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Campaign Unavailable We're sorry, this alert is no longer available. If you would like to learn more about ways you can take action, please visit CREDO Action.The short explanation of this alert was: For five decades, the Tibetan people have suffered greatly under China's brutal rule. The Chinese government has swamped Tibet with Chinese settlers, poured money into mega-infrastructure projects like the railway that solidify its control, and ruthlessly attacked Tibetan culture and religion. As the Olympics approach and the world's eyes turn to Beijing, the current outpouring of frustration in Tibet is the natural consequence of China's ongoing repression. In Lhasa, Tibet, armed Chinese police have been been conducting house-to-house searches, making arbitrary arrests, and parading Tibetans in handcuffs through the streets. There is no reliable estimate of the number of detentions but reports suggest wide-scale raids and arrests across Lhasa. Tibetan rights groups say nearly 140 Tibetans have been killed in the ongoing protests.
As protests have spread throughout the country - and even to Beijing - China's brutal clampdown on Tibetans continues.
Please take immediate action by sending the letter at right to your congressional representative urging him/her to speak out in support of Tibetans inside Tibet.
(For more information, please visit the web site of Students for a Free Tibet.)
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