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March 11, 2009

Tibetans Mark 50 Years of Uprising
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Here in New York, hundreds of pro-Tibet demonstrators marched through
the streets Tuesday to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Tibetan
uprising against China. The marchers passed by the UN and the Chinese
consulate.

Protester: “Today is the fiftieth anniversary after we losing our
country. So we are here to raise our voice to all the international
people, especially to the Chinese, to say that Tibet was an independent
and is an independent country still. So we are here together to tell the
world the story about our Tibetan cause.”

A parallel demonstration was held near the Chinese embassy in
Washington, D.C. The Dalai Lama marked his fifty years in exile on
Tuesday by calling for “meaningful autonomy” for Tibet and accusing
China of imposing a “hell on earth.”



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