DHARMSALA, India (AP) — Life for Tibetans under Chinese rule has been “hell on earth,” the Dalai Lama said on Tuesday, attacking Beijing in a speech to mark 50 years since the failed uprising that forced him into exile. The unusually harsh rhetoric from the Nobel Peace laureate, who accused the Chinese government of treating his people “like criminals deserving to be put to death,” highlighted the widening gulf between the two sides since last year when violence engulfed the region and talks broke down.–Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]
Dalai Lama: Tibetan life under Chinese rule ‘hell on earth’
By The Associated Press
March 10, 2009