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1979: Bhutan
In an interview in February, King Jigme Singhe Wangchuck of Bhutan denied reports from India that Tibetan refugees in Bhutan were being ill-treated and that pressure was being applied on them to leave the country. He said it was the policy of his government to integrate all Tibetan refugees into...
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