Machu, Amdo Tibet

On March 16th, 17th, and 18th, 2008, thousands of Tibetans protested in Machu County, Amdo Tibet (Tib: རྨ་ཆུ་རྫོང་། Ch: 玛曲县 Maqu County, Gansu province). Protesters, including students, monks, and nomads carried Tibetan flags and images of the Dalai Lama. A number government buildings, police cars, and other symbols of state power were attacked and as many as 19 Tibetans were killed by Chinese security forces.

March 16, 2008 (Photo: Free Tibet)	March 16, 2008 (Photo: International Campaign for Tibet)	March 16, 2008
March 16, 2008 (Photo: Free Tibet)	March 16, 2008 (Photo: Free Tibet)	March 16, 2008 (Photo: Free Tibet)
March 16, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Info Net)	March 16, 2008 (Photo: Free Tibet) Graffiti reads "Tibet will be free."	March 17, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Info Net)
March 16, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Info Net)	March 16, 2008 (Photo: Free Tibet)	March 16, 2008 (Photo: Free Tibet)
March 16, 2008 (Photo: Screengrab from government propaganda video "Parts of Counties and Townships in Gannan Prefecture - The Truth Vandalism & Violence")	March 16, 2008 (Photo: Screengrab from government propaganda video, "Parts of Counties and Townships in Gannan Prefecture - The Truth Vandalism & Violence")	March 16, 2008 (Photo: Screengrab from government propaganda video, "Parts of Counties and Townships in Gannan Prefecture - The Truth Vandalism & Violence")
March 16, 2008 (Photo: Free Tibet)	March 16, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Info Net)	March 16, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Info Net)
March 16, 2008 (Photo: CN state website)	March 18, 2008 Machu Monastery (Photo: Dolkar Kyab Norling)	March 18, 2008 Machu Monastery (Photo: Dolkar Kyab Norling)
March 16, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Info Net)	March 16, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Info Net)	March 16, 2008 (Photo: Free Tibet)
March 16, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Info Net)	March 16, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Info Net)	March 16, 2008 (Photo: Tibet Info Net)

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