Tibetan youth stage protest on 'National Uprising Day'

Activists of Mangaluruunit of Regional Tibetan Youth Congress today staged a protest at the Nehru Maidan here to commemorate the 57th anniversaryof the uprising against the 'invasion' of Tibet by China.
It was on this day in 1959 that Tibetans launched a peaceful uprising against Chinese rule which was crushed by the authorities forcing them to flee to India seeking refuge.
Addressing the gathering, Tibetan Students Association president Tenzin expressed gratitude to the Indian government and the people and said they were enjoying their rights in this country while in China, a citizen could be jailed for carrying a Tibetan flag.

The Communist government in China had carried out a series of "barbaric" policies with the aim ofdestroying the Tibetan people's religious tradition, language, culture and rich natural resources, Tenzin alleged.