27 April 2008
Pro-Tibet rally gathers thousands in Bern
(Swissinfo) More than 7,000 people have demonstrated in the Swiss capital Bern to show their solidarity with Tibetans. The demonstrators, which included many exiled Tibetans living in Switzerland, demanded that the Swiss government officially receive the Dalai Lama, who will visit Bern in October following an invitation from the city authorities. Economics Minister Doris Leuthard was also asked to request from the Chinese government the authorisation for an international fact-finding committee to travel to Tibet. Leuthard will travel to China in June 2008.