Lawyer: Respected Tibetan lama on trial in China on charges linked to last year’s protest

BEIJING — A respected Tibetan lama went on trial in a Chinese court Tuesday on weapons charges related to last year’s protests and faces a lengthy prison term if convicted, his lawyer said.

Chinese court sentences three over arson attack during 2008 riots in Tibet capital Lhasa

BEIJING — A Chinese court has sentenced three people to lengthy prison terms over deadly arson attacks during last year’s rioting in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, state media reported Tuesday.

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