BEIJING – Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, which prompted the Dalai Lama to flee from his homeland into neighboring India.
The western half of China has been on high alert leading up to the anniversary as Chinese authorities stepped up their battle for hearts and minds.
NBC News’ Adrienne [...]
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By Chemene Pelzer, NBC News producer
SOUNKALA, Mali – “To educate a girl is to educate a thousand people,” says Maimouna Samaké, a mother of six (including five girls). “If you put one seed of millet in the ground and rain comes, it grows and gives many seeds.”
And now Samaké, one of 2,000 residents in [...]
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