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Tibetan communities under pressure
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Mar 11 09
Witnessed: 1152 times
Regions: China
Issues: Detention, Freedom of opinion & expression, Freedom of religion & belief
Tags: Arbitrary arrest, Free Tibet, political freedom, political oppression, tibet, Tibet Uprising
As Tibetans mark the anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule, China has been clamping down on ethnic Tibetan areas in China's west, sealing off many areas from outsiders. (March 11, 2009)
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