(AFP) – 9-10-2013
Beijing — The Chinese police opened fire against the protesters in the Tibet leaving some 60 injured, on Wednesday announced several NGOs that denounce an increase in repression against Tibetans in the region.
The protesters gathered Sunday in the Biru district to demand the release of a man arrested for refusing to raise a Chinese flag, Free Tibet organization reported.
"Las fuerzas de seguridad comenzaron a golpear a los tibetanos, hurting them, utilizaron gases lacrimógenos y dispararon a ciegas contra la multitud", indicated the NGO based in the United Kingdom.
At least two protesters were critical, The organization said, A third has a broken femur and a fourth wounds in the jaw.
OF ONG , International Tibet campaign (ICT) , He said he was not sure that the security forces had fired real bullets against the protesters, but confirmed that they had injured.
A Public Security Office of Biru denied AFP any incident. "No hubo ni manifestación ni heridos", assured by phone. Según Free Tibet e ICT, Police repression and violence increased in Chinese Tibetan areas.
Ten days ago, The authorities of the Biru district demanded the Tibetans to raise a Chinese flag at the doors of their homes and their monasteries on the occasion of the national holiday, According to ICT.
China afirma haber "liberado pacíficamente" The Tibet and improved the destiny of its population by financing the economic development of this poor and isolated region.
However, Many Tibetans do not support the growing domination of hanes, The majority ethnicity in China, and the repression of their religion and their culture. She further , Development benefits mostly from hanes.
Some 120 Tibetans were immolated on fire or tried to do it from 2009 To protest against Beijing's guardianship.
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