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Features archive - November 2009

• From Tibet to India: a refugee's story
  ON THE WEB, 20 November 2009
  Karma, a Tibetan refugee, who describes her life's journey and struggle for survival in a land that is far removed from 'home'. ...
• The curious case of Establishment 22
  ON THE WEB, 17 November 2009
  Establishment 22, the Tibetan unit in the Indian army, was founded 47 years ago. The SFF men were real tough.. They can survive in any condition. ...
• Glacier-capped mountains in Tibet seen from space
  ON THE WEB, 12 November 2009
  Global warming is reducing winter snowpack and causing many Tibetan glaciers to shrink. ...
• Book Review: Writings Beneath the Snow
  By email, 9 November 2009
  Writer Tsering Woeser believes that Tibetan uprising of spring 2008 is tantamount to a referendum on the Chinese rule in Tibet. ...
• San Francisco Bay Area Tibetan film
  By email, 5 November 2009
  A group of Tibetans living in San Francisco are busy making a narrative film — The Gentleman of San Francisco. ...
• Snows of Kilimanjaro could vanish in 20 years
  WASHINGTON, US, 3 November 2009
  The snows capping Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest peak, are shrinking rapidly and could vanish altogether in 20 years, most likely due to global warming. ...
• China looks to export censorship
  BEIJING, China, 2 November 2009
  China is using its economic influence to threaten its trade partners in order to censor what they don't like. ...