Politics & Government
Tibetan prayer flags fly from stupas at the Wutun Monastery in Tongren, China, on February 13, 2009. On the cusp of the first anniversary of a mass revolt on the Tibetan Plateau that marked the worst ethnic unrest in China in nearly two decades, many Tibetans still seethe at living under China's thumb. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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A long-haired Tibetan nomad looks at a visitor in Tongren, China, on Februry 13, 2009 On the cusp of the first anniversary of a mass revolt on the Tibetan Plateau that marked the worst ethnic unrest in China in nearly two decades, many Tibetans still seethe at living under China's thumb. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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Two elderly Tibetan women bundle up against the cold in Tongren, China, February 12, 2009. On the cusp of the first anniversary of a mass revolt on the Tibetan Plateau that marked the worst ethnic unrest in China in nearly two decades, many Tibetans still seethe at living under China's thumb. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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A Tibetan man walks by prayer wheels at the Longwu Monastery in Tongren, China, on February 13, 2009. Tibetans believe spinning the rotating prayer wheels is equivalent to saying a prayer. On the cusp of the first anniversary of a mass revolt on the Tibetan Plateau that marked the worst ethnic unrest in China in nearly two decades, many Tibetans still seethe at living under China's thumb. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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An old Tibetan turns Buddhist prayer wheels in Tongren, China, February 13, 2009. Tibetans believe spinning the rotating prayer wheels is equivalent to saying a prayer. On the cusp of the first anniversary of a mass revolt on the Tibetan Plateau that marked the worst ethnic unrest in China in nearly two decades, many Tibetans still seethe at living under China's thumb. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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A temple at the Longwu Monastery is visible through a doorframe, February 12, 2009. The monastery at its peak had 2,300 monks but now under Communist China is allowed fewer than 500 monks. On the cusp of the first anniversary of a mass revolt on the Tibetan Plateau that marked the worst ethnic unrest in China in nearly two decades, many Tibetans still seethe at living under China's thumb. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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A boy monk grins impishly at the Wutun Monastery in China's Qinghai Province on February 13, 2009. On the cusp of the first anniversary of a mass revolt on the Tibetan Plateau that marked the worst ethnic unrest in China in nearly two decades, many Tibetans still seethe at living under China's thumb. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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A monk beats a drum at a monastery in Qinghai Province. Behind him on the wall is a photo of the Dalai Lama. Such photos are banned in China and the placement of it in this monastic hall is an act of defiance. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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At the entry to Tibetan monasteries, a stand holds offerings to Buddha at the Longwu Monastery in Tongren, China. On the cusp of the first anniversary of a mass revolt on the Tibetan Plateau that marked the worst ethnic unrest in China in nearly two decades, many Tibetans still seethe at living under China's thumb. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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Two Tibetans walk along a sidewalk against a brightly painted wall at the Longwu Buddhist Monastery in Tongren, China, February 12, 2009. On the cusp of the first anniversary of a mass revolt on the Tibetan Plateau that marked the worst ethnic unrest in China in nearly two decades, many Tibetans still seethe at living under China's thumb. (Tim Johnson/MCT)
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