Rebellion

2008 Tibetan unrest

10 Mar 2008 · 31.71° N, 86.94° E

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10 Mar 2008
Kind
Rebellion
Coordinates
31.71° N, 86.94° E
Description
ethnic violence in Tibet

2008 Tibetan unrest

Political violence and inter-ethnic tensions in Tibet

The 2008 Tibetan unrest, also referred to as the 2008 Tibetan uprising in Tibetan media, was a series of protests and demonstrations that initially occurred over the Chinese Communist Party's treatment and persecution of Tibetans. Protests in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, by monks and nuns on 10 March have been viewed as the start of the demonstrations.

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