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    Nepalese policemen arrest a protesting Tibetan female monk during an anti-Chinese demonstration in front of The United Nations headquarters for Nepal in Kathmandu on March 17, 2008.

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Protests against Chinese rule started peacefully in Tibet's capital, Lhasa, during the week of March 10, 2008, and oftentimes erupted into riots, drawing a harsh response from Chinese authorities. Dozens of deaths have been reported, and protesters from all around the globe have been showing their support for a free Tibet.

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