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Mar. 26 - A group of journalists hand picked by China's government arrive in the capital, Lhasa, marking the beginning of a brief organised tour of the troubled region.
The Dalai Lama said that there should be no curbs on foreign media granted access into the Tibetan capital for the first time since violent demonstrations erupted in Lhasa more than two weeks ago.
Chinese officials say they have organised the trip in response to international pressure to allow direct access to Tibet.
The government, however, has limited the number of journalists allowed on the trip.
Source: Reuters
Foreign Journalists Arrive in Tibet
LHASA, China (AP) — The first group of foreign journalists allowed into Tibet in the wake of deadly anti-Chinese-government riots has arrived in the regional capital of Lhasa.
The protests, which peaked on March 14 when rioters set buildings on fire and attacked ethnic Chinese, embarrassed China in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics and led it to flood the area with troops and ban foreign reporters, making it extremely difficult to verify information.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs took a small group of foreign journalists, including an Associated Press reporter, to Lhasa on Wednesday. It is unclear how much freedom they will be given to report.
Source: Associated Press
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