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📤 TCHRD's latest report ⬇️
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has published a new special report titled 'Chinese Transnational Repression of Tibetan Diaspora Communities' today, on 6 February 2023, at the Press Club of India, New Delhi.
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The
#Chinese
government forcefully shut down Gangjong Sherig Norbu School, a highly reputed 30-year-old Tibetan private school in Golog, Qinghai Province. A heartbreaking video from Tibet shows students in tears at the closing ceremony held earlier this morning.
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China has widely and systematically banned images of and discussions about His Holiness the Dalai Lama by detaining and torturing Tibetans in Tibet. But a recent viral video of His Holiness is being circulated widely on Chinese social media sites such as Weibo.
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On this day, 27 September, 1987, 21
#monks
from
#Drepung
Monastery in
#Lhasa
gathered in the streets, holding up the
#Tibetannationalflag
. The monks were later
#arrested
and
#tortured
for chanting slogans “Long Live His Holiness the
#DalaiLama
” and “
#FreeTibet
”.
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西藏著名歌手才旺罗布自焚抗议
西藏人权与民主促进中心获得的可靠消息证实，2022年2月25日，西藏著名青年歌手才旺罗布在西藏首都拉萨的布达拉宫广场自焚抗议中国政府之后已牺牲。
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Satellite data sheds light on China’s detention facilities in Tibet
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Notice issued in Dzatoe (Ch: Zadoi) County requiring parents to send their children to government schools or face prosecution and loss of educational benefits.
#mothertongueeducation
#sinicization
#culturalgenocide
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#UNFORGOTTEN
Tibetan political prisoner Tenzin Nyima
#EndTortureinTibet
#IntlDayAgainstTorture
#HumanRights
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On this day
25 April 2023
#PanchenLama
Gendun Choekyi Nyima turns 34. He was abducted after being declared the reincarnation of Panchen Lama by the 14th Dalai Lama in 1995 and remains the world's youngest and longest-serving prisoner with whereabouts still unknown.
China silent on enforced disappearance of Tibet’s Panchen Lama: In secret detention for 22 years
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#Tibetan
writer & public intellectual Thupten Lodoe (Pseudonym: Sabuchey), was sentenced to 4.5 years for publishing this open letter in April 2020.
#languagerights
#culturalrights
#mothertongueeducation
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TCHRD researcher Mr Ngawang Lungtok delivered a statement highlighting the deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet during the general debate under Item 4 at the ongoing 54th UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Link to the statement:
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“Language is the fundamental lifeline of a culture. It is the reservoir of identity and the most precious gem of a nationality – of a people.”
-- Khenpo Tsultrim Lodroe, a prominent Tibetan Buddhist scholar from Larung Gar Buddhist Academy
#MotherLanguageDay
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🧵 1/3
Today, we remember Geshe Tsultrim Gyatso, a Tibetan Buddhist monk who endured severe torture while incarcerated from 2011 until 2014. He was released in a near-death condition and succumbed to his injuries shortly thereafter.
#VictimsofTorture
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On this day, 33 years ago
The Nobel Peace Prize 1989 was awarded to The 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) "for advocating peaceful solutions based upon tolerance and mutual respect in order to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of his people"
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Thank you Ambassador Michele Taylor for your time and to the US government for steadfastly shedding light on the human rights situation in Tibet.
Today I met with
@tchrd_
, where I reiterated the U.S. commitment to shine a light on human rights issues in Tibet bilaterally and jointly with partners and NGOs, and to promote accountability for the PRC’s human rights abuses in Tibet and elsewhere.
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What does it mean when
#China
is giving a free rein to its social media users to denigrate His Holiness the
#DalaiLama
? More details coming soon on the case of
#Tibetan
teacher's detention.
China has widely and systematically banned images of and discussions about His Holiness the Dalai Lama by detaining and torturing Tibetans in Tibet. But a recent viral video of His Holiness is being circulated widely on Chinese social media sites such as Weibo.
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Full Report:
#Tibetan
man, 81, dies of self-immolation protest against
#Chinese
government.
@hrw_chinese
@FrontLineHRD
@CHRDnet
@SophieHRW
@SaveTibetOrg
@BarbaraDemick
@vtje_tyae
@SFTHQ
@TYCentrex
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Check out TCHRD's Tibetan political prisoners' database released today at a press conference held in Dharamshala to highlight the situation of political detainees tortured and imprisoned for exercising basic human rights in Tibet.
