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UN Human Rights Council urged to hold China accountable for the pattern of deaths of Tibetans after torture and mistreatment in detention
Today at the 46th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, ICT delivered a statement on behalf of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR), asking it to hold China accountable for the pattern of deaths of Tibetans after torture and mistreatment in detention.
Freedom House: Tibet ties Syria as world’s least free
Tibet is now tied with Syria as the least-free country in the world, according to the latest rankings from the influential watchdog group Freedom House.
Foreign journalists say China blocked independent reporting in Tibet
The Chinese government restricted foreign journalists’ ability to report in Tibet last year while obstructing coverage of COVID-19 and carrying out the largest expulsion of foreign journalists from China since the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, says the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China.
NGOs call on French media regulator to reject the broadcasting license request by China Global Television Network
On 1 March 2021, the International Campaign for Tibet, together with FIDH and its French member organisation Ligue des droits de l’Homme, addressed an open letter to the CSA, the French media regulator, expressing their concern regarding the broadcasting authorization request introduced by Chinese state-media China Global Television Network.
New clergy regulations hurt Tibetan Buddhists, Catholics
The Chinese government will soon have even more power to control religious clergy under new regulations that will undermine the authority of Tibetan Buddhist leaders and the Catholic Church.
Tibet Brief – Edition 79
In this edition: Tibetan political prisoner Tashi Wangchuk released after five-year sentence; US adopts key legislation supporting Tibetans rights; Despite criticism, EU concludes negotiations on investment agreement with China; Two more deaths of Tibetans following torture in detention; National security programming for China’s new generation; (…)
ICT calls for investigation after Tibetan dies following torture
The International Campaign for Tibet urges the UN Human Rights Council to investigate growing reports of torture in Tibet after Human Rights Watch reported the death of a Tibetan tour guide whom Chinese authorities tortured and abused.
National security programming for China’s new generation
In its latest bid to entrench securitization, the Chinese government has released guidelines to politically train an entire new generation of vigilant guards across China.
De nouvelles directives sur l’éducation à la sécurité nationale encouragent l’hostilité envers les Tibétains et les Ouïghours
Dans le cadre de ses efforts de sécuritisation, le gouvernement chinois a publié des directives visant à éduquer une nouvelle génération de « gardiens vigilants de la sécurité nationale » à travers le pays.
EU statement on the release of Tashi Wangchuk
The European Union has responded to the release of Tibetan political prisoner Tashi Wangchuk by calling on China to respect Tibetans’ rights.