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Police arrest 40 in Tibet protest in Kathmandu
Police in Nepal broke up a protest by 200 Tibetan refugees and monks near the offices of the United Nations on Monday by beating them with bamboo sticks and arresting 40.
- AP
- Published: 11:38 March 24, 2008
Kathmandu: Police in Nepal broke up a protest by 200 Tibetan refugees and monks near the offices of the United Nations on Monday by beating them with bamboo sticks and arresting 40.
The refugees demonstrating in Kathmandu were demanding that the UN investigate the recent crackdown in Tibet by Chinese authorities.
Chanting "China, stop killings in Tibet. UN, we want justice," the protesters were marching to UN headquarters when police stopped them near the office and snatched their banners.
When the Tibetans tried to break through the police line and push ahead, officers charged with batons and arrested several protesters, dragging them to trucks and vans to be taken to police stations.
Nepal has said it will not allow protests against any "friendly nation," including China.
International human rights groups and the UN have already criticised Nepal on the use of force in the past few days on protests around Kathmandu involving some of the thousands of Tibetan refugees living in the country.
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