A clash between Tibetan protesters and Chinese police leaves at least one person dead . China 's official news agency and Tibetan rights groups give conflicting accounts of events . Tibetans in the mountainous region of Ganzi , have called for more freedom and the return of the Dalai Lama , their spiritual leader who fled to India during an uprising against Chinese rule in 1959 . A Chinese government official accuses the two groups of trying to ` ` distort the truth '' The clash comes after a string of self - immolations by Tibetan protesters in recent months .
A clash between Tibetan protesters and Chinese police leaves at least one person dead . China 's official news agency and Tibetan rights groups give conflicting accounts of events . A Chinese government official accuses the two groups of trying to ` ` distort the truth '' The clash comes after a string of self - immolations by Tibetan protesters in recent months .