Marches in support of Tibet
From Times Wire Reports
Thousands of Tibetans marched through New Delhi and New York, shouting slogans and waving flags in protest against China’s actions in Tibet, at the start of the one-year countdown to the Beijing Olympics.
In India, about 10,000 Tibetans, including maroon-robed Buddhist monks and women in traditional costumes, asked China to prove that it was upholding the rights of people living in Tibet.
In New York, about 1,000 protesters marched in Manhattan to the Chinese Consulate.
Chinese troops took over Tibet in 1950.
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