Hundreds of Tibetan exiles began a six-month march from India to Tibet on Monday to protest Beijing hosting this summer's Olympic Games, while the Dalai Lama accused China of human rights violations in the Himalayan region.
The march was one of several events held Monday to mark the anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet that forced the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, into exile in 1959. Protesters also held demonstrations in New Delhi and Katmandu, Nepal, where 10 activists were detained after hundreds clashed with police.
Speaking Monday in the northern Indian city of Dharmsala, the seat of the Tibetan government …
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