Tashi Wangchuk
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Tibetan Language Advocate Barred Entry to Hotels by Chinese Authorities
Chinese authorities’ restrictions and monitoring of Tibet’s former political prisoners are nothing new. Authorities instructed hotel operators in Tibetan areas of western China to bar a Tibetan activist who was traveling to promote language rights, as per the RFA report. Tashi Wangchuk, a former political prisoner of roughly 35 years old, had been traveling around…
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Tibetan Language Activist Released After 5 Years Term But Fears Restrictions
Tibetan Business man who was arrested for campaigning in favour of Tibetan language education in Tibet was released after completing five year term. However, despite the news of his release, there has been no formal contact with the Tibetan activist and it raises the concern whether he is actually free even after completing his five…
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Tibetan Students Appeal for Teaching in Tibetan Besides Mandarin
Tibetan students from Qinghai province have appealed the local Chinese authorities in a letter for the allotment of more teachers who are able to instruct students in Tibetan in addition to the present status of them able to give instructions only in Mandarin. The dominant situation inside Tibet is that there is a shortage of…
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Chinese Professor Warns Western Media Tibetan Education Not Suppressed by China
A Chinese professor has claimed that Tibetan education in the country is not suppressed by China according to a report in the Global Times on Tuesday. The Chinese professor warned against the western media in making misjudgements about country’s booming bilingual education in regions like Tibet, saying that they do not know the real situation.
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A Tibetan Faces Upto 15 Years In Prison For Approaching Law to Protect His Language
Tibetan man now faces up to 15 years in prison for approaching law to protect the ethnic language, Tibetan which is being suppressed everywhere across the country with the promotion of Mandarin in Schools and offices. Tashi Wangchuk tried to approach the constitutional rights defined to protect the ethnic Tibetan language and his journey was…