New Delhi, March 10 -- Members of the Tibetan community under the banner of the Tibetan Youth Congress staged a peaceful protest outside the Chinese Embassy in the national capital on Tuesday, demanding freedom for Tibet and the protection of human rights for Tibetans.

Protesters gathered near the embassy as the community commemorated the 67th Tibetan National Uprising Day today, raising slogans such as "Free Tibet" and calling for international support for the Tibetan cause.

Several demonstrators were later detained by police and taken away in buses as security personnel moved to disperse the gathering.

Speaking to ANI while inside a police bus, a young protester said their primary demand was the restoration of Tibet as a free nation....