Tibetan refugees hold demo in front of UN office

Protesting the ‘crackdown’ by Chinese authorities in Lhasa, a number of Tibetan refugees marched to the UN office complex in Pulchowk on Saturday to stage a demonstration.

However, police intervened and detained one dozen refugees.

The refugees subsequently gathered in front of Metropolitan Police Range, Lalitpur.

The detained refugees were later released.

Tibetan refugee community in Kathmandu have been holding protests against Chinese ‘crackdown’ in Bouddha area also. nepalnews.com Mar 16 08

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