Thai Activists Protest at Chinese Embassy Against Tibet Crackdown

Text of report in English by Thai newspaper Bangkok Post website on 19 March

[Unattributed report from the "Breaking News" section: "Pro- Tibet protesters rally outside Chinese embassy"]

(BangkokPost.com) -More than 20 people gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok on Wednesday to protest Beijing’s crackdown on anti-government protests in Tibet.

The protest, led by activist Jai Ungphakorn, demanded that the Chinese government should stop the killing and human rights abuses against the Tibetans.

The protest here is one of many staged outside Chinese embassies around the world including Nepal, Taiwan, the Philippines and Australia.

The protests began on March 10, the anniversary of a failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule that sent the Dalai Lama into exile. They turned violent on Friday.

Tibet’s government-in-exile said the “confirmed” Tibetan death toll from more than a week of unrest was 99. China has said “13 innocent civilians” died and that it used no “lethal” force to subdue the rioting.

Originally published by Bangkok Post website, Bangkok, in English 19 Mar 08.

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