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Monks came out to tell the truth to foreign Journalist

On 27 March 2008, 30 monks of Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, reportedly told the foreign Journalist about lack of human rights in Tibet and pathetic state of Tibetan in Tibet.

from YouTube on Sat, Apr 19 2008

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11 Apr 08 visit Free Tibet! Tibetan monks protest in front of foreign report  »  YouTube videoBEIJING A small group of monks at a major Tibetan Buddhist monastery in northwest China defied authorities and staged a protest in front of foreign reporters on Wednesday, a witness and state media said. About 15 monks from the Labrang monastery in Gansu...
27 Mar 08 visit Tibetan monks besieged in temples  »  YouTube videoA group of monks complained in tears being besieged in Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, since the 10th March, 08.
23 Mar 08 visit A Glimpse at Life of Tibetan Monks in China  »  YouTube videoAs many people in the Western world celebrated Easter, Tibetan monks in the mountains of Shangri-la prayed for peace and stability after days of violent protests in Lhasa,Tibet. Monks here are both Tibetan and Chinese. (March 23)
07 May 08 visit Senior Nepali journalist: Fundamental human rights well protected in Tibet  »  People's Daily There are many facets of human rights and those fundamental and basic ones are well protected in Tibet, a senior Nepali journalist who visited Tibet last year told Xinhua in a recent interview. "If you want to know about my first im ...
27 Mar 08 visit Hey, who are those monks anyway?  »  Tim Johnson Some security official in Lhasa is going to get taken to the woodshed for a paddling. As most of you know, the Chinese government has organized its first trip for foreign journalists to Tibet since the riots there March 14....
14 Mar 08 visit News out of Tibet  »  Peking Duck From the NYT: Chinese security forces were reportedly surrounding three monasteries outside Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, on Thursday after hundreds of monks took to the streets this week in what are believed to be the largest Tibetan protests against...

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