Tibetans living under de-facto martial law in Chin...

China deploys extra security at the Tibetan monastery of Kumbum on the 50th anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule that forced the Dalai Lama into exile. Golden rooftop of Kumbum monastery (known as Taersi in Mandarin) just south of Xining, on the northern edge of the Tibetan plateau. This is one of the largest monasteries of the Yellow Hat sect. Buddhist worshipers prostrating on the ground. Views of Tibetan monks engaging in theological debate, punching their hands to mark the end of answers. Security camera on rooftop. Police car, Tibetan monks in temple engaging in theological Matt Whitticase, Press Officer for Free Tibet saying, "In 2009, 50 years after the flight of the Dalai Lama, Tibetans are living under de-facto martial law, all their most basic and cherished freedoms denied, impossible in places even to have a photograph of the Dalai Lama in their house or their monasteries, and impossible to worship at certain times because the Chinese just ban it." Views of Tibetan monks in temple engaging in theological debates, punching their hands to mark questions and answers.