Mass lobby and protest March 2010 |
Tibetans and supporters lobby UK parliament
Tibetans and supporters marked the 51st anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising by joining a mass lobby of UK parliament in London, meeting their MPs face to face and talking to them about the situation in Tibet.
Those who attended asked their representatives to call for a British consulate to be set up in Lhasa and for their MPs to sign EDM 345, demanding a Foreign Affairs Select Committee inquiry into the effectiveness of the UK's Tibet policy.
Before the lobby, there was a brief protest outside the Chinese Embassy and a wreath-laying ceremony at Westminister Abbey, commemorating the 86,000 Tibetans who died during the uprising of 1959.
Click here to read and watch the Dalai Lama's 10 March 2010 statement
Read more about the history of Tibetan uprisings
Free Tibet pictures
Protest outside the Chinese Embassy, London: 10 March 2010
Wreath-laying at Westminster Abbey
Mass lobby of parliament and protest
Pictures by Anna Branthwaite
 These photos, submitted by photographers keen to celebrate the rich and diverse culture of Tibet, show the stunning beauty of the Tibetan landscape and people. | .jpg) Tibet supporters across the world often stand up to voice their support for Tibetans and to join them in demanding freedom, as seen in these protest photos. |
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