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Different Perspective: Young Tibetan exiles in Dharamsala, India, waited for a demonstration to begin last month.
Different Perspective: Young Tibetan exiles in Dharamsala, India, waited for a demonstration to begin last month.
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Young Tibetans question path of nonviolence

Unrest in Tibet has revealed a generational fault line that is likely to sharpen as Olympics near.

from the April 1, 2008 edition

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Correspondent Jason Motlagh describes the Tibet protest scene in Dharamsala, India.

Yet the Dalai Lama has stopped short of criticizing groups like the Tibetan Youth Congress, saying that debate helps foster a sense of democracy in the community.

One fundamental difference may prove troublesome, though: Mr. Rigzin's Youth Congress has refused to rule out violent struggle if, he said, Chinese repression does not stop.

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