10 March 2008
10 March international demonstrations
Tibetans and Tibet supporters have held demonstrations around the world to mark the 49th anniversary of the Lhasa uprising. Many towns flew Tibetan flags on civic buildings and people held protest marches and demonstrations outside Chinese embassies. While the vast majority passed off peacefully, there were disturbances in Nepal, and in Australia where police used pepper spray and batons to clear Tibetan protesters outside the Chinese consulate in Sydney. In Kathmandu, clashes between police and Tibetan exiles led to violence and at least 10 arrests. At many locations, Chinese surveillance was in evidence.