Keeping the Tibetan culture alive

Switzerland is home to the biggest Tibetan community in Europe, numbering almost 4,000. They fled their homeland after the Chinese invasion in 1959. They are now preparing for a visit from their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to mark the 50th anniversary of their arrival here. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch)

This content was published on March 30, 2010 - 17:24

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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

Julie Hunt

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