No. 274 / December 1995

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Tibet
A cause for courage

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• Letter from this month's editor
  
  
• The great escape
  A group of Tibetans have just arrived in Nepal after fleeing over the highest mountain range in the world. Vanessa Baird begins her report on Tibet by asking them why they did it.
  
  
• Map
  Tibet's a big country, rich in mineral and natural resources.
  
  
• Adventures with Tintin
  A tourist visa into Tibet... Arriving in the 'forbidden city' of Lhasa.
  
  
• Shadows, videos and mobile phones
  Down into the Barkhor, the old Tibetan heart of Lhasa where protesters face China's iron fist.
  
  
• Learning from the enemy
  A trip to Drepung, breeding ground for rebellious monks.
  
  
• If I die, it's nothing
  Zimpa Pharmo tells her harrowing tale.
  
  
• TIBET - THE FACTS
  
  
• Yaks, pats and daredevils
  Out in the country, in search of the real Tibet.
  
  
• A visual history of Tibet
  
  
• Dreams, schemes and prayer wheels
  Arrival in Dharamsala, Indian home of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile.
  
  
• The man himself
  An interview with the Dalai Lama.
  
  
• Exit the dragon
  Can the Chinese be persuaded to relinquish their hold on Tibet? Views differ, dissent is rife - but hope is by no means dead.
  
  
• Action directory
  
  

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• Letters
  
• Letter from Chechnya
  
• Update
  
• The NI Interview with Hanan-al-Shaykh
  
• Reviews: including Costa-Gavras classic
  
• Curiosities
  
• Endpiece by Gareth Evans
  
• Country profile: Guinea

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