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Hollywood star Richard Gere voices outrage over the "cruelty" of Chinese policies in Tibet, as US Congress debates ways to pressure Beijing over alleged human rights violations in the Himalayan region. The actor accuses Chinese authorities of separating Tibetan families, prohibiting their language, destroying religious sites and engaging in nonconsensual DNA collection. "The United States, allies, and the international community must speak with a unified voice," Gere tells the Congressional-Exec