
More than 30 people have set themselves on fire in Tibetan-inhabited areas of
China since the start of March 2011 in protest at what they say is religious
and cultural repression by the Chinese authorities.
Tibetans have long chafed under China’s rule over the vast Tibetan plateau,
saying that Beijing has curbed religious freedoms and their culture is being
eroded by an influx of Han Chinese, the country’s main ethnic group.
Beijing insists that Tibetans enjoy religious freedom and have benefited from
improved living standards brought on by China’s economic expansion.
Source: agencies
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