Mangalore, December 24 – A bicycle rally from the city to Amravati in Andhra Pradesh is being organized by Tibetan students in the city, to make the public aware of the violation of human rights in Tibet and also demanding a ‘Free Tibet’.
K Ashraf, mayor, Mangalore City Corporation was to inaugurate the rally in front of MCC office at Lalbagh here, on Saturday December 24 at 9 am.
As per a release, 16 cyclists will participate in the rally, while nine more will join in the rally, en route. The students will return by bus from Amravati. A distance of 1,100 kilometres is expected to be covered by the rally in eight days en route Hassan, Bangalore, Vellore, Chennai, Nellore, Ongole and Vijayawada.
The release stated that in spite of pressure from various international organizations, the basic rights of Tibetans are denied – there is no freedom of speech, no freedom of assembly, no freedom of press and no freedom of religion.
It also added that protesters against the Chinese rule are treated by the authorities as separatists and are punished severely.
