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| Nepal arrests 560 Tibetan women | Nepal arrests 560 Tibetan women |
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| Nepalese police have arrested some 560 Tibetan women, including many Buddhist nuns, after breaking up demonstrations against China's crackdown in Tibet. | Nepalese police have arrested some 560 Tibetan women, including many Buddhist nuns, after breaking up demonstrations against China's crackdown in Tibet. |
| In the first example of all-women protests, three rallies in Kathmandu were quickly stopped by police. | In the first example of all-women protests, three rallies in Kathmandu were quickly stopped by police. |
| It was the biggest round-up since Tibetan exiles began near daily demonstrations in March. | It was the biggest round-up since Tibetan exiles began near daily demonstrations in March. |
| Protestors wearing black armbands wept and shouter "We want free Tibet" as they were dragged to police vans. | Protestors wearing black armbands wept and shouter "We want free Tibet" as they were dragged to police vans. |
| Police said those detained were being held in detention centres around the capital, and would be freed later. | Police said those detained were being held in detention centres around the capital, and would be freed later. |
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| Protesters and Nepalese police clash in Kathmandu | |
| Kathmandu is home to thousands of Tibetan exiles who have mounted almost daily protests against Beijing since deadly riots broke out in the Tibetan capital Lhasa in March. | Kathmandu is home to thousands of Tibetan exiles who have mounted almost daily protests against Beijing since deadly riots broke out in the Tibetan capital Lhasa in March. |
| Rioting erupted after days of protests pivoting around the anniversary of the failed 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule. | Rioting erupted after days of protests pivoting around the anniversary of the failed 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule. |
| More than 20,000 Tibetans have been living in Nepal since fleeing their Himalayan homeland after the failed uprising and China's subsequent crack-down. | More than 20,000 Tibetans have been living in Nepal since fleeing their Himalayan homeland after the failed uprising and China's subsequent crack-down. |
| Nepal says it cannot allow Tibetans to demonstrate because it recognises Tibet as an integral part of China. | Nepal says it cannot allow Tibetans to demonstrate because it recognises Tibet as an integral part of China. |
| But the UN says the mass arrests are against the spirit of a society governed by the rule of law. | But the UN says the mass arrests are against the spirit of a society governed by the rule of law. |