RT published this video item, entitled “Tibetans Youth Congress protest near Chinese embassy ends with detentions” – below is their description.
A group of activists were detained by police as they attempted to reach the Chinese embassy in New Delhi, on the 62nd anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising on Wednesday.
Protesters chanting were dragged by police officers into buses as they were heard chanting ‘free Tibet’ and taken to the police station. According to reports, up to 70 protesters were detained.
The protesters were from the Tibetans Youth Congress and other Tibetan Student organisations.
Sonam Singh, the General Secretary of Tibetan Youth Congress said they demanded China stop their repressive policies in Tibet and release all political prisoners.
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In This Story: Tibet
Tibet is a region in East Asia covering much of the Tibetan Plateau spanning about 2,500,000 km2. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Tamang, Qiang, Sherpa and Lhoba peoples and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han Chinese and Hui people.
Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 4,380 m (14,000 ft). Located in the Himalayas, the highest elevation in Tibet is Mount Everest, Earth’s highest mountain, rising 8,848.86 m (29,032 ft) above sea level.
The Tibetan Empire emerged in the 7th century. At its height in the 9th century, the Tibetan Empire extended far beyond the Tibetan Plateau, from Central Asian’s Tarim Basin and the Pamirs in the west to Yunnan and Bengal in the southeast.
The region declared its independence in 1913 and maintained its autonomy until 1951. Today, China governs western and central Tibet as the Tibet Autonomous Region while the eastern areas are now mostly ethnic autonomous prefectures within Sichuan, Qinghai and other neighbouring provinces.
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