Face of a Tibetan prisoner acuses the Chinese occupiers of his country
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Demonstrators outside the Chinese embassy in London yesterday wearing masks of Gendun Rinchen, a Tibetan tour guide detained since 13 May under threat of death for 'stealing state secrets' - that is, collecting information on violations of human rights by the Chinese regime in Tibet. Similar vigils were held in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan
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