Tibet Protests Continue in Nepal

Anna Chan:
About a dozen pro-Tibet protesters jumped the walls of a building housing the offices of the United Nations in Nepal today. The group is seeking U.N. intervention following unrest in the Himalayan region.

Today about a dozen Tibetan students carrying placards quietly scaled the walls of the U.N. complex and began protesting. Some of the protesters were in school uniforms and were carrying "free Tibet" placards. Another read "Stop cultural genocide in Tibet."

U.N. officials could not be immediately reached for comment.

Outside the U.N. building police detained dozens of other protesters some 20 minutes after the students jumped the wall.

Tibetans living in Nepal have been protesting almost every day since trouble began this month in the Tibetan capital Lhasa.

Nepal is home to more than 20,000 Tibetans who have been living there since they fled the Himalayan region in 1959. The country doesn't permit any anti-CCP activities by the exiles.

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