Tibet: 53 years of exile

Updated On Mar 10, 2012 03:19 pm IST
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Exiled Tibetan activists shout anti-Chinese slogans during a rally marking the 53rd Tibetan national uprising day anniversary against Chinese rule, in New Delhi. AFP/Raveendran expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 10, 2012 03:19 pm IST

Exiled Tibetan activists shout anti-Chinese slogans during a rally marking the 53rd Tibetan national uprising day anniversary against Chinese rule, in New Delhi. AFP/Raveendran

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Tibetans in exile throw flour in the air at the Boudhanath Stupa during the 53rd anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, at Boudhanath in Kathmandu. AFP/Prakash Mathema expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 10, 2012 03:19 pm IST

Tibetans in exile throw flour in the air at the Boudhanath Stupa during the 53rd anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, at Boudhanath in Kathmandu. AFP/Prakash Mathema

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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C), Kalon Tripa of the Central Tibetan Administration, Lobsang Sangay (L) and Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile Penpa Tsering (R) observe a one minute silence to mourn the death of Tibetans due to Chinese crackdowns in Tibet on the occasion of the 53rd anniversary of the Tibetan uprising day, in McLeod Ganj. AFP Photo/STR expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 10, 2012 03:19 pm IST

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C), Kalon Tripa of the Central Tibetan Administration, Lobsang Sangay (L) and Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile Penpa Tsering (R) observe a one minute silence to mourn the death of Tibetans due to Chinese crackdowns in Tibet on the occasion of the 53rd anniversary of the Tibetan uprising day, in McLeod Ganj. AFP Photo/STR

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Exiled Tibetan activists shout anti-Chinese slogans during a rally marking the 53rd Tibetan national uprising day anniversary against Chinese rule. AFP/Raveendran expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Exiled Tibetan activists shout anti-Chinese slogans during a rally marking the 53rd Tibetan national uprising day anniversary against Chinese rule. AFP/Raveendran

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A Tibetan monk in exile reads a statement of Tibetan in exile Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay during a ritual marking the 53rd anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, at Boudhanath in Kathmandu. AFP Photo / Prakash Mathema expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A Tibetan monk in exile reads a statement of Tibetan in exile Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay during a ritual marking the 53rd anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, at Boudhanath in Kathmandu. AFP Photo / Prakash Mathema

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Tibetans in exile pray at a ritual marking the 53rd anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, at Boudhanath in Kathmandu. AFP/Prakash Mathema expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Tibetans in exile pray at a ritual marking the 53rd anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, at Boudhanath in Kathmandu. AFP/Prakash Mathema

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Tibetan activists stage a demonstration on Times Square to call for the release of imprisoned Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen on the eve of the 1959 Tibetan uprising, in New York. AFP Photo/Emmanuel Dunand expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Tibetan activists stage a demonstration on Times Square to call for the release of imprisoned Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen on the eve of the 1959 Tibetan uprising, in New York. AFP Photo/Emmanuel Dunand

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Members of Australia's Tibetan community re-enact Chinese oppression to mark the 53rd anniversary of the Tibetan uprising in Sydney. Over 150 Tibetans and their supporters joined global protests calling for an end to the Chinese occupation of their homeland and the return of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. AFP/ Torsten Blackwood expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Members of Australia's Tibetan community re-enact Chinese oppression to mark the 53rd anniversary of the Tibetan uprising in Sydney. Over 150 Tibetans and their supporters joined global protests calling for an end to the Chinese occupation of their homeland and the return of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. AFP/ Torsten Blackwood

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Jinpa Lhamo (R) listens to guest speakers during a rally marking the 53rd anniversary of the Tibetan uprising in Sydney. AFP/ Torsten Blackwood expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Jinpa Lhamo (R) listens to guest speakers during a rally marking the 53rd anniversary of the Tibetan uprising in Sydney. AFP/ Torsten Blackwood

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Members of Australia's Tibetan community and their supporters listen to speeches marking the 53rd anniversary of the Tibetan uprising in Sydney. AFP/Torsten Blackwood expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 10, 2012 03:19 pm IST

Members of Australia's Tibetan community and their supporters listen to speeches marking the 53rd anniversary of the Tibetan uprising in Sydney. AFP/Torsten Blackwood

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