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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: revolt

revolt stories: 2 news summaries

 Tibet Under Martial Law 
 as Revolt Anniversary Nears 

Protests are simmering under curfew and heavy police presence

Mar 5, 09 9:07 AM CST
(Newser) - China is quietly clamping down on Tibet ahead of twin anniversaries this month—the 50th of the Dalai Lama's failed revolt and the first of the violent riots that shook the region last year. Sandbag outposts, army convoys, and high police presence in Lhasa, Tibet's capital, indicate Beijing is readying... More »

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China • protests • Tibet • Dalai Lama • anniversary • Tibetan independence • Tibetan monks • Tibetan protesters • revolt

(Newser) - Mutinous border guards in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka laid down their weapons today, ending the uprising that started yesterday and claimed at least 20 lives, the BBC reports. “All the rebel troops have surrendered with their arms,” a government spokesman said, and urged rebels outside the capital... More »

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mutiny • Bangladesh • officer • surrender • border security • Dhaka • uprising • revolt • paramilitary

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