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US lawmaker warns to stop millions of dollars in US AID if crack down on Tibetans’ movement continues in Nepal

A US lawmaker threatened to strip Nepal of its millions of dollars in US aid unless it permits refugees fleeing Chinese rule in Tibet to transit through the country, according to an AFP report. The warning comes few days after Nepal’s riot police arrested at least 35 Tibetan refugees from pro-Tibet demonstration in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur on Tuesday.