#HumanRightsDay
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The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy strongly condemns the continued persecution, harassment, intimidation and detention of Tibetan human rights defender
#TseringTso
, who was recently again arbitrarily arrested and subjected to a 10-day "administrative detention".
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西藏藏政治犯因收藏有达赖喇嘛的书服刑12年后出狱
September 4, 2017新闻
西藏政治犯索南嘉布上个月从拉萨市西部曲水监狱服刑12年后出狱。
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'Taken out of both cultural and situational context, this tragic collision of norms points to a vast cultural gap that Slavoj Žižek has weighed in to describe as an otherness that is an “impenetrable abyss.”' - Prof. Tashi Rabgey.
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After the announcement of the Tibetan private school closure, a Tibetan netizen posted on Weibo, "This pain is unbearable, yet it motivates us to learn Tibetan even more. Let's push forward, fearless snow lions!"
#EndForcedCulturalAssimilation
#LanguageAndEducationRights
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Today marks the 35th birthday of
#PanchenLama
Gendun Choekyi Nyima.
On 17 May 1995, the Chinese government abducted him. Since then, he has become the world's youngest and longest-serving prisoner, with his whereabouts and conditions still undisclosed.
China silent on enforced disappearance of Tibet’s Panchen Lama: In secret detention for 22 years
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With the publication of this book, TCHRD pays tribute to the unwavering determination and brave resolve of the author Naktsang Nulo in sharing his incredible and inspiring life stories.
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is deeply honoured to announce the release of a new book by the critically acclaimed Tibetan author Naktsang Nulo.
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On this day
4 June 1989
The 50-day pro-democracy protests to call for democracy, accountability, freedom, and the rule of law ended abruptly with a brutal assault by the People's Republic of China's military, led by Deng Xiaoping and the conservatives.
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72 years ago on this day, 17 November 1950
With
#Chinese
cadres entering
#Tibet
, His Holiness the 14th
@DalaiLama
assumed the role of
#spiritual
and
#temporal
leader of Tibet.
Customarily, the Dalai Lama would assume control at about the age of 20.
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China orders the closure of all
#Tibetan
private schools in Sershul, Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and the enrolment of students in govt. schools by 20 April where the medium of instruction is Putonghua.
Read the full report here: (1/3)
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TCHRD released the 2021 Annual Report on the
#HumanRights
situation in
#Tibet
in three languages: Tibetan, Chinese, and English, at a press conference in Dharamshala a day after the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima's 33rd birthday. (1/3)
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TCHRD met with the
@SaveTibetOrg
at the centre and had a fruitful discussion about various human rights situations inside
#Tibet
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The IOC is complicit. Period.
This is just disturbing on another level. The IOC is now actively playing a role in the Chinese government's enforced disappearance, coercion and propaganda machinery.
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Gendun Phuntsok, was released from prison in 2019 after serving a four-year sentence; the news of his release only came to light following
#Namkyi
’s escape from Tibet in 2023. Upon release he was emaciated, and required extensive medical attention for injuries sustained in prison
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Tibetan singer Kelsang Yarphel released after 4 yrs in prison. Friends greet him with khatas. More on Yarphel
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29 years since the enforced disappearance of Tibet’s Panchen Lama by the Chinese government.
#PanchenLama
#Enforceddisappearance
#abduction
#UnitedNations
#China
#Tibet
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BREAKING NEWS
ཞིབ་ཕྲའི་གནས་ཚུལ་འདི་ག་ལྟེ་གནས་ཁང་ནས་མུ་མཐུད་རྩད་གཅོད་བྱེད་བཞིན་ཡོད།
More information forthcoming as we investigate further.
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We respect the Chinese ppl & their culture but we can't accept ourselves as a single Chinese national, b/c the Tibetan ppl have a distinct race that descended from their six original ancestral tribes & a culture deeply influenced by Bon tradition & Buddhism.
--
@SikyongPTsering
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Tibetan
#woman
human rights defender Tsering Tso has been arbitrarily detained for the second time in three years for her social media posts calling out
#Chinese
authorities for engaging in racially
#discriminatory
practices.
Read our report here 🔗
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Innocent Tibetans like Palden must be released immediately without conditions and their fundamental rights reinstated and safeguarded.
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Nepal, once a refuge for Tibetan refugees escaping Chinese repression, is no longer safe.
Join us in signing the petition to amplify the voices of Tibetan refugees facing challenges in Nepal.
