Tibet protesters detained in Swiss capital during Xi Jinping visit

[WhiteTara]

Source: reuters

VIENNA (Reuters) - Swiss police detained 32 Tibetans and Swiss nationals protesting against a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday, a spokesman said.

Swiss authorities had limited the duration of the protest in the center of Bern to two hours before noon (1100 GMT) to avoid the kind of confrontation that marked the last visit by a Chinese president 18 years ago.

Several people near a security zone set up for the state visit failed to comply with police instructions, Bern cantonal police said in a statement.

"Thirty-two people were detained to secure safety," a spokesman said.

At noon, police prevented a man from setting himself on fire, according to the statement. The man was taken care of by doctors.

Fourteen activists were detained near the Swiss parliament building in the afternoon as they continued to protest past the time restriction, waving posters saying "Free Tibet" and "Don't Deal With Killers", the association of Tibetan Youth in Europe said.

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[TomVilmer]

1. Same as in Denmark

This is a major story still unfolding in Denmark:
Courts finds top cops guilty of lying about suppression of free speech during visit of Chinese president.
http://cphpost.dk/news/two-senior-copenhagen-police-officers-charged-with-lying-to-the-court.html

[Coventina]

2. China is far too important to offend.

[WhiteTara]

3. The people of Tibet are so suppressed

and it is no wonder many self immolate. My teacher is Tibetan and he fled Tibet with the Dalai Lama holding a yak's tail and crying all the way to India. He was a small child at the time.