Olympic Torch Diverted on Way to Tibet

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 06/16/2008 - 9:11am

Tibet has largely dropped off the Western radar since China's devastating earthquake last month. But the tragedy hasn't stopped the government from continuing its hard-line policies toward the Tibetan region.

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