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Laogai Museum to host special exhibition on Tibet

From March 27 to May 30, the Laogai Museum in Washington, DC will host
“Laogai in Tibet,” a special exhibit highlighting the last 50 years of
human rights violations in Tibet under Chinese rule.

Published: April 10, 2009

When: Friday, 27. March 2009
To: Friday, 10. April 2009
Where: Washington DC, Laogai Museum
More info: http//:www.laogai.org/news/newsdetail.php?id=3340

The display coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising and aims to counteract “Serf Emancipation Day,” the Chinese government holiday celebrating the day the Communist Party dissolved the Tibetan government and “brought democratic reforms to Tibet.” The Laogai Museum hopes to educate the public on contemporary human rights abuses in Tibet and the Chinese government’s use of laogai – forced labor prison camps.

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