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Ethnic Tibetans Under Crackdown by Chinese Authorities in Shangri La
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Sep 2 08
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Regions: China
Issues: Arbitrary arrest, Freedom of opinion & expression, Freedom of religion & belief
Tags: china, Freedom of Speech, repression, tibet
Ethnic Tibetans living Shangri La are experiencing the effects of a crackdown by Chinese authorities.
Al Jazeera's Tony Cheng reports on the response to separatist protests hundreds of kilometers away in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital. (August 31, 2008)
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