Flag put up at environment ministry in support of Tibet

Despite protest from the Chinese Embassy in Prague, Environment Minister Martin Bursik had the Tibetan flag flown at the Environment Ministry on Friday in support for the upcoming "Flag for Tibet" day. March 10th marks the anniversary of the Tibetan uprising crushed by the Chinese in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa in 1959. The international Flag for Tibet day has caught on in the Czech Republic in recent years. Although various Czech city and town halls have taken part in the past, it is the first time a government ministry has flown the Tibetan flag in support.