Protest against CCP in Vienna, Austria on National Uprising Day
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Huge protest was organised by Tibetans on National Uprising Day on 10th March in front of the Chinese Embassy in Vienna, Austria. Tibetan Uprising Day, observed on March 10, commemorates the 1959 Tibetan uprising against the presence of the People’s Republic of China in Tibet.
The protest started at 10.00 hrs and continued till 13.00. Around 150 Tibetan diaspora members participated in this protest. As a part of the protest, around 150 Tibetan diaspora members marched from the Chinese embassy to Stephanplatz, Vienna raising slogans against the genocidal atrocities committed by CCP in Tibet. At Stephanplatz, a one-hour demonstration against the suppressive activities of CCP in Tibet were highlighted and anti-China pamphlets were distributed.
During the protest, senior community members spoke about the current situation of Tibet and how CCP is executing minorities in China and suppressing the basic human rights by denying freedom of speech, freedom of worship and right to protest.
“On this solemn occasion, we remember and honour our compatriots and martyrs who have given their lives for the cause of Tibet. We stand in solidarity with their family members and with those who are still suffering under the oppression of the PRC`s occupation,” read their statement.
The invasion of Tibet by the Chinese Communist Government led to the death of an estimated 1.2 million Tibetans, destruction of more than 6,000 monasteries, as well as deforestation and destruction of wildlife and exploitation of mineral resources.
Moreover, China in the name of combating separatism and maintaining social stability, is controlling every movement of Tibetans with measures more draconian than the time of the Cultural Revolution. Last month, a so-called “Regulations on Network and Information Security” in TAR came into force. It tasked government departments, state and public organs above the county level to monitor and control information on the internet. The regulation criminalises even forming and participating in social media group with “separatist forces”.
The Chinese government has intensified its campaign of forcibly indoctrinating Tibetans including students, nomads, farmers and even monks and nuns with communist ideology. Large-scale collection of data from Tibetans through DNA extraction, Iris scan and facial recognition are being carried in the name of social management.
Tibetan diaspora was led by President Nawang Lobsang Taglung. Voices against Autocracy, a Vienna based NGO, also supported this protest and its members participated in this demonstration. Protesters were carrying anti CCP posters and flag of Tibetan. Nawang said that the fight for Freedom of Tibet will continue in future.