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Tibet poet speaks out - July 24 2008
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Jul 30 08
Witnessed: 1889 times
Regions: China
Issues: Detention, Freedom of opinion & expression, Freedom of religion & belief
Tags: blogs, china, Olympics, poet, tibet
With Beijing in the world spotlight for the Olympic games, China is leaving no stone unturned to ensure things run smoothly.
Only days out from the opening of the games, one woman has dared to speak out about what she says is a worsening situation in Tibet.
David Hawkins reports from Beijing.
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