Tibetans protest against Xi Jinping’s visit to New Delhi, activists detained near summit venue

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Tenzin Nyidon

NEW DELHI, Sept. 11: Hundreds of Tibetans took to the streets of New Delhi on Friday to protest Chinese President Xi Jinping’s scheduled participation in the 18th BRICS Summit, calling for greater international attention to Tibet ahead of his arrival in the Indian capital.

The protest march, organised by the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), began from the Samyelling Tibetan Settlement in Majnu Ka Tila and brought together Tibetans from more than 20 settlements across India. A heavy deployment of Delhi Police accompanied the march as protesters denounced Chinese regressive policies in occupied Tibet and Xi’s participation in the summit, scheduled to be held in New Delhi on ...

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