In Taiwan, hundreds of Tibetans and their supporters commemorated the second anniversary of the Lhasa Uprising in 2008.

Tibet supporters gathered at Taipei City center, holding up banners and pictures of the Dalai Lama, before marching down the street for a demonstration.

The Taiwan Friends of Tibet arranged the rally to demand an end to what they say is the persecution of Tibetans by the Chinese regime.

Supporters who took part in Sunday's rally voiced their concerns.

[Yang Tsung-li, Protester]:
"As a Taiwanese, we are a country without much international status, so Taiwanese people feel sympathetic to their situation, and we also have the responsibility to support the Tibetans by democratic means."

The president of the Taiwan Friends of Tibet lashed out at the Chinese regime at for not protecting human rights in Tibet.

[Chow Mei-li, President, Taiwan Friends of Tibet]:
"Today is March 14, and I think Taiwanese people should have a stronger awareness and stand together with the Tibetans because we have a common enemy. China already occupied Tibet, and we cannot let Taiwan end up like Tibet."

The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama led a failed uprising in 1959 against the Chinese occupation of the region.

The Dalai Lama then fled into exile and has been living in India's northern town of Dharamsala ever since.

On March 14, 2008, Buddhist monks held protests that gave way to heated violence that resulted in at least 19 deaths, and sparked waves of protests across Tibetan areas.