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Tensions rise in Tibet as Chinese security forces bring fear to the streets
2012-02-02
Chinese security forces
No doubt suffering from altitude sickness
are cracking down on the basic liberties of the Tibetan people. Witnesses report random home searches and warnings not to discuss politics on calls outside the country.

According to Stephanie Brigden, the director of Free Tibet, Chinese authorities are using intimidation and surveillance to install a culture of fear.
Is that something new?
The latest crackdown in Tibet and surrounding provinces was prompted by Beijing's fear that protests in neighboring Sichuan province by Tibetans could spread to Tibet. Chinese authorities claim that in neighboring Sichuan, "mobs" of rock-wielding Tibetan separatists attacked police stations and civilians.

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