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Tibetan resistance in China

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A monk in Aba, China, risks arrest by speaking about Tibetan resistance under the watch of eight unidentified men.
The episode opens with Laura Bicker in Aba, Sichuan province, visiting a monastery at the heart of Tibetan resistance. She describes a monk speaking cautiously under surveillance, referencing self-immolations and Chinese governance since 1950. The segment details how China invests in infrastructure but enforces Mandarin education and surveillance, including facial recognition. The Dalai Lama's plan for a successor is contrasted with Beijing's claim to sole authority. The report then shifts to Kenya, where Ann Soy covers youth-led protests against tax increases, organized via social media hashtags like #FinanceBill2024. Police use tear gas and gunfire, leading to deaths and arrests, with protesters demanding President Ruto's removal. Next, Katie Watson reports from Morwell, Australia, on the trial of Erin Patterson, accused of murder via poisonous mushrooms, drawing global true crime interest. Carolyn Lamberley follows in Bolivia, where Maria Cristina Martinez discusses economic woes, including hyperinflation and dollar shortages, amid political tensions over Evo Morales' barred candidacy. Finally, Stephen Moss narrates the conservation success of California condors in Zion National Park, from near-extinction to recovery despite lead poisoning threats. The episode concludes with a promo for the History's Heroes podcast.

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A watched monastery reveals the personal risk behind Tibetan religious allegiance.

Laura Bicker's visit to Aba, in Sichuan province, frames Tibetan resistance through a monastery operating under heavy surveillance. The episode sets the town's quiet defiance against the larger split between Beijing's claim to Tibet as an integral part of China and the loyalty…

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