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Tibetan exiles on a 50-hour hunger strike to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule that sent spiritual leader the Dalai Lama into exile in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 11, 2009. China has launched a "brutal crackdown" in Tibet since protests shook the Himalayan region last year, the Dalai Lama said Tuesday in a speech to mark the anniversary.(AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)