China Tibet
AP News 2009-12-31 07:30:57
FILE - In this file photo taken on Nov. 23, 2005 and released on April 22, 2009 by the International Campaign for Tibet, Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche is seen in Ganzi, southwestern China's Sichuan province. China has sentenced the respected Tibetan lama to eight-and-a-half years in jail for illegal land occupation and ammunition possession, possibly the first Buddhist leader tried for serious charges linked to riots in 2008 in the Tibetan capital, a lawyer said Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 (AP Photo/International Campaign for Tibet, File)
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