Ahead of the anniversary, Chinese authorities launched a massive clampdown across the Tibetan plateau, blocking access by foreign journalists to most of towns where protests took place last year.

• 一名来自四川省阿坝州、正在访问青海省的藏族僧人表示，与他在一起的僧人在昨日的纪念日前夕被迫接受进一步“爱国主义教育”，包括批判达赖喇嘛。