Nepalese police said they had arrested at least 1,400 Tibetans protesting near Chinese embassy buildings yesterday, hours ahead of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. “We want to give the millions of people who will watch the opening as well as the hundreds of athletes taking part the message that there are no human rights in Tibet,” said Tashi Tsering, a 20-year-old Tibetan student. Some protesters screaming anti-Chinese slogans had tried to break through a police cordon outside the...
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