Tibet On Fire

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Photo Caption: Tibetans in Switzerland protests against violence in China's Tibet. In front of the Chinese Consulate in Zurich On Saturday, about 2000 people against the oppression of the Tibetan protests in Lhasa by China demonstrated.

Tibetan advocates say Tibetans began rioting after military police officers attacked monks protesting outside a monastery in the city. As Tibet is one of the provinces in China that foreign journalists are being restricted from traveling, hence, the death tolls spreading over the media are vary. According to the Xinhua news agency - 10 innocent civilians were killed, contrary to the insiders there were more than 100 deceased.

Despite International pressure mounted on Beijing to show restraint, Reuters reported that China has given Tibetan protesters a tough response in Lhasa. While Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith called for China to allow "peaceful expression of dissent", German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for "free and direct dialogue" between China and the Dalai Lama, the United States and the European Union urged China to find a peaceful outcome.