Beijing Crushing Tibetans, Exiled Political Leader Says

Penpa Tsering, leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile, told AFP that Beijing's policies were squeezing his people 'like a python' (Credit: AFP)

As Tibetans prepare to mark 65 years since a failed uprising against Chinese rule and questions loom over the Dalai Lama's successor, the diaspora's elected leader said Beijing is crushing his people.

Tibetans on March 10 will commemorate the 1959 uprising against Chinese forces that led the future Nobel laureate -- and thousands of his followers -- to cross snowy Himalayan passes into neighbouring India and set up a government in exile.