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Tibet protests

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Dharamsala, India, March 10 2008: Tibetan activists and supporters wave placards and flags as they take part in a peace march to commemorate the 49th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising Day Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP
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Dharamsala, India, March 10 2008: More than 100 Tibetan exiles in India set off to applause on a symbolic march home as part of pro-independence protests ahead of the Beijing Olympics Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP
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Dharamsala, India, March 10 2008: Tibetan activists hold the Tibetan Olympic flame prior to starting their march Photograph: Manan Vatsysyana/AFP
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New Delhi, India, March 10 2008: Tibetan activists dressed with fake blood wearing the Olympic rings take part in a rally Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP
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New Delhi, India, March 10 2008: A Tibetan activist prays as she takes part in a rally Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP
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New Delhi, India, March 12 2008: Indian police restrain a Tibetan woman from the Tibetan Youth Congress during a demonstration at the Chinese Embassy Photograph: Raveendran/AFP
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New Delhi, India, March 12 2008: Some 49 Tibetan women, holding Tibetan flags attempted to enter the Chinese embassy premises Photograph: Raveendran/AFP
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New Delhi, India, March 12 2008: Police officers try to close the door of a police van after arresting woman activists Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP
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Bangalore, India, March 10 2008: A Tibetan youth ties a free Tibet bandana around his mouth during a demonstration Photograph: Manjunath Kiran/EPA
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Dehra, India, March 13 2008: Tibetan marchers chant slogans from the back of a police vehicle after being arrested Photograph: Getty
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Kathmandu, Nepal, March 10 2008: Nepalese riot police arrest a Tibetan monk during a clash at Boudha. Hundreds of Tibetan activists clashed with police when protesters tried to march to the Chinese embassy Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP
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Kathmandu, Nepal, March 10 2008: A Chinese worker erases slogans by Tibetan protesters at the Chinese embassy wall Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA
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Labrang, Tibet, March 14 2008: Images taken with a mobile phone of Chinese police in Sangchu County, Kanlho, "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture", Gansu Province, China. The area is traditionally known to Tibetans as Amdo Labrang Photograph: Indian Branch of Students for a Free Tibet/AP
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Labrang, Tibet, March 14 2008: Pedestrians walking among Chinese police officers Photograph: Indian Branch of Students for a Free Tibet/AP
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Labrang, Tibet, March 14 2008: Thousands of monks and demonstraters converge in the streets to protest against Chinese rule Photograph: Indian Branch of Students for a Free Tibet/AP
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Lhasa, Tibet, March 14 2008: Tibetan protesters attack firemen lying on the ground as civil unrest continues for the fifth day. The protests were led by monks who had been marking the anniversary of an unsuccessful anti-China uprising in 1959 Photograph: EPA
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Lhasa, Tibet, March 14 2008: Tibetans throw stones at army vehicles as a car burns on a street in the Tibetan capital Photograph: AFP
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