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  • May 2008

    • Nepal Detains 560 Tibetan Women

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 11, 08 2:12 PM CDT

      Nepal Detains 560 Tibetan Women

      Nepalese authorities today arrested 560 Tibetan women, including Buddhist nuns, for protesting China's actions in three all-female rallies across Kathmandu. They marked the first protests of their kind, and the largest round-up since China's crackdown in the region in March; the prisoners will be freed later. Nepal, home to 20,000 Tibetan exiles since the crackdown, bars pro-Tibet agitation. More »

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      Tibet  • protests  • Nepal  • Tibetans in exile  • Tibetan protesters  • Kathmandu  • Buddhist nuns

    • Tibetans Storm Chinese Embassy in Nepal

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 8, 08 6:25 AM CDT

      Tibetans Storm Chinese Embassy in Nepal

      At least 300 Tibetan protesters, many of them monks and nuns, stormed the Chinese embassy in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu today. The demonstrators threw debris into the embassy compound and tried to break down the gates. "We want our freedom. Stop China!" they chanted. Some 200 protesters have been detained, although they are expected to be released tonight. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Nepal  • Kathmandu  • Tibetan protesters

  • April 2008
  • December 2007

    • Nepal Bridge Fails; 200 Missing

      newser  |  CNN  |  Dec 25, 07 1:04 PM CST

      Nepal Bridge Fails; 200 Missing

      Nepalese rescuers were searching into the night for about 200 people who plummeted into a swirling river when a suspension bridge collapsed. Another 15 bodies have been recovered, and 32 were taken to nearby hospitals. Up to 1,000 Hindu pilgrims were on the bridge when it failed in a remote part of Nepal. Most swam to safety after the 100-foot plunge. More »

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      bridge collapse  • Nepal  • Himalayas  • Hindu  • Kathmandu  • religious pilgrims

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