25 March 2008
Protestors stopped at Sikkim border
(Phayul) 300 pro-Tibet activists from the northeast region of India, who began a peace march from Siliguri in West Bengal, have been stopped by Indian police from entering Sikkim, a border state with Tibet. The marchers were on their way to Nathu-La, the border pass which links Sikkim with Tibet in their attempt to join the ongoing protests in Tibet. The peace march, organised by the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), has seen the participation of members of Regional Tibetan Women's Association as well as many local Tibetans and Tibet supporters.