{"id":12403,"date":"2020-03-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/ict-rallies-across-globe-for-tibetan-uprising-day\/"},"modified":"2020-03-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T23:00:00","slug":"ict-rallies-across-globe-for-tibetan-uprising-day","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/ict-rallies-across-globe-for-tibetan-uprising-day\/","title":{"rendered":"ICT rallies across globe for Tibetan Uprising Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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International Campaign for Tibet EU Policy Director Vincent Metten speaks through a bullhorn at an event in Brussels on March 10, 2020 marking the 61st anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The International Campaign for Tibet joined in the commemoration of \nTibetan Uprising Day globally on Tuesday with multiple events around the\n world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to a rally outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC<\/a>, ICT took part in marches and demonstrations in Amsterdam and Brussels, while our partner organization, Australia Tibet Council, was involved in events in Australia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, politicians in the United States and Europe continued to express solidarity with the Tibetan people as they marked the 61st anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising of March 10, 1959, when Tibetans broke out in mass protest against China\u2019s brutal occupation of their homeland in the Himalayan region of Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belgium<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Brussels is the headquarters of the European Union, and the ICT \noffice in that Belgian city took part in rally that drew about 200 \nparticipants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Member of the European Parliament Isabel Santos and Member of the \nBelgian Parliament Samuel Cogolati spoke during the event, as did ICT\u2019s \nEU Policy Director Vincent Metten. Below are photos of the gathering:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Protestors hold signs calling out China\u2019s abduction of the Panchen Lama , one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism , and its plan to interfere in the succession of the Dalai Lama<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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ICT EU Policy Director Vincent Metten holds the microphone as Member of Belgian Parliament Samuel Cogolati speaks during the protest<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Protestors march through Brussels with Tibetan flags and signs criticizing the Chinese government\u2019s oppression in Tibet<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Tibetans and their supporters demonstrate behind a barricade calling on the public to save Tibet<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Netherlands<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, ICT\u2019s office in Amsterdam helped lead a rally and peace march to commemorate the Tibetan Uprising anniversary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

About 150 people took part in the activities, including \nrepresentatives from Amnesty International, as well as Uyghur and Hong \nKong activists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event\u2019s participants helped raise awareness about the situation \nin Tibet, especially by screening a short video about the uprising and \nChina\u2019s occupation of Tibet on a large LED screen in Amsterdam\u2019s Dam \nSquare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are photos from the event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ICT Europe Executive Director Tsering Jampa speaks from the microphone during the Tibetan Uprising Day protest and peach march in Amsterdam<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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ICT Europe Executive Director Tsering Jampa (second from left) is on stage alongside Buddhist monks and other activists<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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An activist with a bullhorn rallies the crowd in Amsterdam<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A long line of protestors marches alongside a bus on the streets of Amsterdam<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Australia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Australia Tibet Council, joined the rallies on Tuesday organized \nby the local Tibetan communities across Australia, including Sydney and \nthe capital of Canberra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See photos and videos of the event in Sydney below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n