Out of Tibet by Albertina d'Urso

A Rinpoche (reincarnated lama) while he holds the early morning Puja (prayers). This is a daily ritual in almost all Tibetan monasteries. Sakya Choling Gompa, Darjeeling, India, 2006 © Albertina d'Urso

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Tibetan mother and son outside their tent. Rupsu valley, Ladakh, India, 2005 © Albertina d'Urso

Out of Tibet by Albertina d'Urso

Tibetan performing artists in traditional attire in the backstage of a performance to celebrate the 75th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Bulach Stadthalle, near Zurich, Switzerland, 2010 © Albertina d'Urso

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Tibetan refugees who move to Taiwan often make a living working in textile factories. Jantsen, Dolma and Jigme (left to right) work 12 hour shifts in temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius. Taoyuan, Taiwan, 2009 © Albertina d'Urso

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Young exiled Tibetans gather at a café, a regular hangout in the Indian neighborhood near Place de la Chapelle. Paris, France, 2010 © Albertina d'Urso

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Thousands of Tibetans march during the European Solidarity Rally for Tibet to protest what they see as the Chinese occupation of Tibet. The rally was organised on the 10th of March, marking the 54th Tibetan Uprising Day, with the goal of asking the European Union to make Tibet its top priority in bilateral relations with China. Brussels, Belgium, 2013 © Albertina d'Urso

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Old photographs and memories from Tibet are seen hanging on the fridge of a refugee's home. Taoyuan, Taiwan, 2009 © Albertina d'Urso

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The Tibetan Children’s Village School (TCV) was founded in 1960 when the Dalai Lama's sister, Tsering Dolma Takla, volunteered to take care of children whose parents had passed away while working on road construction sites. TCV is the core founding institution for Tibetans in exile, with branches from Ladakh in northern India to Bylakuppe in the south, catering to around 17,000 Tibetan children, many of whom are orphans or separated from their families in Tibet. Dharamsala, India, 2008 © Albertina d'Urso

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A Tibetan child looks out from a window reflecting the Dhauladhar range of the northern Indian Himalayas. McLeodGanj, Dharamsala, 2008 © Albertina d'Urso

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Thousands of exiled monks, nuns and Tibetans gather around the Mahabodhi Temple, one of the most sacred Buddhist sites in the world, on the occasion of the 32nd Kalachakra prayers delivered by the Dalai Lama. Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, 2012 © Albertina d'Urso

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An altar with offerings is seen in a house in the Tibetan refugee camp of Bylakuppe. Karnataka, India, 2008 © Albertina d'Urso

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Pema Tsedon, 79, one of the first migrants from Tibet to settle in Bylakuppe, the first and largest Tibetan settlement camp located in southern India. Pema is dressed in traditional attire, including rare coral beads, in her home. Karnataka, India, 2008 © Albertina d'Urso

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A Tibetan performing artist in Union Square carries a mask during an event to celebrate the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal to the Dalai Lama, one of the highest honours awarded by US government. New York City, USA, 2007 © Albertina d'Urso

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Namgyal, a tuberculosis patient, in her hospital room. The images behind her belong to the young boy who occupied the room before her: she dislikes them and would like to change these with images of Tibet, but she is too weak to do so. Namgyal died less than a year after this picture was taken. Tuberculosis is a major public health problem among Tibetan refugees in India. Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India, 2008 © Albertina d'Urso

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Dolma, a young Tibetan mother, tends to her two children in their home. Dolma has been living in The Netherlands for the last four years where she gave birth to both her children, Tenzin Choeyang and Tenzin Sherap. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2013 © Albertina d'Urso

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Yangchen Lhamo, who came from India in 2001, at work with her colleague at Gang Seng, a Tibetan restaurant in Paris. The Tibetan owner Tenzin took refuge in France where he now runs the popular restaurant and employs new Tibetan arrivals and helps them resettle. Paris, France, 2010 © Albertina d'Urso

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A Tibetan woman with her two children participate in a candlelit vigil to mourn and honour Tibetans who have carried out self-immolations to protest the Chinese occupation. Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, 2012 © Albertina d'Urso

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Samten Dorjee rides his motorbike around Taipei’s busy streets. Samten was born in India and has been in Taiwan for over a decade. Taipei, Taiwan, 2009 © Albertina d'Urso