Woeser has been waiting 1,151 days for a passport. As one of Tibet's most famous poets, she has never shied away from voicing her criticism of the Chinese government even though she is resident in Beijing. Now she is taking her protest one step further... ...full story at Independent
from Independent on Fri, Jul 25 2008
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