From The AFP:
TOKYO (AFP) — Chinese rule is handing down a "death sentence" to Tibetans, the Dalai Lama said on Sunday, ahead of a meeting to decide Tibet's future approach to Beijing.
The region's exiled leader is on a week-long visit to Japan for talks on spirituality as the eighth round of talks between his envoys and Chinese officials was set to begin, and just days after he said he had lost hope of any productive dialogue with Beijing.
"Tibetans are being handed down a death sentence. This ancient nation, with an ancient cultural heritage is dying," he told a group of reporters.
"Today, the situation is almost like a military occupation in the entire Tibetan area.
"It is like we're under martial law. Fear, terror and lots of political education are causing a lot of grievance," he added.
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