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Tension in Tibet

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Thread started by  K Schwartz; Last updated Mar 25, 08 10:59 AM CDT by D Lim

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Tension in Tibet

"We urge China to respect the fundamental and universally recognised right of all of its citizens to peacefully express their political and religious views." -Condoleezza Rice

Tibetan monks staged the biggest anti-Chinese demonstration in 2 decades in March, marking the anniversary of a failed 1959 Tibetan uprising. Over the next week, Chinese paramilitary police arrested nearly 1,000 Tibetans; 80 more are dead. The Dalai Lama has called for an investigation into China's "cultural genocide" in Tibet, while warning that he will step down as leader of the Tibetans if the violence persists.

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 Nepal Detains  560 Tibetan Women  May 11, 08 1:26 PM CDT C Zimmerman
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Dalai Lama to China: Stop Smearing Me May 9, 08 11:48 AM CDT K Spak
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 Tibetans Storm Chinese  Embassy in Nepal  May 8, 08 5:53 AM CDT J Farago
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Dalai Lama Reps Visit China for Peace Talks May 3, 08 7:10 AM CDT M Cantor
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China Sends 30 to Prison in Mass Tibet Trials Apr 30, 08 6:54 AM CDT K Spak
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 Nepal Boots   Pro-Tibet US Climber  Apr 29, 08 12:28 PM CDT W McCahill
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 China Will Meet With   Dalai Lama Aide  Apr 25, 08 3:43 AM CDT J Farago
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Pro-China Cyberattack on CNN Cancelled Apr 20, 08 3:43 PM CDT K Thompson
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New China Museum Fuels Tibetan Anger Apr 17, 08 6:06 AM CDT J Farago
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In Seattle, Dalai Lama Presses for Tibet Apr 14, 08 3:30 AM CDT J Farago
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 4 Months to Go:  Is China Ready for Spotlight?  Apr 13, 08 7:57 AM CDT K Thompson
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 China Skewers House Speaker  Apr 13, 08 5:42 AM CDT M Papenfuss
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 Dalai Lama Begins US Visit  Apr 10, 08 4:55 PM CDT J Johnson
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IOC Head: We Can Weather Torch 'Crisis' Apr 10, 08 10:00 AM CDT M Cantor
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 San Francisco  in Fine Frenzy  Over Torch  Apr 9, 08 1:15 AM CDT R Quinn
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 Beijing Blasts  Torch Protests  Apr 7, 08 7:56 PM CDT Z Samalin
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 Torch Protesters Climb  Golden Gate Bridge  Apr 7, 08 3:43 PM CDT M Cantor
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 Olympic Flame Doused 5 Times; Paris Relay Cut Short Apr 7, 08 9:51 AM CDT C Miller
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China Plans 'Education' of Tibetan Monks Apr 5, 08 11:56 AM CDT J Johnson
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 Chinese Police Kill 8 Protesters  Apr 4, 08 4:51 PM CDT N McMaster
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Chinese Get No Independent News on Tibet Apr 2, 08 8:20 AM CDT R Quinn
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India Tries to Placate Both China and Tibet Apr 2, 08 4:22 AM CDT J Farago
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House Speaker Calls on Bush to Snub Olympic Ceremonies Mar 31, 08 10:32 PM CDT R Quinn
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 Protesters Disrupt  Olympic Torch Exchange  Mar 30, 08 2:53 PM CDT M Cantor
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 China Seals Off Tibetan Capital  Mar 29, 08 1:15 PM CDT W Oliver
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Merkel Will Skip Olympics Mar 28, 08 10:15 PM CDT R Quinn
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West Must Boycott Olympic Venues 'Stained With Blood' Mar 27, 08 4:42 PM CDT J Oransky
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 Monks Spoil China's PR Tour  Mar 27, 08 10:57 AM CDT K Spak
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Bush Urges China-Tibet Dialogue Mar 26, 08 9:14 PM CDT Z Samalin
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Tension in Tibet Mar 25, 08 10:59 AM CDT D Lim
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Sarkozy Dangles Olympic Boycott Mar 25, 08 10:49 AM CDT S Gale Rosen
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Chinese Cop Killed in Tibet Protest Mar 25, 08 4:31 AM CDT J Farago
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Scholars Urge China to Meet With Dalai Lama Mar 23, 08 8:55 PM CDT W Oliver
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China Slams Pelosi's Support for Tibet Mar 23, 08 12:46 PM CDT M Cantor
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 China Rips Dalai Lama for    Olympic 'Sabotage'  Mar 23, 08 5:02 AM CDT K Thompson
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 China Spins Tibet   Crisis for the World  Mar 22, 08 4:33 PM CDT K Spak
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 Official China Paper:  'Crush' Tibet Protests  Mar 22, 08 8:22 AM CDT J Abell
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China May Ban Shots of Tiananmen During Olympics Mar 21, 08 7:28 PM CDT H Kimball
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Tibet Protests Could Snuff Olympic Torch's UK Visit Mar 21, 08 3:47 AM CDT R Quinn
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 Pelosi Hails  Dalai Lama  in India  Mar 21, 08 3:21 AM CDT L Laursen
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China Admits Police Shot Tibetan Protesters Mar 20, 08 1:41 PM CDT M Cantor
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China Clamps Down on Tibetans  Mar 20, 08 1:34 AM CDT R Quinn
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Images from the Free Tibet Campaign Mar 18, 08 9:45 AM CDT K Schwartz
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More Recommended Reading Mar 18, 08 9:44 AM CDT K Schwartz
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Official website of Tibetan Government in Exile Mar 18, 08 9:43 AM CDT K Schwartz
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Tibetans Begin Trek Home to Protest China Policies Mar 18, 08 9:39 AM CDT K Schwartz
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Tibet Monks Protest China Rule Mar 18, 08 9:39 AM CDT K Schwartz
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Tibetan Voices Grow Louder Mar 18, 08 9:39 AM CDT K Schwartz
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 China Closes Everest   to Curb Protests  Mar 18, 08 9:38 AM CDT K Schwartz
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 India Crushes Tibetan March  Mar 18, 08 9:38 AM CDT K Schwartz
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 Lhasa Erupts as  Tibetans Battle Police  Mar 18, 08 9:38 AM CDT K Schwartz
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10 Dead in Tibet Protests Mar 18, 08 9:38 AM CDT K Schwartz
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 Dalai Lama Calls for Tibet Probe  Mar 18, 08 9:38 AM CDT K Schwartz
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 Riots Spread Outside Tibet  Mar 18, 08 9:38 AM CDT K Schwartz
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