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Security tight in Tibet

LHASA, China - A March 10, 2013, photo shows worshippers in full-body bowing ritual outside Jokhang monastery in Lhasa in the Tibetan Autonomous Region. Chinese authorities have tightened security measures in the core areas of the Tibetan capital in the run-up to the fifth anniversary on March 14 of bloody ethnic riots in Lhasa that killed as many as 200 people.

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Security tight in Tibet

LHASA, China - A March 10, 2013, photo shows a checkpoint outside Potala Palace in Lhasa in the Tibetan Autonomous Region. Chinese authorities have tightened security measures in the core areas of the Tibetan capital in the run-up to the fifth anniversary on March 14 of bloody ethnic riots in Lhasa that killed as many as 200 people.

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Lhasa calm on riot anniversary but tension persists

LHASA, China - This photo shows a deserted street with closed shops near the Jokhang Monastery in Lhasa on March 14. The Tibetan capital appeared calm despite tension highlighted by the presence of armed security personnel patrolling the streets on the anniversary of the deadly rioting that occurred in the city a year ago.

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Security tight in Lhasa on 50th anniversary of failed uprising

LHASA, China - An armed policeman stands watch on a street near the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa on March 10, the 50th anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising.

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Security tight in Lhasa on 50th anniversary of failed uprising

LHASA, China - A policeman stands watch at a road checkpoint between the airport and Lhasa city center on March 10, the 50th anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising.

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Foreign media allowed into Tibet ahead of rioting anniversary

Lhasa, China - A monk guides a group of foreign journalists at Drepung Monastery in Lhasa in Tibet Autonomous Region on Feb. 12. China allowed a group of foreign journalists into Tibet on a government-organized tour, a month ahead of the first anniversary of violence that rocked the region. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Foreign media allowed into Tibet ahead of rioting anniversary

Lhasa, China - A security official takes photos of monks and foreign journalists at Sera Monastery in Lhasa in Tibet Autonomous Region on Feb. 11. China allowed a group of foreign journalists into Tibet on a government-organized tour, a month ahead of the first anniversary of violence that rocked the region. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Foreign media allowed into Tibet ahead of rioting anniversary

Lhasa, China - A number of pilgrims gather in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, which was the major residence of Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Feb. 12, two weeks before New Year's Day in the Tibetan calendar. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Foreign media allowed into Tibet ahead of rioting anniversary

LHASA, China - The facade of a closed shop in Lhasa still exhibits damage from violence that rocked the region in March 2008. China allowed a group of foreign journalists into Tibet on a government-organized tour, a month ahead of the first anniversary of the violence. The visit, by 11 journalists from eight news organizations including Kyodo News, marks the first time that multiple foreign media have been allowed into Tibet since the Beijing Olympics torch relay in June 2008. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Tibetan monks in Lhasa demand freedom

LHASA, China - A group of Tibetan monks speak to foreign journalists at Jokhang Temple in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on March 27. The monks demanded religious freedom and that they be allowed to leave the temple premises.

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Climbers train to take Olympic flame to Mt. Everest summit

BEIJING, Japan - Chinese climbers train at a camp some 100 kilometers from Lhasa, Tibet, on Feb. 29 to brace for May's attempt to take the Olympic flame to the top of Mt. Everest.