Dalai Lama: Chinese rule in Tibet a "hell on earth..."

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has accused China of killing hundreds of thousands of his people in his Himalayan homeland and turning the region into "hell on earth."

In a speech Tuesday in Dharamsala, marking the 50th anniversary of an uprising against Chinese rule, the Dalai Lama said the past five decades have brought untold suffering and destruction to the land and people of Tibet.

He said that the repressive policies and violent campaigns carried out by the Chinese government during its occupation there have thrust Tibetans into such depths of suffering and hardship that they have literally experienced hell on earth. More...

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