Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Pictures from Kathmandu Protests


A Tibetan nun prays during a prayer meeting at a Tibetan refugee camp in Kathmandu March 18, 2008. The meeting was held to show solidarity with 11 people who are on a hunger strike to protest the situation in Tibet.


Protesters sit holding a photo of the Dalai Lama at a Tibetan solidarity rally outside the UN office in Kathmandu March 17, 2008.


Blood flows down the face of a Tibetan monk after he was hit by police during a Tibetan solidarity protest outside the UN office in Kathmandu. Police fired tear gas on Monday at about 200 Tibetan exiles, including monks and nuns, who staged a brief protest in front of the United Nations office in Kathmandu. Police used batons to break up the protests and detained dozens of protesters.


Tibetan monks and nuns take part in a prayer at Baudha in the Nepali capital Kathmandu March 18, 2008. The prayers are to show solidarity for the Tibetan people and for those killed during protests in Lhasa. The painting in the background is that of the Potala Palace in Lhasa.


Tibetans take part in a hunger strike in the Tibetan refugee camp at Jawlakhel in Kathmandu March 19, 2008. Tibetans living in Nepal took part in a 24- hour hunger strike organized to show their solidarity with protests in Tibet.


Tibetan protesters hold a candle-lit vigil as part of an anti-China demonstration at the Swayambhunath Temple in Kathmandu




A woman holds a Tibetan flag as she is driven away in a police van after being arrested for taking part in a peaceful Tibetan solidarity protest outside the U.N. headquarters in Kathmandu.

2 comments:

Erika said...

Our backyard. Incredible.

Anonymous said...

Hard to put in words my feelings on this.