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Tibetans protest Chinese police 'brutality': Group

Hundreds of Tibetans demonstrated in northwest China after police beat four people, an exile group and a US broadcaster said, following a recent string of self-immolations in the region.

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Two Tibetans set themselves alight in China: Group

Two ethnic Tibetan men set themselves on fire together in southwest China to protest Beijing's rule, causing clashes between residents and security forces, rights groups said on Tuesday.

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Teenage Tibetan monk 'self-immolates' in China

A teenage Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire in southwest China on Tuesday, the exiled Tibetan government said, the latest in a series of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule.

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Tibetan dies after self immolation in China

A Tibetan man died on Friday after setting himself on fire, the latest in a series of anti-government suicide protests in China's Tibetan autonomous prefecture.

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Two more monks self-immolate in Tibet in protest against Chinese rule

Two Tibetan monks set themselves on fire outside a temple in Lhasa to protest against Chinese rule, according to a report.

US-based Radio Free Asia said in a statement that the men were taken away b

Panchen Lama delivers first speech out of Chinese mainland

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Panchen Lama, being groomed by China to rival exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, on Thursday made his first speech outside the Chinese mainland, highlighting the emergence of Dharma from

Dalai Lama says 'Middle Way' still best for Tibet

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The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, said on Wednesday he would not alter his non-violent quest for greater Tibetan autonomy, even after Beijing blamed him for inciting a wave of unrest.

Delhi immolation protester haunted by Tibet 'torture'

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Friends and neighbours of the Tibetan protester who set himself alight in New Delhi said that his actions were out of character but driven by desperation felt by many in his community.

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Dalai Lama has 'Nazi' policies: Chinese website

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A state-run Chinese website has launched a bitter attack on the Dalai Lama, accusing the exiled Buddhist leader of 'Nazi' racial policies and of inciting Tibetans to set themselves on fire.

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China tightens controls over temples, monasteries in Tibet

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In the wake of protests by Tibetans in Sichuan province over self-immolations by monks, China has tightened its control over Buddhist temples and monasteries in Tibet and is taking steps to prevent 't

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