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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Tibetans

Tibetans stories: 8 news summaries

China Isolates Town After 2
Die of Plague

10,000 quarantined in Tibetan region after outbreak at funeral

Aug 3, 09 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - China has quarantined a remote town of 10,000 after two people died of pneumonic plague, one of the world's deadliest diseases. The Times of London reports that the first victim died after burying his dog, and 11 people at the funeral then fell ill, one fatally. Pneumonic plague is... More »

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China • plague • quarantine • Tibetans

OPINION

It's Time for China, Tibet
to Cut a Deal

Dalai Lama backs off demand for autonomy, opening window

Aug 7, 08 7:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Dalai Lama is willing to accept Chinese rule in Tibet, providing Beijing with a major concession in an attempt to preserve the cultural character of the region, writes columnist Nicolas D. Kristof in the New York Times. The Chinese government must recognize the Dalai Lama's willingness to compromise and... More »

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China • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetan independence • Tibetans • Chinese Communist party

 Chinese Police Kill 8 Protesters 

Clash in Sichaun province comes as officials try to search Tibetan monastery

Apr 4, 08 5:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese police killed eight protesters and wounded dozens more overnight in Sichuan province when they opened fire on a demonstration led by Tibetan monks, the Times of London reports. The altercation started when police searched a Tibetan monastery, confiscating phones and images of the Dalai Lama. After arresting two, the... More »

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China • Tibet • Dalai Lama • police crackdown • Tibetans • political protest • political demonstrations • Olympic protests • Tibetan monks • repression

Protesters Follow Olympic Torch to Acropolis

Demonstrations in Greece remain mostly peaceful

Mar 29, 08 8:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Olympic torchbearers made their way to the Acropolis in Greece today with the help of heavy security that kept protesters at arm's length, the AP reports. Activists have set up camp by candlelight outside the stadium—site of the first modern Olympics in 1896— to protest China's human rights record... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • Greece • Tibet • Olympic torch • Acropolis • Tibetans • Olympic protests

 Olympic Flame Lit 
 Amid Brief Protest 

Torch lit in grand style at Olympia

Mar 24, 08 6:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Olympic flame was lit this morning in Greece, in a ceremony briefly interrupted by human rights protesters. As the Chinese Communist Party secretary—also the head of the Beijing Olympics—spoke, three demonstrators evaded massive security to run onto the field at the stadium in Ancient Olympia. One managed... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • protests • Greece • Olympic Games • Olympic torch • Tibetans

China Admits Police Shot Tibetan Protesters

State's claim of 13 dead, 4 wounded at odds with exiles' estimate of 99 killed

Mar 20, 08 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - China admitted today its police opened fire on Tibetan protesters, wounding four in “self-defense,” the BBC reports. The statement from state-run Xinhua news agency is China’s first admission to hurting anyone since protests began last week. Chinese officials say rioters have killed 13; Tibetan activists reported security... More »

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China • protests • Tibet • Dalai Lama • riots • shooting • Xinhua • security forces • Tibetans • political demonstrations • activists

Tibetans Begin Trek Home to Protest China Policies

Thousands bid farewell to marchers as they leave Dharamsala

Mar 10, 08 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cheering thousands bid farewell to more than 100 Tibetan exiles as they began a trek today from India back to their homeland to protest China's rule over Tibet.  "Everybody is pumped up," said one marcher. "Many people were in tears as they said goodbye." ... More »

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China • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetan independence • Tibetans • Tibetans in exile • Dharamsala

Tibetan Villagers Riot
Over Monks' Arrest

190 people demanded alleged thieves' release

Nov 29, 07 6:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Simmering ethnic tensions between Tibetans and Chinese boiled over into a riot in a remote Tibet province, Reuters reports. After 3 monks were arrested following an altercation with a Chinese shop owner, hundreds of Tibetan herdsmen converged on the town to demand their release. When authorities failed to comply, they... More »

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China • Tibet • riots • Buddhist monks • ethnic conflict • Tibetans

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