China's promises to tolerate peaceful protests during the Beijing Olympics are coming into question over news that all applications to demonstrate have been quashed and some applicants are being punished. ...full story at cbcnews
from cbcnews on Wed, Aug 20 2008
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CNN World : Tibet : Protest quashed »
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Indian authorities & Tibetan exiles clashed during a protest march against China's rule, as CNN's Brian Rokus reports.
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