More than 500 hundred Tibetan exiles were arrested during their demonstration in Kathmandu on Sunday against the recent crackdown by the Chinese government on ‘pro-autonomy’ protesters in Tibet.

Police moved into action as soon as hundreds of Tibetans gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy’s visa section at Hattisar. Dozens of Tibetan nuns were among those arrested from the all-women demonstration.

It was the largest number of protesters detained on a single day since Tibetans started their protests from March 10. Normally, police authorities release the detained Tibetans later in the day.

The Tibetans have been organising protests in Kathmandu almost everyday since last few days. nepalnews.com mk May 11 08