(27 Mar 2008) SHOTLIST
New Delhi,
1. Various of Tibet's Spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, arriving for prayer session and greeting followers
2. Low angle view of security
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dalai Lama, Tibet's Spiritual Leader:
"I simply appealed to many (of) my friends. I think one word I want to express - I think this is time the Chinese government or concerned officials I think must accept the reality. I think that's important. Now in any case we are (in the) 21st century, pretending or lies cannot work."
4. Pan as Dalai Lama walks away from media
Katmandu, Nepal
5. Police standing outside Chinese Embassy Visa Office
6. Various of Tibetan refugee protesters making peace symbol with their hands
7. Police stopping protesters from passing
8. Police arresting protester
9. Close-up of Tibetan protesters in police van; making peace symbol with hands
10. Police arresting protester
11. Tibetan protester in police van
12. Various of police arresting protesters
13. Police outside Chinese Embassy
Seoul, South Korea
14. Tibetans and South Korean protesters marching near Chinese Embassy
15. Close-up of protester's face; he is wearing mask with slogan reading: (English) "Stop killing"
16. Tilt down from Tibetan flags to protesters
17. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Seol Oh, Korean Buddhist Monk:
"Tibet is the country where people believe in Buddhism as they're born. In our Buddhist point of view, we have the duty of protecting the country. So the monks should not ignore this, but upraise and protect Tibet."
18. Tilt-down from protester on a ladder to protester being wrapped with toilet paper stained red
19. Close-up of protester's face, wrapped in red stained toilet paper and wearing mask with slogan reading: (English) "Peace in Tibet"
20. Pan across protesters laid out on ground, wrapped in Tibetan flags
21. Close-up of a protester's face wearing mask with slogan reading: (English) "Peace in Tibet"
22. Protester waving large Tibetan flag
23. Tilt-down from Tibetan flags to protesters
STORYLINE
The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, said on Thursday he was in touch with his "friends" about initiating a dialogue with China over the ongoing unrest in Tibet.
His comments came as protesters took to the streets across Asia to demonstrate against China's crackdown on protests in Tibet.
Speaking to reporters before a week-long prayer session he has been conducting in New Delhi, the Dalai Lama said the Chinese government "must accept reality."
"I simply appealed to many (of) my friends," he said.
"I think one word I want to express - I think this is time the Chinese government or concerned officials I think must accept the reality. I think that's important. Now in any case we are (in the) 21st century, pretending or lies cannot work."
Chinese authorities claim the Dalai Lama's followers orchestrated the violence that broke out 14 March following a series of protests in Tibet's capital, Lhasa.
Meanwhile, in Nepal and South Korea people gathered to demonstrate against China's crackdown on Tibetan protests.
In Nepal police arrested 12 Tibetans protesting in front of the Chinese Embassy's Visa Office in Katmandu.
Police were posted on the streets leading to the office, about two kilometres (1.2 miles) from the main embassy.
About 20 Tibetans took part in the protest, small demonstration compared to other demonstrations by Tibetan refugees and monks in Katmandu in the days following China's crackdown on protests in Tibet.
Police did not immediately comment on the arrests, but they normally arrest protesters and release them the same day without charge.
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