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Tibetans at Earth Summit Protest Against Chinese Rule
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 27 (AFP) - Tibetan activists in Johannesburg for the Earth Summit staged a peaceful protest against Chinese rule Tuesday, with Buddhist monks holding banners and reciting traditional prayers for peace.
"Tibet: the world's largest remaining colony," read one banner.
The Dalai Lama, Tibet's god-king, lives in exile in India since fleeing his motherland in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule. Exiled Tibetans have been waging a decades-long movement for an end to what they call illegal Chinese occupation.
A Tibetan activist said there had been no run-in with Chinese delegates.
"Some Chinese NGO members came and took snaps. That's all."
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