China has blocked access to YouTube, as reported by the China Media Blog and Shanghaist. Buckaroo Bonzai at Tibet Will Be Free notes:

While there have been previous incidents of blockage and filtering behind the Great Firewall, this is an extremely blatant and obvious case that is tied directly to the large number of clips on YouTube which show protests both inside Tibet and around the world.

Speaking of access to information in China, CNN Beijing Bureau Chief Jaime FlorCruz says that the network has been given permission to enter Tibet only twice in the last ten years.

Also at Tibet Will Be Free, Lhasa Rising points out that the Bush administration had removed China from America’s human rights black list three days before the PRC started their violent response to peaceful protests in Tibet. The Bush administration had previously refused to explain why China was removed from the black list in a Q&A with the AFP:

Q: Why was China removed from the worst offenders? They were on the list last year, but they’re not there this year.

A: I think if you look at the introduction to the report, the — describes China — that its human rights record remain poor.

The Bush administration and the State Department must reevaluate their previous assessment. A minimal response would be to put China back on the black list for their abuses in Tibet.

Radio Free Asia is reporting from sources in Lhasa and around Tibet that protests are spreading to other cities and monasteries around Tibet. Demonstrations have taken place around Kham, Amdo, and elsewhere. RFA reports over 100 dead Tibetans in Lhasa from the Chinese military response to the protests.