Latest on the protests in Tibet

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"Protests and demonstrations over Beijing’s rule of Tibet have spread
beyond the Tibetan town of Lhasa to neighbouring parts of China.

Rights groups said protests have broken out and several people had been killed in clashes in Sichuan and Gansu Provinces.

Indian-based officials said a death toll of at least 80 people was confirmed by several sources, even though China had put the death toll during Friday’s riots at 10.

The Dalai Lama has called for an international inquiry into China’s crackdown, accusing it of a “rule of terror” and “cultural genocide”.

The protests and China’s response has once again placed the spotlight on China’s Communist Party and its poor human rights record. (more…)"

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