Video. Tibetan protesters in New Dehli denounce China with shaved heads and prayers
- Some demonstrators shaved their heads in a symbolic gesture, while others chanted slogans against Chinese President Xi Jinping and called on the United Nations to intervene.
- The protesters said the legislation threatened Tibetan identity, language, culture and religious traditions, and could provide a legal basis for what they describe as a policy of assimilation.
- Beijing says the law is intended to promote development, patriotism and unity among China’s 56 officially recognised ethnic groups.
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- Some demonstrators shaved their heads in a symbolic gesture, while others chanted slogans against Chinese President Xi Jinping and called on the United Nations to intervene.
- The protesters said the legislation threatened Tibetan identity, language, culture and religious traditions, and could provide a legal basis for what they describe as a policy of assimilation.
- Beijing says the law is intended to promote development, patriotism and unity among China’s 56 officially recognised ethnic groups.
Sources: Euronews