One restaurant owner said calls were monitored, adding it was not “convenient”
to talk, and it was unclear whether the gathering was still going on.
China’s Tibetan areas have been hit by numerous bouts of unrest since the
beginning of the year, as tensions over perceived repression boil over, but
they have mainly been centred in the southwestern province of Sichuan.
However over the past week, neighbouring Qinghai has also witnessed unrest
with the two self-immolations, subsequent gatherings and protests by
students calling for freedom of language and equality, rights groups say.
Many Tibetans in China complain of religious repression, as well as a gradual
erosion of their culture, which they blame on a growing influx of majority
Han Chinese in areas where they live.
China, however, denies this and says Tibetans are leading better lives than
ever before thanks to huge investment in infrastructure, schools and housing.
Source: AFP
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