#PetitionForChange
#TibetanrefugeesinNepal
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On this day 21 September 1987, His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressed the US Congressional Human Rights Caucus and unveiled his Five-Point Peace Plan for Tibet.
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Lhundrub Drakpa, the popular Tibetan singer was sentenced to six years in prison for the peaceful expression of dissent through his music. He was detained in May 2019 after publicly performing his song “Black Hat”. Here is a translation of the song. (3/4)
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In an open letter to President Xi Jinping on China's 'Children's Day' on 1 June, TCHRD calls for an end to the forced cultural assimilation policy being aggressively implemented under the guise of “Second Generation Ethnic Policy” in Tibet.
Open letter -
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During the interrogation, Tashi had said that it was his inherent responsibility as a Tibetan to protect the Tibetan language, expressing his concern over the possible fate of the Tibetan language in a few years.
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On this day, 17 October 2007
His Holiness the Dalai Lama was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his “many enduring and outstanding contributions to peace, nonviolence, human rights and religious understanding.”
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#Tibetans
are disproportionately charged of committing so-called crimes of subversion, splittism, incitement to subversion/splittism, espionage, and state secrets violations under
#China
’s
#StateSecurity
laws.
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For the first time ever, Eric, a Chinese secret police agent, emerges from the shadows to reveal his covert operations. In 2016, he attended a meeting of activists in Dharamshala, India, where he met the Dalai Lama:
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SAVE THE DATE! Let's stand together and kick off the
#16Days
of Activism against Gender-Based Violence starting 25 November, the United Nations official commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
#EndingViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls
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The continued secret detention of the Panchen Lama is a blatant act of enforced disappearance, a serious international crime violating multiple human rights and fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Learn more about
@tchrd_
's 'Decoding
#CCPChina
' project on Tibet Bureau Geneva's virtual panel on “A Year in Review-2021: Reports and Publications on Tibet”along with
@SophieHRW
@tlekshay
#TseringDorje
#IlaSchoopRutten
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Students registering for the Participatory Training in Human Rights Education at Ecumenical Christian Centre, Bengaluru, India. The Training is going to start today at 9:00am IST.
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On this day
3 October 1987
His Holiness the Dalai Lama held an hourlong press conference urging Tibetans to continue campaigning against Chinese rule peacefully. Reaffirming ''Violence is not the proper way at all."
Photo: New York Times Archive
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On this day
31st March 1959, we remember the historic journey of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, as he and his entourage escaped Lhasa and reached the safety of the Indian border, where they were escorted to Bomdila by Indian guards.
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The idea that
#China
should be considered a colonial power remains understudied in academia. Meanwhile, Chinese control over
#Tibet
has tightened under the rule of Xi Jinping.
#chinaprotest
#chinalockdown
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Today, we remember Norsang, who was beaten and tortured to death while in detention for his staunch criticism of the Chinese political reeducation programs and his persistent opposition to forcing Tibetans to venerate Chinese leaders.
#VictimsofTorture
#EndTortureinTibet
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Almost five years after his
#arbitrarydetention
and unjust
#imprisonment
on politically motivated charges, prominent Tibetan activist A-nya Sengdra is subjected to further
#injustices
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TCHRD executive director
@hiitstenziin
took part in a roundtable discussion on ‘Youth and Tibetan Dissent behind China’s Great Firewall’ on 30 May in Taipei organised by
@FreedomHouseChina
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Tibetan blogger and activist
#Shokjang
sentenced for criticising
#China
's repressive policies released earlier today after 3 years. Another
#HumanRightsDefender
who should never have been imprisoned. Our previous reports here: and
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Today, we remember Lhamo, who was beaten and tortured to death after being summoned on charges of sending money to India and possessing a photo of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and a CD of his teachings.
#VictimsofTorture
#EndTortureinTibet
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TCHRD is looking for an English Researcher at its office at Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India. The centre invites applicants with excellent research and analytical skills, excellent English language proficiency, and working knowledge of Tibetan.
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On this day
4 May 2008
Envoys of the
#DalaiLama
met with
#Chinese
officials to address crackdown on peaceful
#protests
in
#Tibet
. Calling for an end to oppressive
#repression
, the release of
#prisoners
, and proper medical care for the
#injured
.
