Tibet Protests Throughout Asia

Tibetan protester cries in pain as a policeman, unseen, pulls him back from the window of a bus in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 18, 2008. He was arrested in front of the Chinese Embassy during a demonstration against China's crackdown in Lhasa, Tibet,

India

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, gestures as he speaks to the media in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, March 18, 2008. The Dalai Lama threatened Tuesday to step down as leader of Tibet's government in exile if violence committed by Tibetans in his homeland spirals out of control.

United Kingdom

Placards placed by protesters against Chinese actions in Tibet hang on terra cotta warriors inside the Terracotta Army exhibition room at the British Museum, London, Tuesday March 18, 2008.

India

Policemen arrest a Tibetan protester in the front of the Chinese Embassy during a demonstration against China's crackdown in Lhasa Tibet, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 18, 2008.

China

A neighborhood in Lhasa is seen littered with debris after clashes between Tibetans and Chinese forces in this photo taken in Lhasa, China, Monday, March 17, 2008.

India

A Tibetan protester cries in pain as a policeman, unseen, pulls him back from the window of a bus.

India

Tibetan protesters burn Chinese flags at a rally in Dharmsala, Tuesday, March 18, 2008. The Dalai Lama threatened Tuesday to step down as leader of Tibet's government in exile if violence committed by Tibetans in his homeland spirals out of control.

Belgium

A protester is seen shouting slogans, during a demonstration in front of the EU Council headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Some 300 people protested Tuesday against China's crackdown on Tibet.

Taiwan

A Buddhist monk waits in the rain for a vigil in support of Tibet at the Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall Tuesday, March 18, 2008, in Taipei, Taiwan.

India

Tibetan exiles react emotionally as they raise anti-China slogans at a protest march in Dharamsala, India, Monday, March 17, 2008. The Tibetans protested Monday against China's clamp down operations on Tibetan protesters in Lhasa and other parts of China.

Taiwan

Supporters of Tibet gather at Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall for a candlelight vigil Monday, March 17, 2008, in Taipei, Taiwan. China's crackdown on protest in the Himalayan territory of Tibet has become an issue for candidates in Saturday's presidential election on the island of Taiwan. China controls Tibet and also hopes to eventually rule democratic Taiwan, just 100 miles off the southern Chinese coast.

Italy

Tibetan demonstrators are seen during a protest in Rome, Monday, March 17, 2008. Tibet's governor denounced anti-Chinese protesters in Lhasa as criminals and vowed to bring them to justice as a midnight deadline loomed Monday for them to turn themselves in. More clashes erupted in other Chinese provinces.

India

Indian police drag away a Tibetan protestor outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi, India, Monday, March 17, 2008. The Tibetans protested Monday against China's clampdown operations on Tibetan protesters in Lhasa and other parts of China.

China

A young Tibetan monk gestures in the Tibetan quarter of Chengdu, China, on Monday, March 17, 2008. The latest unrest began last Monday on the anniversary of a 1959 uprising against Chinese rule. Tibet was effectively independent for decades before Communist troops entered in 1950.

Nepal

Nepalese police officers clash with Tibetan protesters demonstrating in front of the UN office in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 17, 2008. Police used bamboo batons to disperse about 100 Tibetan protesters and Buddhist monks in Katmandu on Monday, arresting around 30 in the latest crackdown on pro-Tibet demonstrations in neighboring Nepal.

Nepal

Nepalese police officers baton charge Tibetan protesters demonstrating in front of the UN office in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 17, 2008. Police used bamboo batons to disperse about 100 Tibetan protesters and Buddhist monks in Katmandu on Monday, arresting around 30 in the latest crackdown on pro-Tibet demonstrations in neighboring Nepal.

China

Chinese paramilitary police officers patrol on a street in Tongren, in China's Qinghai province, Monday, March 17, 2008. Protests spread from Tibet into three neighboring provinces as Tibetans defied a Chinese government crackdown, while the Dalai Lama decried what he called the "cultural genocide" taking place in his homeland.

India

Tibetan protesters hold a candlelight vigil to those killed in the ancient Tibetan capital of Lhasa during the Chinese crackdown on protestors, in New Delhi, India, early Monday, March 17, 2008.

India

Tibetan demonstrators shout anti-China slogans as scores of Tibetans protest outside the UN office in New Delhi, India, Monday, March 17, 2008, to seek UN intervention against China's clampdown operations on Tibetan protesters in Lhasa and other parts of China.

India

A Tibetan demonstrator shouts anti-China slogans after being detained by Indian policemen as scores of Tibetans protested outside the UN office in New Delhi, India, Monday March 17, 2008, to seek UN intervention against China's clamp down operations on Tibetan protesters in Lhasa and other parts of China.