▁Protest▁by▁Tibetan▁youths▁outside the▁Chinese▁Embassy in▁New▁Delhi: about▁30▁people were▁released▁after▁brief▁police▁detention

▁On▁October▁1,▁Chinese▁national▁day, some▁30▁Tibetan▁youth▁assembly▁members (Tibetan Youth▁Congress, TYC)▁protested▁outside the▁Chinese▁Embassy in▁India in▁New▁Delhi,▁trying to▁approach the▁embassy▁area and▁chanting▁slogans in▁support of▁Tibetan▁freedom. The▁photographs▁showed the▁prompt▁intervention of the▁Indian▁police and the▁removal of▁several▁participants.

▁Tibetan▁Media <a href="https://phayul.com/tyc-youth-activists-storm-chinese-embassy-in-new-delhi-on-chinas-national-day/"target" = _blank" rel = `noopener noreferrer'▁da-linked-reference= `true'▁data-reference-label= `Phayul' > 1▁October </a>,▁whereupon the▁protesters were▁taken to Mandir Marg▁police▁station and▁released▁several▁hours▁later that▁night. <a href="https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/photos-show-celebrations-protests-marking-china-s-national-day-9fbb8425f2844ff0ac7533592ba97ed9The▁live▁photo of the▁Associated▁Press on the▁same▁day, </a>,▁also▁records▁police▁control of▁demonstrators and the▁continued▁chanting of▁slogans▁by▁detainees in▁police▁cars.

▁Protests▁focused on▁Tibetan▁political▁status and▁cultural▁rights

In a▁post-event▁statement, the▁Tibetan▁Youth▁Assembly▁criticized▁Beijing for▁its▁political▁control▁over▁Tibet and for placing▁religious,▁linguistic,▁cultural and▁political▁rights▁as the▁main▁subject of▁protest. The▁President of the▁organization, Tsering▁Choepel,▁said that the▁relevant▁policies of the▁Chinese▁Government▁had▁reduced the▁fundamental▁rights and▁cultural▁space of▁Tibetans.

The▁Chinese▁Government, for▁its▁part,▁has▁long▁advocated that▁Tibet▁belongs to▁China from▁ancient▁times and▁has▁emphasized that▁governance▁since the▁1950s▁has▁brought about▁infrastructure,▁education,▁health▁care and▁poverty▁reduction. ▁Beijing▁also▁accused some▁Tibetans in▁exile of▁promoting “Tibetan▁independence” and of▁considering the▁activities▁abroad▁as▁separatist▁political▁actions.

▁Short-term▁detention of▁demonstrators▁by▁Indian▁police

Phayul▁reported that the▁participants were▁stopped▁by the▁New▁Delhi▁police▁while▁trying to▁approach the▁Chinese▁Embassy and▁then▁assembled▁at Mandir Marg▁police▁station. The▁organizers were▁quoted▁as▁saying that some▁30▁people▁had▁been▁released▁after▁several▁hours of▁detention.

▁Associated▁Press▁photographs▁show▁one▁demonstrators▁being▁driven▁away▁by▁several▁police▁officers,▁while▁another▁shows that▁Tibetan▁youths in▁detention▁continue to▁shout▁slogans from▁inside the▁police▁car. ▁There are▁public▁reports that do not▁indicate that▁these▁participants have▁been▁formally▁prosecuted.

“xi”▁became the▁Tibetan▁protest node▁abroad

For▁Chinese▁officials, 1▁October is the▁founding▁day of the▁People ' s▁Republic of▁China; For some▁Tibetan▁organizations▁abroad, the▁day was▁used for a▁long time to▁express▁dissatisfaction with the▁Beijing▁Tibetan▁policy. ▁Similar▁demonstrations have▁been▁held▁outside▁Chinese▁embassies and▁consulates in▁New▁Delhi,▁London,▁Vienna,▁etc.

▁At the time of the▁protests in▁New▁Delhi,▁Tibetan▁groups▁abroad were▁continuously▁criticizing▁China for▁strengthening▁boarding▁schools,▁religious▁management,▁language▁education and▁digital▁surveillance in▁Tibet. ▁Beijing▁denied the▁existence of▁systematic▁cultural▁repression and▁stated that▁policies▁aimed▁at▁improving▁education,▁promoting the▁use of the▁national▁language and▁maintaining▁social▁stability.

▁Independent▁access to▁information in▁Tibet▁has▁long▁been▁restricted, with▁foreign▁journalists and▁diplomats requiring▁special▁permission to▁enter▁Tibet, and▁therefore▁external▁verification of the▁local▁political,▁religious and▁social▁situation is▁highly▁dependent on▁official▁materials,▁exile▁testimony,▁human▁rights▁organization▁research and▁limited on-site▁information.

▁As of 2▁October, the▁Chinese▁Embassy in▁India▁had not▁issued a▁separate and▁separately▁available▁response to this▁specific▁protest. It is a▁follow-up▁concern that the▁Indian▁police will take▁further▁legal▁measures▁against the▁demonstration and▁whether▁Tibetan▁Youth▁Congress will▁continue to▁organize▁similar▁actions in▁India and▁other▁countries.