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TCHRD's statement on the 28th anniversary of the arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance of the 11th
#PanchenLama
sheds light on the lack of legitimacy for
#China
's repressive policies and campaigns in
#Tibet
Today marks the 28th year since the Chinese government's enforced disappearance of Tibet’s
#PanchenLama
.
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Prominent
#Tibetan
writer, award-winning teacher, environmentalist and founder of the first-ever
#Tibetan
literary website
#KunchokTsephel
released from prison after 13 yrs, about 2 yrs short of his original 15-yr term
@pen_int
@pressfreedom
@PENamerica
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西藏企业家和慈善家丹增曲佩以“煽动分裂国家”罪被判处18年徒刑
西藏人权与民主促进中心强烈谴责中国政府对西藏那曲色尼区达前乡西藏企业家和慈善家丹增曲佩先生莫须有的指控“煽动分裂国家”罪名，不公正地判处 18 年徒刑。
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📢TCHRD is hosting a webinar titled "Exporting Authoritarianism: China's Transnational Repression Campaign" on the sidelines of the 54th UN Human Rights Council session.
The discussion will be live streamed on TCHRD's official Facebook page.
🕐 7:30 am EDT / 🕐5 pm IST
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🚨URGENT!!
The petition campaign will conclude this Friday, and following its closure, we will dispatch the letter to the Chinese government, the Nepalese government, and the United Nations. Take action now by signing the petition now!
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#UNFORGOTTEN
Tibetan political prisoner Tsering Tso.
#IntlDayAgainstTorture
#humanrights
#26june2022
#endtortureintibet
#InternationalDayinSupportofVictimsofTorture
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TCHRD calls upon Chinese authorities to issue a public confirmation with verifiable evidence that Bangri Rinpoche has been released with sound physical and psychological health conditions.
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The 45-year-old disciplinarian, identified as Konmey, was arbitrarily taken into police custody around 20 July 2021. Since then, there has been no information on why and where he was detained. His whereabouts remain unknown.
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The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has published a new special report titled 'Chinese Transnational Repression of Tibetan Diaspora Communities' today, on 6 February 2023, at the Press Club of India, New Delhi.
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🔗
Sign the petition to draw attention to, empower, and address the challenges facing Nepal's Tibetan refugees. For further insights into the situation, read the latest human rights report titled 'Languishing in Limbo: Tibetan Refugees in Nepal.'
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TCHRD's 2020 Annual Report on the human rights situation in Tibet, released online today in three languages: Tibetan, Chinese and English is available for download here
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TCHRD strongly condemns the relentless persecution of Tibetan human rights defender, Tsering Tso who was arbitrarily arrested and subjected to a 10-day “administrative detention” by the local police in Yushu Prefecture. …
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In China, even netizens who dissent online are swiftly arrested under the sweeping accusation of 'instigating social instability.' Using the same pretext of maintaining societal order, the Party concealed the emergence of COVID-19 despite mounting evidence
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The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is deeply honoured to announce the release of a new book by the critically acclaimed Tibetan author Naktsang Nulo.
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A special report - "Sucked Our Marrow: Tibetan Language and Education Rights under Xi Jinping" will be released tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. IST at the newly-inaugurated
@TibetMuseum
.
TCHRD research team will share the findings of the report and take questions.
@AsianDignity
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For a further detailed reading on the TCHRD report titled "Chinese Transnational Repression of Tibetan Diaspora Communities," please click:
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#CovidCrisisinTibet
Chinese authorities must ensure that the efforts to control the pandemic must be guided by the principles of transparency, integrity, and accountability.
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Dhi Lhaden, in his book Tungol Trimtug, translated as ‘The Art of Passive Resistance’ by TCHRD, wrote, “SELF-IMMOLATORS ARE CITIZENS: By refusing to address the grievances of the self-immolators, the Chinese government violates this basic principle of legitimacy.” (2/4)
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The report highlights how the sinicization policy resulted in the systematic persecution of Tibetan educators, intellectuals & cultural leaders. The silencing of these influential figures assumes increased urgency due to the continued violation of education&language rights. (2/3)
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Invitation to a Panel Discussion
TCHRD in collaboration with
@TYCentrex
,
@SFT_India
&
@TibetanWomen
would like to invite you to a panel discussion with former Tibetan political prisoners to commemorate the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26 June 2024.
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"...First, there is no specific mention of what does not meet the standards. If something does not meet the standard, it can be fixed and made to meet the standard; this is merely an excuse [to close the school]." said a student from the now-closed Gangjong Sherig Norbu School.
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