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2008 Tibetan unrest
Tibetan monks in Chinese custody, April 2008
Location
Lhasa, Tibet
Caused by
Alleged mistreatment of Tibetans by the Chinese government
Parties
People's Liberation Army
People's Armed Police
Han and Hui communities
Tibetan demonstrators Central Tibetan Administration (alleged; denied)[1]
Casualties
Death(s)
23 (per government) 203-400 (per CTA and Dalai Lama)
The 2008 Tibetan unrest, also referred to as the 2008 Tibetan uprising in Tibetan media,[2] was a series of protests and demonstrations over the Chinese government's treatment and persecution of Tibetans. Protests in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, by monks and nuns on 10 March have been viewed as the start of the demonstrations. Numerous protests and demonstrations were held to commemorate the 49th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan Uprising Day, when the 14th Dalai Lama escaped from Tibet.[3] The protests and demonstrations spread spontaneously to a number of monasteries and throughout the Tibetan plateau, including into counties located outside the designated Tibet Autonomous Region.[2] The arrest of monks at Labrang Monastery increased the tension of the situation. Clashes occurred between Tibetans and Chinese Han and Hui residents, resulting in Han and Hui stores and buildings being destroyed and numerous Chinese civilians being injured or killed.[4][5][6][7]
The use of force by Chinese police and military forces during the unrest has been controversial, with some, including Human Rights Watch, deeming it excessive force.[8][9][4][10] The International Campaign for Tibet estimates a total of 235 protests occurred from 10 March until the end of October 2009.[11] The Chinese government's Xinhua News Agency estimated that 150 protests occurred between 10 March and 25 March.[12][11] The Chinese government reported that 23 people were killed during the riots themselves, while the Central Tibetan Administration claimed 203 were killed in the aftermath alone,[13] and the Dalai Lama alleged 400 Tibetans were killed in total. Foreign journalists were expelled or forced to leave during the uprising anniversary. Amnesty International reported 1,000 Tibetan protestors remained "unaccounted for" by June 2008,[14] while the Central Tibetan Administration reported 5,600 arrests of Tibetans between March 2008 and January 2009, with 1,294 injuries within the same period.
Protests supporting Tibetans were held in cities in North America and Europe,[15] as well as in Beijing, Australia,[16] India,[17] and Nepal.[18] Many of the international protests also called for a boycott of the Beijing Olympics. On 24 March, the torch lighting ceremony in Greece was disrupted by activists, including some from Reporters Without Borders. At Chinese embassies, protests ranged from pelting the embassies with eggs and rocks[19] to protestors entering the premises and raising Tibetan flags, which was outlawed in Tibet by the Chinese government in 1959.[20][21][22][23]
Protesters in Tibet that were arrested and detained claimed they were tortured and told to admit they were paid to protest by the 14th Dalai Lama.[9] The Chinese government stated the unrest was motivated by separatism and blamed the Dalai Lama for orchestrating it.[24] The Dalai Lama denied the accusation and said that the situation was caused by "deep seated disillusionment and despair" in Tibet, and invited Chinese officials to come to India with its evidence.[1] Representatives of the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama held talks on China's Tibet policies on 4 May and 1 July of the same year.[25][26]
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^"Tibet protests". The Guardian. March 14, 2008. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
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^"Transcript: James Miles interview on Tibet – CNN.com". CNN. April 11, 2008. Archived from the original on April 11, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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^"'I can't just let this guy die on the ground'". thestar.com. March 17, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
^Yardley, Jim (March 15, 2008). "Violence in Tibet as Monks Clash With the Police". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^ ab"China accused of excessive force over Tibet unrest". BBC News. July 22, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
^""I Saw It with My Own Eyes": Abuses by Chinese Security Forces in Tibet, 2008-2010". Human Rights Watch. July 21, 2010.
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^Stratton, Allegra; agencies (March 24, 2008). "Tibet protesters disrupt Olympic flame ceremony". the Guardian. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^"TIMELINE: Day-by-day record of Tibet protests". Reuters. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^Kumar, Hari (April 1, 2008). "Tibetans Protest in Delhi, but March Is Off". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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^"Eggs, flags and tempers fly at Chinese consulate". The Age. March 17, 2008. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^"Tibetan protesters attack London's Chinese embassy". U.K. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^"Tibetans protest near China embassy in Nepal". U.S. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^"Tibetans storm Chinese Embassy in Paris". Phayul.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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^"China Accuses Tibetan Protesters of Killing Innocent People". Voice of America. October 27, 2009.
^"Dalai Lama calls for end to anti-Olympic protests". The Guardian. September 2, 2013. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^"China, Dalai Lama's envoys resume talks". Reuters. July 1, 2008. Archived from the original on March 13, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
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