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Links » Cream » Two Tibetans Sentenced over Self-Immolations Two Tibetans Sentenced over Self-Immolations Sharp Arrow Operation: World War II Kung Fu New York Times Hacked Following Wen Family Wealth Investigation Mourning Candles & Smileys for Dead Japanese Hostages Photo: Soup, by Mark Hobbs Word of the Week: Temporary Workers Fresh Air Goes on Sale Two Tibetans Sentenced over Self-Immolations Posted: 30 Jan 2013 10:58 PM PST Two Tibetans accused of inciting self-immolations were sentenced on Thursday. Following a trial held last Saturday , the two were convicted of intentional homicide in line with a legal ruling issued last month . Lorang Konchok, 40, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve and has been stripped of his political rights for life. His nephew, Lorang Tsering, 31, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and has been stripped of his political rights for three y

Blogs » Politics » Two Tibetans Sentenced over Self-Immolations Two Tibetans Sentenced over Self-Immolations Sharp Arrow Operation: World War II Kung Fu Joseph Nye tells NPR’s Neal Conan China’s concerns over containment can be dismissed Chinese Web Users Gasp — In Code — As NYT Cyber Attacks Exposed New York Times Hacked Following Wen Family Wealth Investigation A New Way for Chinese Migrant Workers to Collect Back Pay: Go Viral on the Web Mourning Candles & Smileys for Dead Japanese Hostages Photo: Soup, by Mark Hobbs Word of the Week: Temporary Workers Fresh Air Goes on Sale Chinese Blogosphere Reacts to Japanese Hostage Deaths With Burning Candles — And Smiley Faces Two Versions of Mao's China: History Retouched as Propaganda Kai-fu Lee: 78 Innocent Weibos Hounded to Death Two Tibetans Sentenced over Self-Immolations Posted: 30 Jan 2013 10:58 PM