March 28, 2009
Tibetans rallied against the China’s new holiday, Serfs Liberation Day, on the 50th anniversary of Beijing’s crushing of a Tibetan uprising that led to the Dalai Lama’s exile. The Chinese claim that it is honoring what it calls the liberation of slaves from brutal feudal rule. The Tibetan government-in-exile said that the new holiday is aggravating problems in the region and would be a day of mourning for Tibetans around the world.
