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After teaching Tibetan to children, a university student was detained.
According to Tibet Watch, a university student was reportedly arrested earlier this month for teaching Tibetans in Chamdo and has not been seen since. Notably, Chinese authorities have outlawed ‘informal’ Tibetan language programs that children attend outside of school hours in numerous parts of Tibet.
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Tibetan Scholar Was Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For His Writings.
A Tibetan writer who was arrested two years ago on unclear allegations has been sentenced to four years in prison by a Chinese court, with no word from authorities on when his sentence was issued or where he is now being imprisoned, according to RFA.
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Chinese police detain 60 people in Dza Wonpo over Dalai Lama photos.
Last week, Chinese officials in the Dza Wonpo district arrested over 60 Tibetans who were allegedly found with portraits of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as part of a stepped-up campaign against the possession of illegal images of revered spiritual figures. According to Radio Free Asia, authorities in Kardze, in eastern…