A firm condemnation of the hard repression of a group of peaceful protesters in the capital of Tibet, Lhasa, has been expressed by Amnesty International, which asked China to immediately release the people arrested over the last few days for peacefully asserting their rights. According to some eye-witnesses, on 11th March the Chinese police used tear gas and electric pricks to disperse 500 protesters who were asking for the release of some monks arrested during the previous protests. On Monday 10th March, 11 protesters, including nine monks, were savagely beaten and arrested outside the temple of Tsuklakhang, in Lhasa. The group was holding a rally to commemorate the 49th anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s flight from Tibet. In those hours, about fifty monks were arrested in other areas of the capital. "The protesters are entitled to express their peaceful protest. By denying freedom of expression and assembly, China breaches the international human rights standards states Paolo Pobbiati, president of the Italian section of Amnesty -. In this way, the promises made for the Olympic Games of Peking seem event emptier and farther away’.
