Tibet's courts vow swift and harsh punishment for unrest (Reuter...

Courtesy Ytop stories  Fri, 04/04/2008 - 3:27am

Tibetan faithfuls pray during a festival in the compound of the sprawling Labrang Monastery in Xiahe, western China's Gansu province, Friday, April 4, 2008.<br /><br />China plans to put Lhasa rioters on trial and reopen Tibet to tourism by May, underscoring the government's drive to close the book on recent unrest well ahead of this summer's Beijing Olympics.<br /><br />Other Tibetan regions may remain off-limits considerably longer, however, with police in western Sichuan province barring foreigners Thursday.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)Reuters - Tibetans accused of rioting and protesting against Chinese rule will face swift trials and harsh sentences, state media said on Friday, vowing that Communist Party-run courts will back a campaign against the Dalai Lama.




 

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