Toronto Photo Essay: Hunger Strike Begins

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Photos and writing by guest contributor Jon Currie.

Earlier today, Tibetan Canadians gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in Toronto to begin a hunger strike in support of their family, friends and others native to Tibet. Recent civil dissent in Tibet has refocused the international spotlight on the region.

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Toronto Photo Essays are visual, themed collections of photographs submitted by readers of blogTO and members of the blogTO Flickr Pool. We appreciate the interactive, collaborative nature of this column, and encourage readers to submit photo essays for future consideration.

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