p2pnet news | Freedom:- More than 600 people in Tibet have surrendered over anti-government protests, says the China state radio, and for the first time in recent days, foreign journalists have been allowed into Lhasa.

“The moves appear calculated to bolster government claims that authorities are in control of the situation and that the protests that began peacefully were acts of destruction and murder,” says the Associated Press.

“The protests embarrassed the government ahead of this summer’s Beijing Olympics, leading it to flood Tibet with troops and ban foreign journalists. The protests took a violent turn on March 14, when rioters set hundreds of fires in Lhasa and attacked ethnic Chinese.”

A small group of journalists may be back in the strife torn country, but exactly how much freedom they’ll have to a report during the Chinese government-arranged two-day trip was unclear, says the story.

Meanwhile, Tibetblogs.com has an interest series of quotes >>>

“The Dalai clique refuses to give up their evil designs, and even in their death throes are planning new acts of sabotage.” - Meng Jianzhu, China’s minister of public security.

“Our Chinese friends must understand the worldwide concern that there is about the question of Tibet. I have an envoy who spoke to the authorities who are closest to the Dalai Lama. I want dialogue to begin.” - French President Nicolas Sarkozy

“There needs to be mutual respect between all communities and sustained dialogue between the Dalai Lama and the Chinese authorities.” - David Miliband, British Foreign Secretary

“China must stop naming, blaming and verbally abusing one whose life has been devoted to non-violence, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a Nobel peace laureate.” - Archbishop Desmond Tutu

“Awarding the Games to China has put China in the limelight and opened the [human rights] issues up to the world. Tibet, rightfully so, is on the front page. But it would not be on the front page if the Games were not being organized in China.” - IOC President, Jacques Rogge

“Either Tibet is open or it’s not. If it is, let independent monitors and the media go there. If it’s not, the torch shouldn’t go there either.” - Sophie Richardson, Asia advocacy director, Human Rights Watch

” ‘Don’t just be an engaged Tibetologist. It’s time to be an enraged Tibetologist.” - Dan, Tibeto-Logic

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Also See:
Associated Press - Foreign Journalists Allowed in Tibet, March 26, 2008

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