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Monks and nuns living in Serthar county in Kardze, Sichuan, in Tibet are being refused passports for travel outside China, despite a ban on passports for lay Tibetans being lifted after seven years. No reason has been given, though there is speculation that it may be linked to the role played by monasteries in the anti-China protests of 2008, following which all Tibetans were denied travel documents.
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