Tibet: Chinese State-Owned Media Attempts to Suppress Coverage of Burning Jokhang Temple in Lhasa

Photo Courtesy of Flickr A large fire has damaged one of the most significant holy sites in the Tibetan capital Lhasa. The Jokhang temple caught ablaze on Saturday 17 February, with video footage showing parts of the building caught in flames quickly spreading on social media. The Communist party controlled news agency, Xinhua, reported that the blaze was quickly extinguished. Yet, Robert Barnett,...