London Guardian: A China-organised media trip to Lhasa was interrupted by protesting monks who accused the government of lying to the outside world. More than 30 monks at Jokhang Temple – the most sacred in Tibetan Buddhism – burst in on a briefing during the first foreign journalists tour since riots erupted in the Tibetan capital on March 14. Interrupting a speech about inter-ethnic harmony by the head of the temple’s administrative office, the lamas surrounded the journalists and said, “They are tricking you. Don’t believe them. They are lying to you.” Read more here.
Monks’ protest disrupts media visit to Tibet
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