THE Economist – AFP
Read the original: Tibet se ha convertido en una "prisión" exiled leader in India accuses
The speaker of the Tibetan parliament in exile accused China on Tuesday of having transformed Tibet into a gigantic prison, in his opening speech to the largest assembly of representatives of the Tibetan community in exile for four years.
"Un estado de ley marcial no reconocido sigue vigente en Tibet", denounced Penpa Tsering at the beginning of the four-day conclave in Dharamsala, a city in northern India where the Tibetan government in exile is based.
China "ha transformado a Tibet en un territorio que parece una prisión", He added.
Las autoridades chinas afirman haber "liberado pacíficamente" a Tibet en 1951 and improved the situation of its population by financing the economic development of this poor and isolated region.
Some 400 Representatives of Tibetans in exile around the world meet for the first time since 2008 to redefine its strategy towards the Chinese administration after the resurgence of immolations of members of its community and in the face of the prospect of political changes in Beijing.
