No Freedom of Expression for Tibetans in Kathmandu

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Police stopped and arrested Pro-Tibet protesters who planed to demand freedom for their Himalayan homeland at the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu. Here's more.
STORY:
Pro-Tibet protesters were dragged into waiting police vehicles and then driven away to detention centers in Kathmandu on Tuesday.
Exiled Tibetans have been protesting regularly since deadly riots
broke out in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa in March.
Most of the demonstrations have been taken place in front of Chinese Embassies.
Many Tibetans are furious over the crackdown against protesters in
Tibet and have resented China's rule of the Himalayan region for decades.
More than 20,000 Tibetans are now living in Nepal after fleeing Tibet during the failed uprising against the Chinese Communist Party's brutal rule since 1959.
Nepal regards Tibet as part of China, as it receives pays offs and considerable financial assistance for its economic development.

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