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Tibetan monks risk imprisonment to tell the media the truth about what is happening in Tibet.
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Apr 17 08
Witnessed: 1661 times
Issues: Detention
Tags: al jazeera, Free Tibet, Freedom of Religion, Jokhang temple, monks, Olympics, Protest, tibet
Lhasa, Tibet
Monks Interrupt China's Staged Media Tour.
[footage from Al Jazeera International]
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