The police in China shot dead two more protesters in Tibetan-inhabited areas as unrest spread, official media and an advocacy group said Wednesday, amid signs of a physical and virtual lockdown on the region.
China’s Sichuan province, which has big populations of ethnic Tibetans, many of whom complain of severe repression, has been rocked by violent clashes this week — some of the worst since huge protests against Chinese rule in 2008.
There were indications that the authorities were restricting movement and communications in the region as unrest spread. Phone numbers that previously worked were unavailable and one local said his town had been closed off. — AFP