U.N. rights boss chides China over Tibet protests
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U.N. rights boss chides China over Tibet protests

Geneva : Switzerland | Nov 02, 2012 at 4:16 AM PDT
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High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay addresses a news conference at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva October 18, 2012. The top U.N. human rights official urged China on Friday to address deep-rooted frustrations that have led to desperate forms of protest by Tibetans,... FULL ARTICLE AT Reuters
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Students in Chabcha, in China's Qinghai province, march in defence of the Tibetan language," according to Free Tibet
Students in Chabcha, in China's Qinghai province, march in defence of the Tibetan language," according to Free Tibet
 
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