A dam ignited rare Tibetan protests. They ended in beatings and arrests, BBC finds
Through sources and footage, the BBC pieces together how China cracked down on the protests in Tibet.
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Tibetans are an East Asian ethnic group native to Tibet. Their current population is estimated to be around 7.7 million. In addition to the majority living in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, significant numbers of Tibetans live in the Chinese provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, and Yunnan, as well as in Bhutan, the India, and Nepal.
Through sources and footage, the BBC pieces together how China cracked down on the protests in Tibet.