07. Mar 2010
Hundreds demonstrate in Kathmandu despite warnings
(AP; IANS; ICT; TibetInfoNet) The unofficial Tibetan representative of the Dalai Lama, Thrinley Gyatso, was summoned to a meeting with Nepalese officials and informed that police would be deployed across the Kathmandu Valley in an attempt to prevent any large gatherings or vigils by Tibetans to mark the 51st anniversary of the Lhasa Uprising and the second anniversary of major protests in Tibet. He was notified that, should Tibetans carry out "anti-Chinese activities", especially around the Chinese embassy, police "may even resort to shoot[ing]". The Nepali government has repeatedly stated that it will not allow its territory to be used for protests against China. This did not prevent hundreds of Tibetans taking to the streets and protesting outside the Chinese embassy. At least sixteen exiles were arrested after they attempted to storm the embassy and will remain in jail without trial for 90 days, Nepalese officials have said.