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Tibetan Voices Grow Louder

Plight of Tibet is back in the spotlight

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 12, 2008 8:25 AM CDT

(Newser) – Nearly a half-century after China brutally crushed Tibetan opposition and sent the Dalai Lama into exile, calls for China to give Tibet more freedom are stronger than they have been in decades. While Beijing remains unwilling to budge, activists plan to use China's time in... Read full story »

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