Kathmandu, April 28:

Thousands of Tibetans, mostly monks and nuns, held another of their near-daily demonstrations today in Kathmandu, urging the United Nations to investigate China’s crackdown on protests, but for the first time they were not stopped by police.

The demonstration by about 3,000 people was limited to the western edge of Kathmandu. A police officer said they had orders to allow the protest as long as participants stayed away from the centre of the city and did not chant any anti-China slogans.

Police have been breaking up every demonstration by Tibetan exiles since they began almost daily protests on March 10.

Officials have said they cannot allow protests against China.

The government has been accused by the United Nations and human rights groups of using excessive force in stopping the protests.

Police have beaten protesters with batons, fired tear gas and detained hundreds of people.

The protesters began their demonstration today in Swoyambhu and marched to the United Nations’ human rights office, where they handed a statement to officials asking the world body to investigate alleged killings and other alleged violations of human rights in Tibet.

Doma Tsomo, one of the demonstrators who delivered the statement, said the

United Nations officials gave assurances that the request would be conveyed to United Nations headquarters in the United States.