Labrang, Amdo Tibet

On April 9th, 2008, monks from Labrang Tashikyil Monastery boldly disrupted a tightly-controlled government media tour for foreign journalists in Sangchu, Amdo Tibet (Tib: བསང་ཆུ་རྫོང་། Ch: 夏河县 Xiahe County, Gansu Province). View video of the protest. Read more about the fate of the monks here and here.

April 9, 2008 (Photo: Reinhard Krause/Reuters)	Banner reads: "We have no freedom of expression." April 9, 2008 (Photo: Reinhard Krause/Reuters).	April 9, 2008 (Photo: Reinhard Krause/Reuters)
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April 9, 2008 (Photo: Reuters)	Banner reads: "We want human rights." April 9, 2008 (Photo: Reuters)	April 9, 2008 (Photo: Reuters)
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April 9, 2008 (Photo: Invisible Tibet)

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